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In reply to the discussion: Here's my ACA rate INCREASE for those who doubt... [View all]B2G
(9,766 posts)67. Here's the deal skippy
He never said they were from the exchange. He said all of his costs had increased as a result of the ACA mandate that all policies contain enhanced coverage beginning in 2014.
Which is absolutely correct and that makes you absolutely wrong. Don't accuse people of lying when you obviously have no idea what you're talking about.
Mkay?
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but it is my understanding that if your premiums are more than something like 10% of what you make
notadmblnd
Oct 2013
#199
Yes, they do because before, a plan with maternity coverage would cost...
Barack_America
Oct 2013
#34
Yes, it's part of the new law. Other co's on the exchange are just as ridiculously priced. n/t
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#55
Bingo? LOL... Brother, this IS THE EXCHANGE PLAN... I've seen it, it's the SAME PLAN... n/t
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#56
It may be the same plan, but what people are saying is that if you actually acquire it via
cui bono
Oct 2013
#81
I have no idea, I'm just trying to clarify the point others are making with less
cui bono
Oct 2013
#98
A single person making under $45,000 who's insurance is more than 9.5% of their salary
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2013
#161
Wouldn't bet on that. The on and off exchange individual policies I'm hearing are the same.
TheKentuckian
Oct 2013
#188
Sigh... I _did_ shop around, and this is on par with everything available... nt
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#57
Gawd. Just cancel that stinker and get a plan through the exchanges. Sheesh.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#113
The plans on the exchange are just as pricey, and this plan is already a part of the exchange... nt
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#129
Well, deal with it. There are no more crappy policies available. There never should have been,
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#145
$25k?? Jeez, I wish, lol. The Great Recession has put me down considerably from that.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#171
Explain to my why my current policy was crappy, hmm? It worked well when I needed in two years ago.
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#260
because blaming the ACA for the fact that his insurance co. is trying to screw him...
bunnies
Oct 2013
#47
The aca was written for insurance companies. if it had been written correctly
Doctor_J
Oct 2013
#285
That's true, I misspoke. So the patient pays 100% of the bills until the deductible is reached
Cal Carpenter
Oct 2013
#150
The point is people are being called liars when they talk about rate increases here...
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#9
In single payer, you dont get to opt out of anything, you just get taxed. And the OP would get taxed
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#205
But in single-payer, it would not be a for-profit disease management model like it is today...
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#258
None of that has to do with what was being discussed, which is choice of what is covered and
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#259
Why is it "interesting" that I don't want to share my income details? I don't qualify for a subsidy.
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#261
Individual policy premiums for males in my state have risen because of ACA...
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#264
They are being called liars for blaming ACA for their insurance company's greed.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#118
Well you circled/highlighted the family numbers as if those were your prices
notadmblnd
Oct 2013
#62
I've been paying extra for coverage of obese people and their ills for my whole life and you don't
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#121
Democrats DO value the social contract. RWers don't. You can always tell who is who by that.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#176
An extra $75 a month in premiums, but also higher deductible and coinsurance.
BlueCheese
Oct 2013
#28
So you admit that these photos are not from the ACA site, but from your insurance company.
Th1onein
Oct 2013
#36
Oh, I "get it," alright. I just don't like people playing me for a fool. Neither should you.
Th1onein
Oct 2013
#59
Here's the quote directly from his subject line in the OP: Here's my ACA rate INCREASE for those wh
Th1onein
Oct 2013
#82
You came on here posting photos of your private insurance carriers rates and tried to pass them off
Th1onein
Oct 2013
#256
No, these are Blue Cross rates that are for a Blue Cross plan that has the comparable coverage that
Th1onein
Oct 2013
#271
It *IS* a plan offered on our state's exchange! What is SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND?
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#272
I'm going to be paying $1,300/month for coverage until the ACA kicks in after the first.
WilliamPitt
Oct 2013
#17
Um, my ACA premium is less than a third of that. How interesting you assumed an anti-ACA stance. nt
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#141
The full premium for Medicare part A & B is something like $1100/month this year
Recursion
Oct 2013
#236
I did. They are all just as bad. Already did my homework before posting. nt
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#125
The OP is deliberately withholding several important pieces of information. That is being dishonest.
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#219
Until he checks the prices out through the exchange the numbers don't mean anything.
Marrah_G
Oct 2013
#92
The OP claims he did check out the exchange but does not appear to want to show those numbers
Ohio Joe
Oct 2013
#97
For the one REALLY slow kid: insurance companies are no longer permitted to sell REALLY crappy
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#128
He is a HUMAN BEING. He is not forced to buy medical insurance. STOP LYING about that, people.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#146
Yep, because in due time, without insurance, he WILL incur medical bills he can't pay.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#152
He WANTS insurance, so yeah. And if he makes more than 50K, he's getting a god deal.
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#185
It's really not even a question of WANTING insurance anymore, now is it?
Seeking Serenity
Oct 2013
#202
Yes! If you want to shirk responsibility and have resources- you have to pay a penalty. Awesome!!
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#207
Slow kids? That's how you have a conversation with those who may not agree with you?
louslobbs
Oct 2013
#164
It would be very interesting and educational for us if you would check the exchange
cui bono
Oct 2013
#95
If you were born at sometime in the past, a woman has been charged higher rates to have you.
bravenak
Oct 2013
#100
Subsidy Calculator at the Kaiser Family Foundation. For all states. It works.
DevonRex
Oct 2013
#101
LOL! You must not have noticed but they USE the Kaiser site for the subsidy calculation.
DevonRex
Oct 2013
#137
You also left out the most important thing on that site: the warning at the bottom of EVERY PAGE.
Pab Sungenis
Oct 2013
#153
But the ones on the Kaiser site do. So, use the first one to find out which companies and
DevonRex
Oct 2013
#206
The ACA only covers pediatric dental/vision to age 19... I am in mid 30s so I get nothing. nt
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#242
Stop whining. You've got yourself a bronze plan there, and that premium is quite reasonable. I
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#112
Essentially, you're upset that you have to help pay for children's health care
demwing
Oct 2013
#139
I do sympathize with the fact that your mental health benefits are usless with a $2500 deductible
Hippo_Tron
Oct 2013
#149
exactly, and all the women in this country paid the insurance bump for birthing you. No more!
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#187
It's weird, several people including myself have asked to see these comparative figures, to no
louslobbs
Oct 2013
#173
it's not weird, Lou- it's obviously quite deliberate. as a woman who paid extra for maternity care
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#183
I agree, it's doing what's not only fair, but what's right. Same thing with paying taxes, I like
louslobbs
Oct 2013
#217
that is exactly it! i feel educating myself to vote thoughtfully and paying taxes is my give back..
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#220
I didn't bother to ask, as it didn't make sense anyway. The refusal to answer is consistent with it
freshwest
Oct 2013
#198
Many pieces of information missing. Like... How much money do you make. I'm guessing a fair amount.
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#160
If you make enough to not qualify for subsidies, you can afford $236 a month.
SolutionisSolidarity
Oct 2013
#195
If you live payday to payday, and you don't qualify for subsidies, then you have other problems.
SolutionisSolidarity
Oct 2013
#224
The fellow travelers are all telling the same tale in this thread. And it's laughable.
Ikonoklast
Oct 2013
#257
You hit the donut hole in you Republican controlled state. I replied to you in that thread and PM.
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#240
No, the OP is useless because it doesn't show comparable exchange policy rates and subsidies. LOL.
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#266
I just downgraded my satellite programming. Now instead of 300 channels of garbage, I only have 150
lostincalifornia
Oct 2013
#213
your current plan sucks balls. If you cant see that you were the sucker at the table....
TeamPooka
Oct 2013
#234
Please explain how my current plan "sucks balls"? I racked up nearly $80K in bills two years ago...
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#245
Medical underwriting. You were one of the "free riders" everybody complained about.
Recursion
Oct 2013
#235
LOL... such vitriol! I'm a "free rider" with low-usage? How do you even know that?
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#243
I do not think the ACA goes far enough, have lots of concern for losers but also want to make clear
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#294
****PLEASE POST COMPARABLE EXCHANGE PLANE SO WE CAN ALL SEE, NOT SPECULATION THAT****
uponit7771
Oct 2013
#265
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ScreamingMeemie
Oct 2013
#305
I do call it proof, since it's pretty clear my rate is going up because of ACA...
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#280
Looks like more drug coverage than you had. Should quickly pay for any increase in premiums.
patricia92243
Oct 2013
#277
I know full well what single-payer is and I advocate it wholeheartedly! nt
ReverendDeuce
Oct 2013
#282
Ok, you make too much money to qualify for a subsidy and are complaining about $75/mo more??
Roland99
Oct 2013
#315