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Honeycombe8

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43. I see. Medicaid isn't insurance...and MediCal must be something unique to CA. We don't have that.nt

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 09:11 PM

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My health insurance premium is going down $100/month next year. [View all] Bette Noir Dec 2012 OP

Mine is going up! PasadenaTrudy Dec 2012 #1

Have you gotten any info on what will happen in 2014? flamingdem Dec 2012 #7

No, just hoping PasadenaTrudy Dec 2012 #18

Mine will be skyrocketing latebloomer Dec 2012 #2

It hasn't kicked in yet n/t PasadenaTrudy Dec 2012 #23

We are now paying the last 2 years $3000 a month. It did NOT go up last 2 years, thanks to the Pres. graham4anything Dec 2012 #31

Ours went up a little but covers much less. Nt daa Dec 2012 #3

Same here ... etherealtruth Dec 2012 #19

Agree. Nt daa Dec 2012 #20

What other provisions of your coverage will change? slackmaster Dec 2012 #4

No insurance for us antiquie Dec 2012 #5

Can you explain how California being broke impacts insurance here? flamingdem Dec 2012 #8

I am only aware of my personal situation. antiquie Dec 2012 #10

P.S. antiquie Dec 2012 #11

my mother-in-law was told something similar renate Dec 2012 #37

Agree. antiquie Dec 2012 #38

Learn to hide Money like Romney does. nt shintao Dec 2012 #21

What does CA being broke have to do w/you not being able to afford ins.? Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #35

Glad you are covered. antiquie Dec 2012 #39

You said you don't have ins. in part because CA is broke. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #41

It had to do with Medicaid or MediCAL antiquie Dec 2012 #42

I see. Medicaid isn't insurance...and MediCal must be something unique to CA. We don't have that.nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #43

Mine is going up. Again. nt LWolf Dec 2012 #6

Donate that $100 to someone who can't afford insurance n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #9

Good for you. Mine went up. NV Whino Dec 2012 #12

FYI, 2014 is when it kicks in. nt Lex Dec 2012 #24

2014 is when some of it kicks in NV Whino Dec 2012 #28

It's when the part you were talking about kicks in. nt Lex Dec 2012 #33

Sorry, still not much there that affects me NV Whino Dec 2012 #34

Since it hasn't begun it's impossible to say Lex Dec 2012 #40

Higher premiums and lower coverage. I do not blame Obama. davsand Dec 2012 #13

Obamacare hasn't kicked in yet, that's in 2014 n/t flamingdem Dec 2012 #14

Is that for certain? Obamacare starts in 2014 flamingdem Dec 2012 #15

Provisions of the ACA started kicking in a couple of years ago. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #27

Its easy, embrace Socialism for National Security issues shintao Dec 2012 #22

Well, the country HAS made the ins. cos. cover some things they didn't before, so premiums will Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #25

I agree. And the competitive pressure of the Exchanges will help in 2014. Hoyt Dec 2012 #32

LOL Scurrilous Dec 2012 #16

That is always good news. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #17

mine went up a dollar notadmblnd Dec 2012 #26

Mine goes up 22% Turbineguy Dec 2012 #29

You're a woman with an individual policy, right? lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #30

Ours went up less than in previous years union_maid Dec 2012 #36

My premium is going down, but the deductible is going up. haele Dec 2012 #44