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DontTreadOnMe

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6. When companies STOP offerring Health Benefits...

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 05:15 AM

May 2012

and instead they will "increase" your salary, so you can get your own health plan. A HUGE amount of people who will just keep the money and not get health insurance. This will result in a dramatic decrease in Health Insurance Company revenue, and they will HAVE to lower prices to remain competitive, and attract new customers.

Currently, the Insurance Companies (profits) are driving up the costs of healthcare. Doctors and healthcare workers salaries have not DOUBLED over the past ten years, but Insurance profits have MORE THAN DOUBLED.

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Health care costs have DOUBLED over the past ten years [View all] eridani May 2012 OP

It's amazing that no one can find a way to control those prices. Zalatix May 2012 #1

I don't disagree with you, but Quantess May 2012 #2

I'm not talking about disenfranchising. I'm talking about a real culling. Zalatix May 2012 #3

I won't 'look at you funny,' as you put it. I think it's obvious. BlueIris May 2012 #11

I think this is the result of too much profit-seeking from health insurance companies and hospitals. Selatius May 2012 #4

Nope, it is Obamacare Cosmocat May 2012 #14

Well... progressoid May 2012 #16

I have NO doubt Cosmocat May 2012 #17

they're doing it because - who exactly is going to stop them??? Skittles May 2012 #5

Who, INDEED. woo me with science May 2012 #18

ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU WMWS Skittles May 2012 #20

When companies STOP offerring Health Benefits... DontTreadOnMe May 2012 #6

no, we will all have to buy health insurance. HiPointDem May 2012 #7

that will do nothing to control costs Skittles May 2012 #8

they don't *want* to control costs. they wouldn't make as much money. HiPointDem May 2012 #9

The American health care business model illustrated eridani May 2012 #22

And increase your salary?? eridani May 2012 #21

I laughed at that too Skittles May 2012 #23

What did profits do bl968 May 2012 #10

Are "we getting less?" David__77 May 2012 #12

We are getting less simply because Fawke Em May 2012 #19

Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2012 #13

It is Obama care! Cosmocat May 2012 #15