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Cali_Democrat

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5. It's the Wall Street Journal

Reply to gcomeau (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 02:11 PM

Mar 2013

Like the OP, they're not exactly fans of the ACA.

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Sebelius: Some Could See Insurance Premiums Rise [View all] dkf Mar 2013 OP

Ugh. Misleading title. gcomeau Mar 2013 #1

It's the Wall Street Journal Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #5

Isn't it re: buying insurance for the first time? HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #13

No, it's not. gcomeau Mar 2013 #16

It wouldn't surprise me if more people than were originally thought will be exempt amandabeech Mar 2013 #2

Let me try for a moment. Festivito Mar 2013 #6

When Roberta, at 50, has to stop working to help an aging relative amandabeech Mar 2013 #11

A homeless elderly person wanting an offspring caretaker to afford a good home area. Festivito Mar 2013 #12

Well, you've nicely mischaracterized the situation to fit your own biases, amandabeech Mar 2013 #20

I was trying to answer your question: "How will that save costs?" Festivito Mar 2013 #29

Let's be honest and look at how much the ACA would actually help Roberta. bornskeptic Mar 2013 #34

The problem comes when a person makes just over 400% of the Federal Poverty Level, amandabeech Mar 2013 #38

They still can Yo_Mama Mar 2013 #14

I believe you're implying they can still drop someone with expensive HC costs. Festivito Mar 2013 #17

ACA DID NOT CHANGE THE WAY LARGE CO INS IS FUNDED Yo_Mama Mar 2013 #22

My attempt was to show how ACA saves money overall. Festivito Mar 2013 #31

It doesn't Yo_Mama Mar 2013 #32

Oh, yes it does. Festivito Mar 2013 #33

It doesn't save money on healthcare spending. Yo_Mama Mar 2013 #37

Plus, who wants to hire someone who spent the last three years not working? amandabeech Mar 2013 #21

BCBS just dumped non-profit status so they can take 20% instead of only 8%. Festivito Mar 2013 #3

Maintaining the Health Insurance industry Trajan Mar 2013 #4

I wish we could jump to single-payer, but, what about the 1.5T$ health care denial industry? Festivito Mar 2013 #7

The government would have to hire hundreds of thousands of people bornskeptic Mar 2013 #35

We will need fewer clerical workers than that. Festivito Mar 2013 #36

The anti-discrimination provisions will cause some companies' premiums to rise. dawg Mar 2013 #8

FUCK insurance companies Trajan Mar 2013 #9

The insurance company ... dawg Mar 2013 #10

My premiums have been skyrocketing, and LWolf Mar 2013 #15

Same here. smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #19

It's only a "joke" to the scumbag multimillionaire CEOs of insurance companies green for victory Mar 2013 #24

And EVERYONE who is getting a subsidy... lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #18

What blood that cannot be squeezed from us stones comes out of the Treasury TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #23

many people don't know that "subsidy" means Tax Credit. green for victory Mar 2013 #25

It is applied to the premium, on the spot. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #26

Our local paper says premiums in Ohio could go up 80% n/t doc03 Mar 2013 #27

Mine are going up this year and next year! SCUBANOW Mar 2013 #28

They go up EVERY year pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #30