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Prairie Gates

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10. Now, let's say you have employer health insurance

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 03:21 PM

Oct 2025

I just took a look at my open enrollment. Hoo wee. With millions of people about to abandon the plans, who do you think that's going to fall on? Part of the ACA was always to subsidize the actual insurance companies (which is why it is bad legislation, ultimately, relative to a single-payer system); that goes away, too. Are they going to eat the loss, or pass it on to employers and employees? They're already passing it on is the answer. And expect it to balloon in the 2026 open enrollment period if this doesn't get sorted.

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The Biggest Health-Care Price Spike in Decades Is Imminent -- And the Media Is Ignoring It [View all] B.See Oct 2025 OP

It really doesn't matter whether or not the media reports Faux pas Oct 2025 #1

Don't know what media you watch, but it's over everything I watch and read. Right this moment SNAP is a bigger deal, but Silent Type Oct 2025 #2

It's the title of the article. I've B.See Oct 2025 #4

It damn sure isn't being blanketed over all media like inflation and """crime""" were in recent years. W_HAMILTON Oct 2025 #9

Health care and health insurance are not the same thing and should not be used as interchangeable terms AZJonnie Oct 2025 #3

The Mediaite article I linked above B.See Oct 2025 #5

It's fine, it's just pet peeve I'm whinging about like I always do AZJonnie Oct 2025 #8

No problem. And, too B.See Oct 2025 #17

Most people get insurance through employers leftstreet Oct 2025 #6

I agree, but there are already substantial increases this year and certainly ballooning premiums next year Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #11

Yep, increases every year n/t leftstreet Oct 2025 #12

This year's increase is bigger than usual, maybe just for me Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #14

Politico, the NYT, WaPo, broadcast network news etc are all tools of the regime. BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #7

I know what NYT is, but this particular article SUPPORTS B.See Oct 2025 #13

They all suck IMO but thanks for the clarification. BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #18

Now, let's say you have employer health insurance Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #10

If it's "unaffordable," you go to the markets leftstreet Oct 2025 #15

Sounds like both employers and markets/ACA will be unaffordable Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #16

Mine is going from $194 to $1,200 in 2026 BigmanPigman Oct 2025 #19

That's pretty much confirming what the article is stating. B.See Nov 2025 #20

Team tRump are sadists (especially Miller). BigmanPigman Nov 2025 #21

The US corp "media" Needs to be CANCELLED.. Cha Nov 2025 #22

There are certainly a number of them B.See Nov 2025 #23

Good on David Muir and World News Cha Nov 2025 #24