Health Care Costs And System Could Leave Kids Like My Autistic Son Behind

Today with insurance courtesy of the ACA, we pay a monthly premium of $800 per month, plus Uncle Sam chips in a $300 per month subsidy, which makes the total premium $1,100. Three years ago our deductible was around $9,000, and today our deductible is now $13,000. That’s right, the cost of our monthly premium (the total cost) has gone up $825 and our deductible has gone up $4,000. (Our insurance pre-ACA did cover autism, thankfully.)