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Blue Shield of California...I was paying...
$484 in 2006,
$572 in 2007
$725 in 2008
$828 in 2009
$886 in 2010
And...DRUM ROLL, Please...
$1088 in 2011!
Geeee! That's the the Single biggest RISE...
Thanks Rahm & Mr. President!
$484 in 2006,
$572 in 2007
$725 in 2008
$828 in 2009
$886 in 2010
And...DRUM ROLL, Please...
$1088 in 2011!
Geeee! That's the the Single biggest RISE...
Thanks Rahm & Mr. President!
None of those laws are even enacted yet.
None of the Obama HC plan has even started
Blame your insurer for fucking you over, causing the Obama HC Plan
Btw, I'm shopping/Changing Insurers; so, I'm getting some good feed-back from folks in that Industry.
They're recovering as MUCH as they can BEFORE it all kicks in.
Fuck'em.
The Shop
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
DOUBLING!!
It's because of shit like that you got the HC Plan
They fucked you for years, but that was OK
Now that someone is doing something about it, it's bad
I aint no Michael Moore but somehow this makes me feel better. Its a bit like the BBC but with bandages - we complain about it but god do we feel lucky we've got it.
it's all about insuring the poor people with money from people that have money
We have some of the best doctors and health care professionals in the world with a totally disfunctional administration apparatus. The only thing Obamacare did wrong was it didn't just socialize the whole damn industry. Americans would be paying half as much for better care than they get now.
From 06 to 11' his rates rose 125% (in 5 years) anyone care to look into the future?
We are being fleeced and we need MAJOR reform very, very bad. My wife had a MRI and dye scan thing yesterday, only an hours worth of time was almost 3 grand.
This is the 1st $200 hike & it's, coincidentally(?), on the heels of this wondeful new legislation...which, btw, does VERY LITTLE for the middle-class...other than subsidize a lot of folks that aren't gonna pay for their own health-care, anyways.
So, other than that...
What does this Bill do for the Majority if us, that have insurance, other than fuck us over harder? (As in You and Me)
I'm jus' askin'...
In the 1st year (as in now):
1. Children cannot be denied coverage for pre-exiting conditions
2. There are no more lifetime coverage limits
3. Wellness and prevention plans have no deductable and no cost sharing
All on the insurance companies and none of that is free.
Also I saw mention of a temporary plan for people with pre-existing condions until some other parts of the law take effect...I cannot find a lot of detail on that and I don't know who is paying for it.
Pit Row
September 17, 2010 — Healthcare reform, officially called the Affordable Care Act, was signed into law by President Obama last March. But this September 23, it picks up steam. Six major provisions will be enacted to set reform on its way.
Here's a quick look at the provisions:
1. Extending Coverage for Young Adults: Young adults can stay on a parent's plan until they turn 26. This doesn't apply to young adults who already have health insurance through a job.
2. Providing Free Preventive Care: New plans must offer free preventive services, such as mammograms and colonoscopies. This means they cannot charge you a deductible, co-pay, or coinsurance. (Note: This only includes new plans, not those already in effect when the healthcare reform law passed.)
3. Banning Insurance Companies from Rescinding Coverage: When someone with health insurance got sick, insurance companies would sometimes search for an error or other mistake on that person's application to deny coverage. That practice will no longer be legal. (Note: For most people, this will take effect in January 2011, at the beginning of a health plan's new year.)
4. Appealing Insurance Company Decisions: Consumers will have two ways to appeal coverage decisions or claims: through their insurer or through an independent decision-maker. (Note: This only includes new plans, not those already in effect when the healthcare reform law passed.)
5. Eliminating Lifetime Limits on Insurance Coverage: Insurance companies can't set lifetime limits on key benefits, such as hospital stays. (Note: This only includes new plans, not those already in effect when the healthcare reform law passed.)
6. Regulating Annual Limits on Insurance Coverage: The law will restrict insurance companies' ability to set annual dollar limits on coverage for individual and group plans.
The insurance companies already have increased costs right there, and this is just the second wave of provisions to go into effect.
You put the insurance companies on the hook for greater liability, they are going to charge more. Period.
I forgot those 3 things were immediate
This year is only being raised by 22.8%
The dollar figure is a bigger jump for sure, but as a percentage of cost it's not as bad as it's been in the past.
As for rates and being Fucked, yes I agree. I went a few years without insurance. It was basically out of reach for me. BCBS of Cali offered me a plan, it was going to cost me, just me, over 20k a year before they covered ANYTHING! So I went a few years without insurance, I've had a plan for 3 years now. It started at $90 a month, this July my policy renewed and is now at $270 a month. I haven't even meet my deductible yet any year. I've had about $500 worth of doctors visits and blood work done in 3 years, thats it.
So, if you chose to not carry insurance, nothing changes
If you do have insurance, you get a tax credit for doing so
So you don't have to have HC insurance and if you don't, nothing changes
That is what the fear-makers tried to scare people into thinking there was some "fine" for not having insurance and that isn't the case at all
and how was that Obama's fault back in 2006?
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