[MikeF]

I edited my original post to accurately refer to Washington as a whole. My intentions were never to debate political preference but to get a feel for how our situation compares to others on this site. It appears to us that if anything was accomplished with this law it was to raise premiums across the board. The last thing Barb and I need at this point is more money going out. I guess I really need someone knowledgeable to explain why doubling my premium was necessary. My impression is as soon as government offered subsidies for anyone paying 9.5 % or more of their gross income the whole insurance industry raised premiums to 9.5 % of the average american income.