WSJ: Young Buyers Face Sticker Shock on New Insurance Exchanges

So much for lower insurance premiums for young consumers under Obamacare.

According to The Wall Street Journal, insurance costs for young buyers will be much higher in many states on new Obamacare insurance exchanges.

The Journal's chart below compares lowest current and Obamacare premiums for an unmarried, 27-year-old in select metro areas in 36 states where the federal government will oversee exchanges.

State	City	Exchange   Premiums	Current   Premiums
Alabama	Birmingham	$170	$80
Alaska	Anchorage	$254	$79
Arizona	Phoenix	$139	$50
Arkansas	Little Rock	$190	$31
Delaware		$203	$51
Florida	Miami	$163	$66
Georgia	Atlanta	$166	$43
Idaho	Boise	$145	$59
Illinois	Chicago	$125	$74
Indiana	Indianapolis	$204	$84
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	$132	$70
Kansas	Wichita	$121	$43
Louisiana	New Orleans	$170	$39
Maine	Portland	$192	$122
Michigan	Detroit	$138	$55
Mississippi	Jackson	$199	$58
Missouri	St. Louis	$147	$64
Montana	Bozeman	$147	$66
Nebraska	Omaha	$162	$26
New Hampshire		$186	$149
New Jersey		$219	$162
New Mexico	Albuquerque	$126	$38
North Carolina	Charlotte	$183	$35
North Dakota	Fargo	$175	$47
Ohio	Columbus	$205	$47
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	$105	$54
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	$195	$73
South Carolina	Columbia	$166	$55
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	$196	$89
Tennessee	Nashville	$114	$41
Texas	Houston	$138	$63
Utah	Salt Lake	$143	$72
Virginia	Fairfax County	$144	$44
West Virginia	Huntington	$176	$96
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	$200	$69
Wyoming	Cheyenne	$271	$82

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