Breaking: Obola Administration Wont Release 2015 Obamacare Premium Rates Until After Election Day.

[CrusaderFrank]

My thoughts exactly, CF. Dems are behind in a lot of the polls, so why not release all the new rates now since it would change people's minds if it's going to make people so happy? Makes no sense to deliberately hold off such wonderful news.

2015 exchange premiums (proposed, if not final) are publicly available in well over half the states. I don't know of anyone who's had their mind changed by them, including in states where premiums are outright dropping next year.

The "wonderful news" has already been in the headlines in states around the country (in fact, I posted some of them above). Has your vote magically flipped?

"HealthCare.gov, the online portal where millions of Americans must buy health insurance, will not display premiums for 2015 until after the 2014 elections, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

Obama administration officials told the AP that Americans will not be able to find out if their health insurance premiums are going up "until the second week of November," which conveniently falls after Americans will go to the polls November 4th."

So the AP is lying?

 

[Greenbeard]

So the AP is lying?

No. Saying healthcare.gov "will not display premiums" is not the same as saying 2015 rates are not publicly available in any of those states. It just means you need to go to an insurance department site instead of healthcare.gov is you want to see them before they're loaded onto healthcare.gov.

 

[Greenbeard]

Here's an example from Maine, a state that uses healthcare.gov:

2015 Individual Plans - Rate Calculator

They made a whole calculator to show people what the premiums will be in Maine's exchange for 2015. But oh no, those rates aren't loaded into healthcare.gov yet so they must be top secret! Why is Obama hiding them?!

 

[francoHFW]

And another piece of Pub fear mongering bs bites the dust....do hater dupes ever get tired of looking like brainwashed fools?

 

[Sarah G]

Yep. The new rates will be released the 2nd week of November ............after the voters go to the polls, not before.

Obama to Hide Obamacare Rates Till After Election Day - Conn Carroll

Plenty of states' 2015 rates have already been released.


Good news for Oregonians! Health premiums to drop next year

After several years of rate hikes, health insurance premiums will drop for thousands of Oregonians next year, reflecting slower growth in underlying costs and increased competition, said Insurance Commissioner Laura Cali.

Health-care premiums fall in Arkansas

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe’s office said Wednesday that most health-care customers will pay less for their plans next year, a relief to state residents — and to the Democratic senator trying to hold onto his seat in one of the country’s most expensive elections.

Health-care premiums will decline about 2 percent next year, Beebe (D) wrote in a statement Wednesday.

Exclusive: many New Mexicans will pay less for health insurance next year

Individual health insurance premiums in New Mexico will drop by an average of 1 to 2 percent in 2015 for those who buy on the state’s health insurance exchange, New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance John Franchini said Wednesday.

Health exchange premiums will drop

Aug. 27--TUPELO -- Many Northeast Mississippians shopping for insurance on healthcare.gov will see lower premiums for 2015.

Premiums for Magnolia Health, which offers the only plans available for Northeast Mississippi counties except for Alcorn and Tishomingo, are expected to go down by about 25 percent, according to a report in the Mississippi Business Journal.

After rate hike rejected, Anthem to decrease premiums next year

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s individual-market customers will, on average, see a slight decrease in their premiums next year under new rates approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department.

Your Health Idaho insurance exchange premiums hold steady from 2014

The cost of Idaho's most popular insurance plan on its exchange, Your Health Idaho, may be higher or lower this fall when individuals start enrolling on Nov. 15. Rates vary based on age, tobacco use and location in the state.

But the statewide average for 35-year-old nonsmokers — buying the second-least expensive plan, and before any tax credits — will be unchanged at $233.

Colorado regulators approve health insurance premiums 1 percent higher

State regulators [in Colorado] have approved more than 1,000 health insurance plans offered by 20 carriers for 2015 that, on statewide average, will increase premiums 1.18 percent over last year. . .

The average premium increase of 1.18 percent for 2015 breaks down into two components. Individual plan premiums will increase by an average 0.71 percent in 2015. Small group plans will see an average increase of 2.54 percent over last year.

2015 health insurance premiums on Obamacare exchanges won’t increase much

HELENA – Prices for 2015 health insurance policies sold on Montana’s federal online “marketplace” will increase only 1.35 percent, on average, state Auditor Monica Lindeen said Wednesday.

Connector health plans for 2015 will rise by 1.6%

People shopping for health insurance through the state this fall will find a selection of plans that, for many, will cost little more — and sometimes even less — than in the current year.

The price of plans on the Massachusetts Health Connector will increase an average of 1.6 percent in 2015.

90 health plans approved for 2015 Exchange

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Office of the Insurance Commissioner has approved 10 health insurers to sell 90 individual health plans inside Washington’s Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder next year. The overall approved average rate change is just 1.9 percent, significantly lower than the Exchange insurers’ original request of 8.6 percent.

Premiums for Obamacare plans in Maine dip or remain flat for 2015

Maine Community Health Options will raise rates on a single plan, with relatively low membership, by just under 1 percent, according to Lewis. The monthly premium for the startup insurer’s best-selling plan will fall by about half a percentage point, he said.

The other insurer that sold plans through Healthcare.gov in the state this year, Anthem Health Plans of Maine, will reduce premium costs by 1.1 percent on average.

Obamacare rate hikes in California to average 4% in 2015

Despite concerns that insurance rates would skyrocket by 20% to 30% in year two of the Affordable Care Act, officials supervising the nation’s biggest market for health coverage said Thursday California will see premiums climb by an average of just over 4% for 2015.

More Indiana options coming on insurance exchange | 2014-08-29 | Indianapolis Business Journal

Indiana residents will have more than triple the number of health insurance plans to choose from when the federal insurance exchange enrollment period starts in November, according to a state official. . .

Korty said a 5-percent average increase in exchange premiums is expected on Indiana policies.

Md. approves smaller rate hikes for CareFirst, lowers rates for 3 others

Maryland officials approved final insurance rates Friday for consumers buying individual health plans next year under the federal health-care law. Regulators cut proposed premiums by more than half for CareFirst, the region’s dominant insurance company, and approved lower rates for three other carriers.

OHIC Approves Commercial Health Insurance Rates for 2015

Today, Health Insurance Commissioner Kathleen C Hittner, MD announced her final decision to approve lower premium increases than requested by most insurers for individuals,and small and large employers that purchase their coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (NHPRI), Tufts Health Plan (Tufts) and UnitedHealthcare (United).

New York's Obamacare rates will rise an average of 5.7% for its second year

Rates for individual insurance plans in New York will rise an average of 5.7% in the second year of Obamacare, the state Department of Financial Services reported Thursday.

Utah Health Premiums to Increase 5.7 Percent

State assistance insurance commissioner Tanji (TAN-jee) Northrup says premium rates increase every year along with healthcare costs. She says preliminary estimates show that premium rates for individuals will go up by about 5.7 percent on average. That’s compared to an estimated national increase of 7 percent.

“As usual, Utah trends on increases in health insurance premium rates are lower than national average. They’re also lower than probably what we have seen in past years,” Northrup says

Obamacare's silver lining: Price drop for key plans

Prices for benchmark Obamacare insurance "silver" plans are set to drop an average of 0.8 percent next year in 16 major cities—while the lowest-cost "bronze" plans in those areas are looking at a 3.3 percent rise, a new analysis released Friday found.

And these morons just ignore all of this. Thanks for posting it anyway Greenbeard.

 

[Sarah G]

Over a dozen states will not take Obama's offer of extending plans not in compliance with Obamacare any longer. Of course, the administration has kicked the can down the road for 3 years now to get through the last election and wanted this election done before people were forced from their plans and doctors. The administration, yet again choosing to ignore the law for political gain, offered states another chance to delay the inevitable hardships due to Obamacare, but some states are going to follow the law and that means hundreds of thousands of cancellation notices on Nov. 1, just in time for the elections. Nothing like a harsh wake up call before voting.

More than a dozen states plan to cancel health care policies not in compliance with ObamaCare Fox News

It will sure make it hard for libs to lie about how wonderful it is when that many people are facing hardships.

Someone like you who would end Medicaid if you could blathering about 'hardships'. Unbelievable.

So, you admit that Obamacare is causing hardships. Then you make assumptions and try to insult to change the subject. It's just more of the usual glib where you say someone else would do this, so don't knock Obama.

Why can't you just comment directly on the topic instead of deflecting?

I didn't admit anything. You want to end Medicaid, and then you bitch about hardship. You're an idiot.

She is a stupid idiot.

 

[Mr. H.]

My premium is fast approaching $1,000/month.

It's coming down to putting the kid through college or staying insured....

$10K + per year in premiums, $5K/year family deductible. Out of pocket shit, co-pay shit, etc. etc. After 37 years I still don't understand this fucking scam system.

We've NEVER had $5K in medical bills in a single year.

I'm ready to say fuck it, insure the kid only and pay a penalty.

Insurance premiums are an inelastic phenomenon. It's just so fucked up.

 

[Clementine]

Over a dozen states will not take Obama's offer of extending plans not in compliance with Obamacare any longer. Of course, the administration has kicked the can down the road for 3 years now to get through the last election and wanted this election done before people were forced from their plans and doctors. The administration, yet again choosing to ignore the law for political gain, offered states another chance to delay the inevitable hardships due to Obamacare, but some states are going to follow the law and that means hundreds of thousands of cancellation notices on Nov. 1, just in time for the elections. Nothing like a harsh wake up call before voting.

More than a dozen states plan to cancel health care policies not in compliance with ObamaCare Fox News

It will sure make it hard for libs to lie about how wonderful it is when that many people are facing hardships.

Someone like you who would end Medicaid if you could blathering about 'hardships'. Unbelievable.

So, you admit that Obamacare is causing hardships. Then you make assumptions and try to insult to change the subject. It's just more of the usual glib where you say someone else would do this, so don't knock Obama.

Why can't you just comment directly on the topic instead of deflecting?

I didn't admit anything. You want to end Medicaid, and then you bitch about hardship. You're an idiot.

She is a stupid idiot.

You two are the ones who don't get it. All you do is insult and seem unable to articulate why you disagree.

I never said anything about ending Medicaid and even stated that putting the uninsured on Medicaid would have been a better solution than the overhaul that hurt everyone. Apparently, some of you can't read and you just continue on with assumptions and snide remarks. Never an intelligent response, just hit and run posts. Lame.

 

[Sarah G]

My premium is fast approaching $1,000/month.

It's coming down to putting the kid through college or staying insured....

$10K + per year in premiums, $5K/year family deductible. Out of pocket shit, co-pay shit, etc. etc. After 37 years I still don't understand this fucking scam system.

We've NEVER had $5K in medical bills in a single year.

I'm ready to say fuck it, insure the kid only and pay a penalty.

Insurance premiums are an inelastic phenomenon. It's just so fucked up.

So if you haven't had any medical bills, why is the rate so high? Therre must be some risk there somewhere.

 

[Skylar]

I just got my premiums for 2015. Down by 3.9%

 

[NYcarbineer]

Over a dozen states will not take Obama's offer of extending plans not in compliance with Obamacare any longer. Of course, the administration has kicked the can down the road for 3 years now to get through the last election and wanted this election done before people were forced from their plans and doctors. The administration, yet again choosing to ignore the law for political gain, offered states another chance to delay the inevitable hardships due to Obamacare, but some states are going to follow the law and that means hundreds of thousands of cancellation notices on Nov. 1, just in time for the elections. Nothing like a harsh wake up call before voting.

More than a dozen states plan to cancel health care policies not in compliance with ObamaCare Fox News

It will sure make it hard for libs to lie about how wonderful it is when that many people are facing hardships.

Someone like you who would end Medicaid if you could blathering about 'hardships'. Unbelievable.

So, you admit that Obamacare is causing hardships. Then you make assumptions and try to insult to change the subject. It's just more of the usual glib where you say someone else would do this, so don't knock Obama.

Why can't you just comment directly on the topic instead of deflecting?

I didn't admit anything. You want to end Medicaid, and then you bitch about hardship. You're an idiot.

She is a stupid idiot.

You two are the ones who don't get it. All you do is insult and seem unable to articulate why you disagree.

I never said anything about ending Medicaid and even stated that putting the uninsured on Medicaid would have been a better solution than the overhaul that hurt everyone. Apparently, some of you can't read and you just continue on with assumptions and snide remarks. Never an intelligent response, just hit and run posts. Lame.

Haha, another conservative who has to admit that he supports the ultimate socialist program, Medicaid, and in fact, even favors expanding it!

Liberalism always wins, even if it's one conservative at a time.