To whom then, is Dermot speaking when he states that out of pocket will increase to $12,599? I think he is referring to the recipients eligible for the premium tax credit and not what the average Alaskan. Unsubsidized Alaskans are already paying this and more.
I think Dermot should have indicated at the very beginning that the commentary speaks to the proposed increases for those who are subsidized or benefited from the expansion. 
I think Dermot and the democrats need to wake up to the fact that they lost middle America because the ACA is anything but affordable. I've seen some of their premium statements from Alaska to Arizona to California to Nevada; one was paying over 20k/year in premiums.