She does say that it will be capped at a percentage of income....
She doesn't say what the percentage will be, but since she does acknowledge a realistic view of the current cost of insurance, I'm hoping the percentage cap would also be realistic.
In contrast, my Congressman thinks a $600 tax credit would help the situation which I think is a laugh, not a plan.
From page 9 of her plan.
The average family premium for employer-based coverage (including employer and employee contributions) is over $12,000.ix For half of Americans, this total premium accounts for at least one-fourth of their annual income.x This helps explain why two-thirds of the uninsured have incomes below 200 percent of the poverty limit (roughly $40,000 per year for a family of four). (snip) The American Health Choices Plan will make health insurance more affordable for the millions of Americans who want it. It includes a number of straightforward policies to achieve this end: 1) Ensuring Premium Affordability Through Refundable Tax Credits: Premiums have skyrocketed over the last several years - nearly double since 2000. The American Health Choices Plan helps working families afford coverage through refundable, income-related tax credits to ensure that accessible, high-quality health coverage is affordable to all. 2) Limiting Premium Payments to a Percentage of Income: This credit will ensure that securing quality health care is never a crushing burden for any working family. This guarantee will be achieved through a premium affordability tax credit that ensures that health premiums never rise above a certain percentage of family income. The tax credit will be indexed over time, and designed to maintain consumer price consciousness in choosing health plans, even for those who reach the percentage of income limit.
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The American Health Choices Plan will make health insurance more affordable for the millions of Americans who want it. It includes a number of straightforward policies to achieve this end:
1) Ensuring Premium Affordability Through Refundable Tax Credits: Premiums have skyrocketed over the last several years - nearly double since 2000. The American Health Choices Plan helps working families afford coverage through refundable, income-related tax credits to ensure that accessible, high-quality health coverage is affordable to all.
2) Limiting Premium Payments to a Percentage of Income: This credit will ensure that securing quality health care is never a crushing burden for any working family. This guarantee will be achieved through a premium affordability tax credit that ensures that health premiums never rise above a certain percentage of family income. The tax credit will be indexed over time, and designed to maintain consumer price consciousness in choosing health plans, even for those who reach the percentage of income limit.
