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AngryOldDem

(14,060 posts)
31. I had Aetna as self-insurance.
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 07:09 PM
Nov 2012

But they pulled out of Indiana because of "business conditions," probably because they wanted to raise their rates through the sky and state law probably wouldn't let them.

Now I have Anthem, so I have to wonder how long it's going to be before I see a rate hike here.

This is such bullshit. At times I feel like the whole damn industry is a scam, but you have to have it.

Denied. Panasonic Nov 2012 #1
Ain't this great! We don't need any F'en national healthcare system, it just works so RKP5637 Nov 2012 #2
Private insurance needs to be removed from the system. Nt. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #3
a never ending shrinking pool of individuals buying insurance madrchsod Nov 2012 #4
I wonder donnasgirl Nov 2012 #5
Oh yeah. Millions more people dying, tens of millions yanked into utter poverty. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #6
Sorry my friend donnasgirl Nov 2012 #8
Not my answers. History and human behavior. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #16
jtuck004 donnasgirl Nov 2012 #17
Oh yeah. I haven't given up hope <G>. One never knows... n/t jtuck004 Nov 2012 #21
So the insurance regulators do not have authority to regulate? enlightenment Nov 2012 #7
Only for health insurance. KamaAina Nov 2012 #29
That's insane. enlightenment Nov 2012 #32
This kind. KamaAina Nov 2012 #33
Figured as much. enlightenment Nov 2012 #34
They can regulate what services insurers provide, but they cannot regulate the price Freddie Stubbs Nov 2012 #37
When I worked in the Health Insurance industry Diego_Native 2012 Nov 2012 #9
Makes no sense! Prices are supposed to come down, not go up. Pterodactyl Nov 2012 #10
Don't think premiums are going down anytime soon until the system is changed. Hoyt Nov 2012 #15
Yeah, I hope the costs go down soon. Pterodactyl Nov 2012 #23
This is why we got insurance thru the nonprofit AARP. It ain't cheap but it's better than this! CTyankee Nov 2012 #22
Individual policy holders KT2000 Nov 2012 #11
I thought that all the "Blues" are not for profit? question everything Nov 2012 #12
I think only Blue Shield is non-for-profit, Blue Cross and many Anthem companies are for-profit. NickP Nov 2012 #13
Originally they were, but that has changed csziggy Nov 2012 #24
For more than 15 years I had individual policies question everything Nov 2012 #28
Anybody under 50 should likely move to another country. ErikJ Nov 2012 #14
Non starter here DiverDave Nov 2012 #26
I wish! We are Devo Nov 2012 #27
Not for EVERYONE rcmooney Nov 2012 #18
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #20
Welcome to DU! JimDandy Nov 2012 #25
Fuck sakabatou Nov 2012 #19
What have I gained? Steerpike Nov 2012 #30
I had Aetna as self-insurance. AngryOldDem Nov 2012 #31
Thieves... SoapBox Nov 2012 #35
Got the letter yesterday - spent the afternoon in tears CrawlingChaos Nov 2012 #36
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