That cost absolutely is being made up somewhere. My insurance premium as a 30-year old male with no pre-existing conditions, and only one doctor visit in the last 5 years (to get shots to go Mexico, not because I was ill), went up 343.75%. I signed up through the exchange for a comparable insurance plan to what I had with Blue Cross before ACA--I was dropped from my old plan of course--and I was devastated by the increase in premium for what amounted to subpar coverage. I kept my insurance for 2 months before realizing I couldn't actually afford it. As of May 1st, I am no longer insured.
Sure, I am taking a huge risk by not carrying health insurance, and may very likely get decimated by a catastrophic accident, acquire an autoimmune disorder, or something else that will bankrupt me--but dammit, I also have to keep food on the table, gas in the car, and my lights on. Awesome for all those millions who got insurance who didn't have it before, but all ACA really did was create a new class of uninsured.
