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Zax2me

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71. Be careful what you wish for category.

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 09:47 PM

Mar 2013

The Affordable Care Act doesn't really address the root causes of escalating costs the past couple decades.
For those of us caught in the middle, it only increases the costs more and at a faster rate.
Great....
Many here complained about this as it was being formed.

You want it - you got it.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Horse with no Name Mar 2013 OP

Holy shit, that is not good. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #1

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Two words... single payer. Fearless Mar 2013 #2

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Thinking the same thing deutsey Mar 2013 #98

The healthcare situation is getting really ugly! ananda Mar 2013 #3

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"believes"? WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #9

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You should WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #15

Oh shit, it is Bc BS darkangel218 Mar 2013 #56

That looks like a corporate loophole to me. joshcryer Mar 2013 #82

Consider your source jberryhill Mar 2013 #83

I think rates would have gone up matter what upaloopa Mar 2013 #5

My insurance is a non profit , a trust. Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #34

I think this whole forced health insurance policy will have to be heavily altered quinnox Mar 2013 #6

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That's not true. There ARE caps on the rates. Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #20

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The post above Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #37

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The ACA Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #57

There is no need to name-call. I just pointed out facts. Why are you upset about facts? Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #38

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Do you always believe what an ins. co. tells you? Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #43

It's fairly obvious propaganda. HuckleB Mar 2013 #44

Bingo!! haikugal Mar 2013 #80

Yes it might be a fairy tale. Progressive dog Mar 2013 #77

It's not a fairy tale, it's an insurance company tale -- and in this case, a lie. pnwmom Mar 2013 #92

And what happens thetonka Mar 2013 #52

Who can shop for health insurance policies? TransitJohn Mar 2013 #64

Exactly. abelenkpe Mar 2013 #81

Except that insurance companies can charge whatever the hell they like alarimer Mar 2013 #76

Yep. There are a lot of democrats who do not understand this Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #65

Is this coverage through your work or is it an individual policy? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Mar 2013 #13

Most group plans offer a group of options. You should be able to change to another plan. nt bluestate10 Mar 2013 #40

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I think ProSense Mar 2013 #14

Seems like the Insurance company is pulling wool over the OP's eyes. The OP should write bluestate10 Mar 2013 #45

Health Insurers Plan Hikes ProSense Mar 2013 #58

So the "Afordable" Care Act did nothing to prevent this. progressoid Mar 2013 #89

Insurance exchange coming in October reteachinwi Mar 2013 #66

Why don't you try doing some math? eridani Mar 2013 #94

There's more than one Yo_Mama Mar 2013 #16

I completely disagree with you. I live in Massachusetts. My fee for Physicals is exactly $0 bluestate10 Mar 2013 #49

I am talking about the subsidies Yo_Mama Mar 2013 #87

It has only worked well for the young and healthy eridani Mar 2013 #95

There ARE caps on the rates. Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #17

The ACA distorted Insurance thetonka Mar 2013 #22

The OP is not complaining of the mandate. He's saying the ACA caused his rates to double Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #33

Profit is still a motive thetonka Mar 2013 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Mar 2013 #23

I'm telling you it's not the ACA. I, for one, am not feeling anything different Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #35

My brother kept his daughter on his employers plan also. reteachinwi Mar 2013 #67

I am surprised by what the OP claims. I have not seen a group plan that does not offer bluestate10 Mar 2013 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Mar 2013 #59

The insurance company is lying to you jberryhill Mar 2013 #84

how much are you paying? .nt quadrature Mar 2013 #18

Health Insurance is the problem, NOT the solution thetonka Mar 2013 #19

+ a million quinnox Mar 2013 #21

If it was actually insurance it would not be as bad thetonka Mar 2013 #25

as long as its non-profit, then I'm good with it quinnox Mar 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Mar 2013 #30

understood quinnox Mar 2013 #31

At the same time we are not other first world countries thetonka Mar 2013 #36

that does seem like one good option quinnox Mar 2013 #47

I've been saying for a while now that the "States Rights" concept benefits the liberals too thetonka Mar 2013 #50

lol, you got that right! quinnox Mar 2013 #51

If it's not too much to ask, how does Kaiser work? RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #61

Kind of like this. Warphammer Mar 2013 #100

Word. +100000000 RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #60

Bingo. SomethingFishy Mar 2013 #101

asdf geek tragedy Mar 2013 #28

Ding! Ding! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! HuckleB Mar 2013 #42

Precisely jberryhill Mar 2013 #85

Likewise. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #88

It's a damn racquet and the powers that be turn their backs. Why, do you think, do the Lint Head Mar 2013 #29

Feeling a migraine coming on just reading this thread. ChazII Mar 2013 #32

Since the average increases are about what they've been for years... HuckleB Mar 2013 #39

What insurence do you have? not BCBS i hope :( darkangel218 Mar 2013 #54

If you doubt that the ACA will drive up premiums Purplehazed Mar 2013 #62

And I believe it's the charge for running the insurance exchanges reteachinwi Mar 2013 #68

Didn't get your pony, I see. TransitJohn Mar 2013 #63

Your insurance company could be wrong cally Mar 2013 #69

Not Surprising considering it is a Heritage Foundation plan Dragonfli Mar 2013 #70

Be careful what you wish for category. Zax2me Mar 2013 #71

Say an insurance company wants to make madville Mar 2013 #72

Except. . . . Folks will see there are cheaper companies like Kaiser on the exchanges. Hoyt Mar 2013 #78

a certain Senator wanted to say hi... green for victory Mar 2013 #73

Just as many of us predicted when this was first being introduced Roland99 Mar 2013 #74

This is a direct result of not having a public option. alarimer Mar 2013 #75

Why Do I Believe the Insurance Companies Are Just Using the ACA as an Excuse to Screw People? dballance Mar 2013 #79

Because they are. But they have to spend 85% on actual health care, pnwmom Mar 2013 #93

Oh dear, Mr Horse, you have seem to run into the gang of truth purity in this thread... Safetykitten Mar 2013 #86

Because it's nonsense. ProSense Mar 2013 #90

They're lying to you. pnwmom Mar 2013 #91

Your insurance company is lying. However, Obamacare is still going to be a major political-- eridani Mar 2013 #96

BCBS did this to us in 2006 or 2007... Phentex Mar 2013 #97

My parent's insurance OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #99