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tazkcmo

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4. Nope.

Reply to BASE (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:41 AM

Aug 2017

It won't "fall apart" if the insurance companies are reimbursed the billions they are owed since 2014 for the high risk pools that the GOP led Congress failed to pay as promised in the ACA.

What is this "extra money" you speak of?

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"Trump administration's own actions are triggering double-digit premium increases..." [View all] CousinIT Aug 2017 OP

What would have been the increase or decrease without Trump? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #1

Probably exactly the same BASE Aug 2017 #2

Nope. tazkcmo Aug 2017 #4

Thats exactly what I mean BASE Aug 2017 #5

It wasn't their backup green917 Aug 2017 #6

Interesting user name ya got there....n/t PasadenaTrudy Aug 2017 #14

Medicare for everyone! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #3

Every single thing this guy does is a disaster for Americans. DK504 Aug 2017 #7

For America, & the world. Alice11111 Aug 2017 #11

I called Blue Shield of CA on Monday and she verified the CA increase of 12.5%. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #8

I'm sorry. That happened to me too. Alice11111 Aug 2017 #9

I turned my half empty into a half full... BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #15

Whew...that is tough. Alice11111 Aug 2017 #16

Sabotaged by the GOP SHRED Aug 2017 #10

We wouldn't have steep premium increases if Trump didn't choose to play games w/healthcare meow2u3 Aug 2017 #12

Get out while the gettin' is good bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #13