[Aaronontheweb]

> Do you have non-ACA insurance? One explanation for why your costs are so much higher than the national average is that you're on a non-complying plan (you can also still buy plans that will exclude preexisting conditions --- they just can't be sold on the ACA marketplace). I'm pretty confident KFF isn't making these numbers up.

Asked and answered in the piece dude - I wish I had the confidence of a Hacker News commenter who didn't read the article.

[tptacek]

I read the article. It's extremely unclear to me whether you have ACA-compliant health insurance or not. I've been a startup principal since 2005 and have had PEO coverage at various points since the ACA passed, and it was always ACA-compliant. Could you just answer the question? It shouldn't be a riddle!

(Note that "non-ACA insurance" doesn't mean "insurance you didn't buy on the ACA public marketplace". I've got Anthem Blue Cross through our benefits provider. It is very definitely ACA-compliant.)