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Zorra

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26. Let's get universal public healthcare done and force these killers

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 11:08 PM

Mar 2013

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Health Insurers Warn on Premiums [View all] dkf Mar 2013 OP

sounds kinda like a conspiracy to fix prices does it not? some well placed threats from the Feds msongs Mar 2013 #1

I suspect that number could be correct for new policies for now uninsured with existing conditions HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #2

Health Insurers Threaten To Increase Premiums, Even As Profits Soar ProSense Mar 2013 #3

The problem with setting a profit margin is increasing the costs increases the profit. dkf Mar 2013 #5

You clearly ProSense Mar 2013 #8

Costs are rising...could it be because there is no longer an incentive to keep them down? dkf Mar 2013 #15

Wait ProSense Mar 2013 #18

That is supposed to be part of the role of insurers, to negotiate prices with providers. dkf Mar 2013 #21

That makes no sense. ProSense Mar 2013 #22

They made a bad system worse because they land up incentivizing the wrong thing. dkf Mar 2013 #23

Nonsense. ProSense Mar 2013 #27

Well we will see what happens to premiums and if things will be as rosy as you have promised. dkf Mar 2013 #29

Oh please, ProSense Mar 2013 #31

I'm not even for medicare for all because that isn't enough of a change. dkf Mar 2013 #33

So ProSense Mar 2013 #35

Well if you are going to use all your political capital you might as well improve things. dkf Mar 2013 #36

I suppose ProSense Mar 2013 #38

The ACA was probably part of it. Igel Mar 2013 #42

So The Companies Will Put Themselves Out Of Business, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2013 #4

So people go without healthcare and get taxed? dkf Mar 2013 #6

The Long-Term Goal, Ma'am, is To Break the Private Insurance Companies The Magistrate Mar 2013 #7

So why pass anything? Was it to accelerate costs faster? dkf Mar 2013 #10

At This Point, Ma'am, This Is Just Gougers Making Noise The Magistrate Mar 2013 #16

Yet the Government mandates we buy this product. Argh dkf Mar 2013 #17

The People Who Own The Legislature, Ma'am, Want Something Else The Magistrate Mar 2013 #28

Well if they meant for healthcare to take over our pocketbooks then they should be happy. dkf Mar 2013 #30

Jump. you fuckers, jump. bluedigger Mar 2013 #9

We'll see soon enough. If it's a big clusterf**k, costlier to most, Skip Intro Mar 2013 #11

For what it's worth I start Medicare next month and was told by an doc03 Mar 2013 #12

As planned. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2013 #13

That's pretty cynical. dkf Mar 2013 #19

What can I say - I am a liberal Ruby the Liberal Mar 2013 #39

Every single Health Insurance executive can kiss my lilly white ass. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #14

I wonder what it's like to go to work every day Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #20

Interesting. I posted a letter from my insurer Horse with no Name Mar 2013 #24

The health insurance companies are the liars. ProSense Mar 2013 #32

What did it say? dkf Mar 2013 #34

First of all...our premiums doubled this year Horse with no Name Mar 2013 #37

Wow. dkf Mar 2013 #43

Yeah and the thing is Horse with no Name Mar 2013 #44

Of course premiums are going to go up. Zax2me Mar 2013 #25

Let's get universal public healthcare done and force these killers Zorra Mar 2013 #26

The US has a health care cost problem, too many fingers in a pie which does not Thinkingabout Mar 2013 #40

kick Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #41