#FunFact: There's 3 counties in the U.S. where a single 40-yr old earning $35,000/year qualifies for a FREE (as in, $0 premium) Gold* #ACA policy:
Santa Fe County, NM*
Fulton County, PA
Juniata County, PA
*(in NM it may be called a Turquoise plan)
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There's 226 counties where a single 40-yr old earning $30K/yr qualifies for a free Gold plan.
There's 619 counties where they can get a free Gold plan if they earn $25K/yr.
Of course, if they earn less than $27,180/yr (200% FPL) they're also eligible for a dirt-cheap #SecretPlatinum plan as well, which they'd usually be better off with anyway.
And if they earn less than $20,385/yr, they're eligible for a FREE #SecretPlatinum plan.
Anyway, visit HealthCare.Gov TODAY to #GetCovered. You still have until at least January 15th in every state except Idaho to enroll for coverage starting in February!
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The short version seems to be a combination of two major factors:
1. The newest variant, XBB.1.5
2. As much as it pains me to say it, Democrats seem to have become nearly as bad about masking & vaxxing as Republicans in recent months.
As one of those who's been obsessively tracking & analyzing the Red/Blue COVID death rate divide for over two years now, it behooves me to also be vocal when I see that pattern changing. For the past few months, that's what's been happening.
The final #ACA Open Enrollment deadline is Jan. 15th in most states, for coverage starting Feb. 1st (in a few states it's as late as Jan. 31st.) #xp
Here's a table laying out the deadlines for each state. Note that some of these may be extended at the last minute...but don't count on that! #GetCovered sooner rather than later if at all possible! #xp
THREAD: A few days back I ran a quickie comparison of new EV options in the U.S. to get a feel for Tesla alternatives. Today I visited the U.S. @ENERGY Dept. site to get a more comprehensive list. 1/ afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/searc…
I'm only including new 2023 models (or 2022 if a 2023 model isn't listed yet) available in the U.S. I'm only including sedans, wagons & crossovers/SUVs, so no utility vans, pickup trucks etc., so no Ford E-Transit, F-150 Lightning, Rivians, etc.
That brings it down to 67 models.
Next, I'm only looking at the base models--no "extended range" or "GTS Sport" etc. (I made an exception for the Nissan Leaf due to the vastly different battery sizes).
Whoops...forgot the Nissan Ariya, which starts at $43,190 but won't qualify for the new tax credit. Max range is supposedly 304 miles.
The Tesla Model 3 is at the high end w/out the tax credit; with the max tax credit, it's literally in the middle of the pack.
The new tax credit is a lot more complex than the old one, and some brands which no longer qualified for the old one do again now (Tesla, GM), while others which did qualify no longer do ( Hundai, Kia). consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-e…