Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

[dblack]

increased taxes--you were taxed if you didn't get healthcare
used tax $$$$ to advertise it !!!!!!
spent millions $$$$$$ for people to sit around
Whistleblower: Obamacare Processing Center Workers Paid To Do Nothing
Employees: No work at Obamacare processing centers, and bosses knew
this is the classic ''looks good on paper'' crap
let's increase taxes and then spend it on crap!!!!!

6 Reasons Healthcare Is So Expensive in the U.S.

1. Administrative Costs

2. Drug Costs

3. Defensive Medicine
Yet another big driver of the higher U.S. health insurance bill is the practice of defensive medicine. Doctors are afraid that they will get sued, so they order multiple tests even when they are certain they know what the diagnosis is. A Gallup survey estimated that $650 billion annually could be attributed to defensive medicine. Everyone pays the bill on this with higher insurance premiums, co-pays and out-of-pocket costs, as well as taxes that go toward paying for governmental healthcare programs.

4. Expensive Mix of Treatments
U.S. medical practitioners also tend to use a more expensive mix of treatments. When compared with other developed countries, for example, the U.S. uses three times as many mammograms, two-and-a-half times the number of MRIs and 31% more Caesarean sections. This results in more being spent on technology in more locations. Another key part of the mix is that more people in the U.S. are treated by specialists, whose fees are higher than primary-care doctors, when the same types of treatments are done at the primary-care level in other countries. Specialists command higher pay, which drives the costs up in the U.S. for everyone.

5. Wages and Work Rules
Wages and staffing drive costs up in healthcare. Specialists are commanding high reimbursements and the overutilization of specialists through the current process of referral decision-making drives health costs even higher. The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform was the first step in fixing the problem; based on its 2013 report, the commission adopted 12 recommendations for changes to get control over physician pay. Now it is working with Congress to find a way to implement some of these recommendations.

6. Branding
“There is no such thing as a legitimate price for anything in healthcare,” says George Halvorson, the former chairman of health maintenance organization Kaiser Permanente. “Prices are made up depending on who the payer is.”


The Bottom Line
Most other developed countries control costs, in part, by having the government play a stronger role in negotiating prices for healthcare. Their healthcare systems don’t require the high administrative costs that drive up pricing in the U.S. As the global overseers of their country's systems, these governments have the ability to negotiate lower drug, medical equipment and hospital costs. They can influence the mix of treatments used and patients’ ability to go to specialists or seek more expensive treatments.

So far in the U.S., there has been a lack of political support for the government taking a larger role in controlling healthcare costs. The most recent legislation, the Affordable Care Act, focused on ensuring access to healthcare, but maintained the status quo to encourage competition among insurers and healthcare providers. This means there will be multiple payers for the services and less powerful control over negotiated pricing from providers of healthcare services.



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I took my daughter to get her arm looked at --she twisted it or something
the doctor could not have talked to us for more than 5 minutes
overall charge: $200
and the arm wasn't broken or anything....

Why don’t doctors and dentists post their prices? This industry needs to be regulated and modernized and integrated into how the private market works. Show us your prices. How come they don’t show us their prices for things they do?

Because people with (too much) insurance don't give a shit what their health care costs.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

It turns out that across the board, for all ages and family sizes, for HMO, PPO, and POS plans, premium increases averaged about 60 percent from 2013, the last year before ACA reforms took effect, to 2017. In same length of time preceding that, all groups experienced premium increases of less than 10 percent, and most age groups actually experienced premium decreases, on average.

Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

I saw this on Facebook:

Two nights ago my son was delivered via Caesarian section at Women’s Hospital in Vancouver by an amazing team: two surgeons, two nurses, one midwife, all women. It was an incredibly powerful, moving experience watching this group of highly skilled women help my wife bring another life into this world.

Our after-birth experience was also top-notch: care for mom, care for the baby, and extensive efforts to make sure we had all the skills, tools, and support we needed once we left the hospital.

Total cost to us: $0.

No worrying about whether we have coverage, or if our plan actually covers the procedure, or whether we’re going to have to argue with our provider to get the care we need, or about the size of our deductible, or whether there are co-pays or caps or hidden fees.

Just a “thank you, here’s your baby, come back and see us if you have any problems at all.”

Fellow Americans, as a US Citizen living in Canada, I’m here to testify about health care from the Great White North: you’re doing it wrong south of the border. My taxes in Canada are no higher than they were in the US, but this care is what I get for them here. Universal coverage can and does work, in Canada and all over the world.

Thank goodness she didn't have to get on a waiting list, like so many Canadians.
She could have been bringing the boy in for his 6 month check up......instead of having him in the hospital.

 

[sealybobo]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

It turns out that across the board, for all ages and family sizes, for HMO, PPO, and POS plans, premium increases averaged about 60 percent from 2013, the last year before ACA reforms took effect, to 2017. In same length of time preceding that, all groups experienced premium increases of less than 10 percent, and most age groups actually experienced premium decreases, on average.

Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

I saw this on Facebook:

Two nights ago my son was delivered via Caesarian section at Women’s Hospital in Vancouver by an amazing team: two surgeons, two nurses, one midwife, all women. It was an incredibly powerful, moving experience watching this group of highly skilled women help my wife bring another life into this world.

Our after-birth experience was also top-notch: care for mom, care for the baby, and extensive efforts to make sure we had all the skills, tools, and support we needed once we left the hospital.

Total cost to us: $0.

No worrying about whether we have coverage, or if our plan actually covers the procedure, or whether we’re going to have to argue with our provider to get the care we need, or about the size of our deductible, or whether there are co-pays or caps or hidden fees.

Just a “thank you, here’s your baby, come back and see us if you have any problems at all.”

Fellow Americans, as a US Citizen living in Canada, I’m here to testify about health care from the Great White North: you’re doing it wrong south of the border. My taxes in Canada are no higher than they were in the US, but this care is what I get for them here. Universal coverage can and does work, in Canada and all over the world.

Thank goodness she didn't have to get on a waiting list, like so many Canadians.
She could have been bringing the boy in for his 6 month check up......instead of having him in the hospital.

Oh brother. The bullshit lies from the right. The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

You are why the rich keep putting one over on the American people. You are so willing to swallow the rich's bullshit it's sad.

But you will argue every idea that might lower costs. Meanwhile, the GOP aren't doing shit to make healthcare affordable.

Just the fact you right away came at me with that bullshit about waiting lists. Pathetic really. Lame. Tired old lies.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

It turns out that across the board, for all ages and family sizes, for HMO, PPO, and POS plans, premium increases averaged about 60 percent from 2013, the last year before ACA reforms took effect, to 2017. In same length of time preceding that, all groups experienced premium increases of less than 10 percent, and most age groups actually experienced premium decreases, on average.

Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

I saw this on Facebook:

Two nights ago my son was delivered via Caesarian section at Women’s Hospital in Vancouver by an amazing team: two surgeons, two nurses, one midwife, all women. It was an incredibly powerful, moving experience watching this group of highly skilled women help my wife bring another life into this world.

Our after-birth experience was also top-notch: care for mom, care for the baby, and extensive efforts to make sure we had all the skills, tools, and support we needed once we left the hospital.

Total cost to us: $0.

No worrying about whether we have coverage, or if our plan actually covers the procedure, or whether we’re going to have to argue with our provider to get the care we need, or about the size of our deductible, or whether there are co-pays or caps or hidden fees.

Just a “thank you, here’s your baby, come back and see us if you have any problems at all.”

Fellow Americans, as a US Citizen living in Canada, I’m here to testify about health care from the Great White North: you’re doing it wrong south of the border. My taxes in Canada are no higher than they were in the US, but this care is what I get for them here. Universal coverage can and does work, in Canada and all over the world.

Thank goodness she didn't have to get on a waiting list, like so many Canadians.
She could have been bringing the boy in for his 6 month check up......instead of having him in the hospital.

Oh brother. The bullshit lies from the right. The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

You are why the rich keep putting one over on the American people. You are so willing to swallow the rich's bullshit it's sad.

But you will argue every idea that might lower costs. Meanwhile, the GOP aren't doing shit to make healthcare affordable.

Just the fact you right away came at me with that bullshit about waiting lists. Pathetic really. Lame. Tired old lies.

The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

They have less equipment. Older equipment. They have waiting lists. It's a fact.

 

[Tresha91203]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

It turns out that across the board, for all ages and family sizes, for HMO, PPO, and POS plans, premium increases averaged about 60 percent from 2013, the last year before ACA reforms took effect, to 2017. In same length of time preceding that, all groups experienced premium increases of less than 10 percent, and most age groups actually experienced premium decreases, on average.

Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

Curiously the article compares premiums but not the content of the plans. The ACA mandated a higher level of care than what was previously available and increased the number of people covered so it makes sense that premiums would go up. What I'd like to know, and can't tell from the article, is whether total, annual, family health costs increased under ACA. I'd also like to know if the health of Americans did better once more were insured and going to the doctor.

I lived in Canada. Taxes are higher. Salaries are comparable. Healthcare is good and pretty efficient in the belt, but deteriorates exponentially the further rural you go.

P.S. Don't ask for a napkin at a restaurant.

 

[sealybobo]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

It turns out that across the board, for all ages and family sizes, for HMO, PPO, and POS plans, premium increases averaged about 60 percent from 2013, the last year before ACA reforms took effect, to 2017. In same length of time preceding that, all groups experienced premium increases of less than 10 percent, and most age groups actually experienced premium decreases, on average.

Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

Curiously the article compares premiums but not the content of the plans. The ACA mandated a higher level of care than what was previously available and increased the number of people covered so it makes sense that premiums would go up. What I'd like to know, and can't tell from the article, is whether total, annual, family health costs increased under ACA. I'd also like to know if the health of Americans did better once more were insured and going to the doctor.

I lived in Canada. Taxes are higher. Salaries are comparable. Healthcare is good and pretty efficient in the belt, but deteriorates exponentially the further rural you go.

P.S. Don't ask for a napkin at a restaurant.

Same thing is happening in America

Rural America’s Childbirth Crisis: The Fight to Save Whitney Brown

 

[sealybobo]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

It turns out that across the board, for all ages and family sizes, for HMO, PPO, and POS plans, premium increases averaged about 60 percent from 2013, the last year before ACA reforms took effect, to 2017. In same length of time preceding that, all groups experienced premium increases of less than 10 percent, and most age groups actually experienced premium decreases, on average.

Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

I saw this on Facebook:

Two nights ago my son was delivered via Caesarian section at Women’s Hospital in Vancouver by an amazing team: two surgeons, two nurses, one midwife, all women. It was an incredibly powerful, moving experience watching this group of highly skilled women help my wife bring another life into this world.

Our after-birth experience was also top-notch: care for mom, care for the baby, and extensive efforts to make sure we had all the skills, tools, and support we needed once we left the hospital.

Total cost to us: $0.

No worrying about whether we have coverage, or if our plan actually covers the procedure, or whether we’re going to have to argue with our provider to get the care we need, or about the size of our deductible, or whether there are co-pays or caps or hidden fees.

Just a “thank you, here’s your baby, come back and see us if you have any problems at all.”

Fellow Americans, as a US Citizen living in Canada, I’m here to testify about health care from the Great White North: you’re doing it wrong south of the border. My taxes in Canada are no higher than they were in the US, but this care is what I get for them here. Universal coverage can and does work, in Canada and all over the world.

Thank goodness she didn't have to get on a waiting list, like so many Canadians.
She could have been bringing the boy in for his 6 month check up......instead of having him in the hospital.

Oh brother. The bullshit lies from the right. The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

You are why the rich keep putting one over on the American people. You are so willing to swallow the rich's bullshit it's sad.

But you will argue every idea that might lower costs. Meanwhile, the GOP aren't doing shit to make healthcare affordable.

Just the fact you right away came at me with that bullshit about waiting lists. Pathetic really. Lame. Tired old lies.

The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

They have less equipment. Older equipment. They have waiting lists. It's a fact.

So do we. My mom had lymphoma and they scheduled her to get her chemo started in 3 months. Imagine living with cancer spreading in your body for 3 months because your hospital's schedule is full. And they say, "oh it'll be ok". Mother fuckers.

You Americans are so ******* stupid I'm sorry but you have swallowed a load of bullshit from the Republicans about the rest of the world most of you have never even seen. Maybe that's why it's easy to lie to you and say the rest of the world sucks. I don't know how you do it. I know how Kim Jong is able to lie to his people but you Americans are free yet you are somehow in a bubble of ignorance.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

I saw this on Facebook:

Two nights ago my son was delivered via Caesarian section at Women’s Hospital in Vancouver by an amazing team: two surgeons, two nurses, one midwife, all women. It was an incredibly powerful, moving experience watching this group of highly skilled women help my wife bring another life into this world.

Our after-birth experience was also top-notch: care for mom, care for the baby, and extensive efforts to make sure we had all the skills, tools, and support we needed once we left the hospital.

Total cost to us: $0.

No worrying about whether we have coverage, or if our plan actually covers the procedure, or whether we’re going to have to argue with our provider to get the care we need, or about the size of our deductible, or whether there are co-pays or caps or hidden fees.

Just a “thank you, here’s your baby, come back and see us if you have any problems at all.”

Fellow Americans, as a US Citizen living in Canada, I’m here to testify about health care from the Great White North: you’re doing it wrong south of the border. My taxes in Canada are no higher than they were in the US, but this care is what I get for them here. Universal coverage can and does work, in Canada and all over the world.

Thank goodness she didn't have to get on a waiting list, like so many Canadians.
She could have been bringing the boy in for his 6 month check up......instead of having him in the hospital.

Oh brother. The bullshit lies from the right. The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

You are why the rich keep putting one over on the American people. You are so willing to swallow the rich's bullshit it's sad.

But you will argue every idea that might lower costs. Meanwhile, the GOP aren't doing shit to make healthcare affordable.

Just the fact you right away came at me with that bullshit about waiting lists. Pathetic really. Lame. Tired old lies.

The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

They have less equipment. Older equipment. They have waiting lists. It's a fact.

So do we. My mom had lymphoma and they scheduled her to get her chemo started in 3 months. Imagine living with cancer spreading in your body for 3 months because your hospital's schedule is full. And they say, "oh it'll be ok". Mother fuckers.

You Americans are so ******* stupid I'm sorry but you have swallowed a load of bullshit from the Republicans about the rest of the world most of you have never even seen. Maybe that's why it's easy to lie to you and say the rest of the world sucks. I don't know how you do it. I know how Kim Jong is able to lie to his people but you Americans are free yet you are somehow in a bubble of ignorance.

So do we.

And their waiting lists are longer and much more widespread.

 

[sealybobo]

I saw this on Facebook:

Two nights ago my son was delivered via Caesarian section at Women’s Hospital in Vancouver by an amazing team: two surgeons, two nurses, one midwife, all women. It was an incredibly powerful, moving experience watching this group of highly skilled women help my wife bring another life into this world.

Our after-birth experience was also top-notch: care for mom, care for the baby, and extensive efforts to make sure we had all the skills, tools, and support we needed once we left the hospital.

Total cost to us: $0.

No worrying about whether we have coverage, or if our plan actually covers the procedure, or whether we’re going to have to argue with our provider to get the care we need, or about the size of our deductible, or whether there are co-pays or caps or hidden fees.

Just a “thank you, here’s your baby, come back and see us if you have any problems at all.”

Fellow Americans, as a US Citizen living in Canada, I’m here to testify about health care from the Great White North: you’re doing it wrong south of the border. My taxes in Canada are no higher than they were in the US, but this care is what I get for them here. Universal coverage can and does work, in Canada and all over the world.

Thank goodness she didn't have to get on a waiting list, like so many Canadians.
She could have been bringing the boy in for his 6 month check up......instead of having him in the hospital.

Oh brother. The bullshit lies from the right. The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

You are why the rich keep putting one over on the American people. You are so willing to swallow the rich's bullshit it's sad.

But you will argue every idea that might lower costs. Meanwhile, the GOP aren't doing shit to make healthcare affordable.

Just the fact you right away came at me with that bullshit about waiting lists. Pathetic really. Lame. Tired old lies.

The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

They have less equipment. Older equipment. They have waiting lists. It's a fact.

So do we. My mom had lymphoma and they scheduled her to get her chemo started in 3 months. Imagine living with cancer spreading in your body for 3 months because your hospital's schedule is full. And they say, "oh it'll be ok". Mother fuckers.

You Americans are so ******* stupid I'm sorry but you have swallowed a load of bullshit from the Republicans about the rest of the world most of you have never even seen. Maybe that's why it's easy to lie to you and say the rest of the world sucks. I don't know how you do it. I know how Kim Jong is able to lie to his people but you Americans are free yet you are somehow in a bubble of ignorance.

So do we.

And their waiting lists are longer and much more widespread.

You just keep repeating a lie bro

5 Myths About Canadian Health Care

The wait times that Canada might experience are not caused by its being a single-payer system.

Our single-payer system, which is called Medicare (see above), manages not to have the “wait times” issue that Canada’s does. There must, therefore, be some other reason for the wait times. There is, of course.

Myth #5: Canada rations health care; the United States doesn’t.

This one’s a little bit tricky. The truth is, Canada may “ration” by making people wait for some things, but here in the United States we also “ration” — by cost.

So it's pretty pathetic when all you can come back with is, "yes we have waits but theirs are longer", when you don't even know that for sure. Are you just talking out of your ass?

Further, about a third of the Americans surveyed reported that, in the preceding year, they didn’t go to the doctor when sick, didn’t get recommended care when needed, didn’t fill a prescription or skipped doses of medications because of cost.

That's 1 in 3. Pretty bad.

Finally, about one in five of the Americans surveyed had struggled to pay or were unable to pay their medical bills in the preceding year. That was more than twice the percentage found in any of the other 10 countries.

And remember: We’re spending way more on health care than any other country, and for all that money we’re getting at best middling results.

So feel free to have a discussion about the relative merits of the U.S. and Canadian health care systems. Just stick to the facts.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Thank goodness she didn't have to get on a waiting list, like so many Canadians.
She could have been bringing the boy in for his 6 month check up......instead of having him in the hospital.

Oh brother. The bullshit lies from the right. The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

You are why the rich keep putting one over on the American people. You are so willing to swallow the rich's bullshit it's sad.

But you will argue every idea that might lower costs. Meanwhile, the GOP aren't doing shit to make healthcare affordable.

Just the fact you right away came at me with that bullshit about waiting lists. Pathetic really. Lame. Tired old lies.

The lie that they are on waiting lists to get life saving procedures.

They have less equipment. Older equipment. They have waiting lists. It's a fact.

So do we. My mom had lymphoma and they scheduled her to get her chemo started in 3 months. Imagine living with cancer spreading in your body for 3 months because your hospital's schedule is full. And they say, "oh it'll be ok". Mother fuckers.

You Americans are so ******* stupid I'm sorry but you have swallowed a load of bullshit from the Republicans about the rest of the world most of you have never even seen. Maybe that's why it's easy to lie to you and say the rest of the world sucks. I don't know how you do it. I know how Kim Jong is able to lie to his people but you Americans are free yet you are somehow in a bubble of ignorance.

So do we.

And their waiting lists are longer and much more widespread.

You just keep repeating a lie bro

5 Myths About Canadian Health Care

The wait times that Canada might experience are not caused by its being a single-payer system.

Our single-payer system, which is called Medicare (see above), manages not to have the “wait times” issue that Canada’s does. There must, therefore, be some other reason for the wait times. There is, of course.

Myth #5: Canada rations health care; the United States doesn’t.

This one’s a little bit tricky. The truth is, Canada may “ration” by making people wait for some things, but here in the United States we also “ration” — by cost.

So it's pretty pathetic when all you can come back with is, "yes we have waits but theirs are longer", when you don't even know that for sure. Are you just talking out of your ass?

Further, about a third of the Americans surveyed reported that, in the preceding year, they didn’t go to the doctor when sick, didn’t get recommended care when needed, didn’t fill a prescription or skipped doses of medications because of cost.

That's 1 in 3. Pretty bad.

Finally, about one in five of the Americans surveyed had struggled to pay or were unable to pay their medical bills in the preceding year. That was more than twice the percentage found in any of the other 10 countries.

And remember: We’re spending way more on health care than any other country, and for all that money we’re getting at best middling results.

So feel free to have a discussion about the relative merits of the U.S. and Canadian health care systems. Just stick to the facts.

In 1966, Canada implemented a single-payer health care system, which is also known as Medicare. Since then, as a country, Canadians have made a conscious decision to hold down costs. One of the ways they do that is by limiting supply, mostly for elective things, which can create wait times.

Elective things like x-rays and MRIs.

in the United States we also “ration” — by cost.

Darn the US, keeping the people from getting free stuff.



Starting at 10:09 is an interesting case.......

 

[Tax Man]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

It turns out that across the board, for all ages and family sizes, for HMO, PPO, and POS plans, premium increases averaged about 60 percent from 2013, the last year before ACA reforms took effect, to 2017. In same length of time preceding that, all groups experienced premium increases of less than 10 percent, and most age groups actually experienced premium decreases, on average.

Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

My insurance did not go up.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The average since 2013 flattened in comparison to the previous decade's increase.

 

[sealybobo]

The average since 2013 flattened in comparison to the previous decade's increase.

I told the Obama haters that but they wouldn't listen. Because the GOP insisted that the insurance giants got a seat at the table we had to negotiate with them. They said they needed a couple years to be able to jack up their prices until the pricing controls kicked in. Obama stupidly agreed and the insurance companies jacked up the prices while they could.

What Obama haters didn't realize is that the rates would have gone up with or without the ACA. And because of the ACA prices would stop increasing eventually. Or stop increasing so much.

I say we scrap the ACA. All those stupid ******* people who get free obamacare and didn't show up for Hillary don't deserve free healthacare.

 

[sealybobo]

The average since 2013 flattened in comparison to the previous decade's increase.

I can't remember the number but from 2000-2008 the costs of insurance went up something like 300%.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Why don’t doctors and dentists post their prices? This industry needs to be regulated and modernized and integrated into how the private market works. Show us your prices. How come they don’t show us their prices for things they do?

Because doctors can do thousands of different combinations of things. Imagine the size of that chart:

Broken arm:
2 broken arms:
Broken arm, broken leg:
Broken arm, sprained ankle, twisted toe:
Broken leg, broken nose:

The list would never end.

 

[dblack]

The average since 2013 flattened in comparison to the previous decade's increase.

I told the Obama haters that but they wouldn't listen. Because the GOP insisted that the insurance giants got a seat at the table we had to negotiate with them. ...

Listen, I wouldn't defend Republicans with at ten foot pole, but this is sheer bullshit. The only people responsible for passing ACA were the reps who voted for it - and all of them were Democrats.

I say we scrap the ACA. All those stupid ******* people who get free obamacare and didn't show up for Hillary don't deserve free healthacare.

Agreed.

 

[debbiedowner]

You would think Highmark could lower your premiums a tad, if there is another double digit rate increase next year you all should scream to HHS and respective state office of insurance regulation.

Highmark Health posts $1.1 billion in income and points to ACA business among the reasons

 

[dblack]

You would think Highmark could lower your premiums a tad, if there is another double digit rate increase next year you all should scream to HHS and respective state office of insurance regulation.

LOL

 

[debbiedowner]

You would think Highmark could lower your premiums a tad, if there is another double digit rate increase next year you all should scream to HHS and respective state office of insurance regulation.

LOL

But in all fairness to the company they made more due to some insurance companies pulling out and taking their lion's share. I guess you didn't see the sarcasm, they ain't giving no rate decrease no matter who you scream to. LOL

 

[deanrd]

An average of 60% increase in premiums across the board after the ACA was passed does not sound very ‘affordable’ to me.

It turns out that across the board, for all ages and family sizes, for HMO, PPO, and POS plans, premium increases averaged about 60 percent from 2013, the last year before ACA reforms took effect, to 2017. In same length of time preceding that, all groups experienced premium increases of less than 10 percent, and most age groups actually experienced premium decreases, on average.

Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums

When you say "millions more got covered" in an affordable way under the current system. The typical right winger says, 'why should I care? I don't know those people.' The typical right winger whose life was saved by having Obamacare says, screw that black guy, it was GAWD who saved my ass.