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tridim

(45,358 posts) Wed Jul 24, 2013, 06:01 PM Jul 2013

Wow! My insurance company just sent me another refund check! [View all]

The second check in three weeks, for a total refund of slightly over $200.

Damn you Obamacare!

These refund checks are going out to most insured people in the country thanks to the ACA's 80/20 rule, and still the GOP wants to repeal it. Good luck with that, GOP.

The ACA is going to be a huge asset for us in 2014. It's a pure winner.

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Wow! My insurance company just sent me another refund check! [View all] tridim Jul 2013 OP

The GOP doesn't want the middle class to get refunds liberal N proud Jul 2013 #1

I'd love to see them debate that point. What can they say, really? tridim Jul 2013 #2

Exactly - TBF Jul 2013 #44

I'm not the wealthy. LWolf Jul 2013 #52

my insurance company (Kaiser) just sent a notice of a rate increase. nt msongs Jul 2013 #3

Change to an insurer that is following the law. nt tridim Jul 2013 #5

Most people are stuck with what they get at work. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #7

Drop out of the company plan and get an individual plan. You will likely save money. tridim Jul 2013 #17

Not if the company pays most of it on their plan and nothing if you get your own. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #26

If the company is paying most of it why do you care? Recursion Jul 2013 #35

Yeah, our rates doubled. KatyaR Jul 2013 #11

Of course they did... LanternWaste Jul 2013 #20

THANKS OBAMA! AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #4

so you won the lottery. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #6

No, my insurance premium went down. nt tridim Jul 2013 #12

I imagine a refund and a lottery are rather difficult for many people to differentiate. LanternWaste Jul 2013 #21

Might as well be a gamble if for every person that gets a refund, many do not. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #27

"Many do not", based on what? tridim Jul 2013 #37

Based on no one I know and I know quite a few people. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #41

Happy for those who received a check (s). bigwillq Jul 2013 #8

Ditto. City Lights Jul 2013 #24

Me too!! bigwillq Jul 2013 #25

No refund check for me... onpatrol98 Jul 2013 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jul 2013 #54

that's substantial bucks, tridim.. Cha Jul 2013 #9

Mine has not. Llewlladdwr Jul 2013 #10

Call your insurance company and ask when they plan to follow the 80/20 law. tridim Jul 2013 #14

Pretty sure BCBS follows the law. nt Llewlladdwr Jul 2013 #18

Not everyone will receive a 80/20 payment (nt) bigwillq Jul 2013 #19

I guess all the moral insurance companies won't need to send out checks. tridim Jul 2013 #22

MORAL insurance companies? hobbit709 Jul 2013 #42

That was my point, genius. tridim Jul 2013 #43

Even with the ACA they ain't MORAL hobbit709 Jul 2013 #46

They are all bound by the 80/20 law, the law is moral regardless of the ins. company. tridim Jul 2013 #47

The law is moral-since when? hobbit709 Jul 2013 #48

Obviously you haven't listened to a word I've said about the 80/20 law. tridim Jul 2013 #49

What the law says and the insurance companies do are not the same. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #51

That means that those folks insurance companies are spending at least 80% of premiums on health care stevenleser Jul 2013 #33

Yes (nt) bigwillq Jul 2013 #40

we dont get them, our employer keeps them Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #13

That sucks. I went individual and saved money, and then got a refund. tridim Jul 2013 #15

don't you know you should sacrifice your refunds for single payer? Whisp Jul 2013 #16

I too blame Obama! Scurrilous Jul 2013 #23

Woo hoo! I had to borrow money from my mother-in-law to pay our medical bills. progressoid Jul 2013 #28

Why do people keep paying their insurance companies for "shitty coverage"? tridim Jul 2013 #30

I have shopped around, thank you very much. progressoid Jul 2013 #34

Competition will provide better and cheaper service. Econ 101. tridim Jul 2013 #36

I'm not ignoring the new law. progressoid Jul 2013 #39

My insurer isn't screwing me, they are following the law and sending out refunds. tridim Jul 2013 #45

Actually, I am interested. progressoid Jul 2013 #56

Wow! Our rates went up 45% this year and we got a check for $3 CrawlingChaos Jul 2013 #29

A few questions... Bradical79 Jul 2013 #31

. tridim Jul 2013 #32

Just to clear up Sgent Jul 2013 #38

I've never gotten a refund check rl6214 Jul 2013 #50

If you have insurance and your insurance company follows the law, you will. nt tridim Jul 2013 #55