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kelliekat44

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25. Somehow I think this should be reported to the health insurance police...whoever they are.

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 08:22 PM

Nov 2013

The fees sound suspicious. Looks like they are trying to blame the ACA for doing something they have been doing for decades....raising premiums and providing less. The Feds do a huge business with BC/BS. Maybe they should push to do that business with a different for-profit organization?

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Just Got A Letter From Blue Cross/Blue Shield Indicating An Adjustment In My Premium..... [View all] global1 Nov 2013 OP

I am sorry but a BI-MONTHY premium makes absolutely no sense. That is over 80K per year!!!!! lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #1

BC/BS Definition Of Bi-Monthly Is Every Two Months.... global1 Nov 2013 #6

agreed. I just though it meant every 2 weeks. Thanks lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #8

Wow, sounds like the ACA will save you a ton on your health insurance! cbdo2007 Nov 2013 #2

Lots of people must be getting those letters. annabanana Nov 2013 #3

SHOCKED that for profit BC/BS would CHOOSE to elfin Nov 2013 #4

How do you know that this was one of the for profit Blue Cross companies? Just wondering. WillowTree Nov 2013 #28

Thought they all went for profit in the late'90s elfin Nov 2013 #31

Bi-montlhly? SheilaT Nov 2013 #5

BC/BS Definition Of Bi-Monthly Is Every Two Months.... global1 Nov 2013 #10

Thank you for informing me. SheilaT Nov 2013 #30

I think you're thinking of SEMI-monthly. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2013 #16

Biennially means every other year...biannually and semiannually are synonyms for 2x/year. n/t Chan790 Nov 2013 #21

Your premiums were $80,000 a year? DesMoinesDem Nov 2013 #7

BC/BS Definition Of Bi-Monthly Is Every Two Months.... global1 Nov 2013 #9

I'm curious about that Medicare supplement plan. enough Nov 2013 #11

I Went Back And Checked My Premiums - Here They Are.... global1 Nov 2013 #12

Thanks for taking the time to reply, and also to everyone else who weighed in on this. (nt) enough Nov 2013 #23

Me too. We had a big party to celebrate the year my husband and I turned 65. enough Nov 2013 #24

I am paying less than that. DURHAM D Nov 2013 #13

I only signed up for A & B HockeyMom Nov 2013 #14

So you plan to pay the 20% difference and deductibles for A & B out of pocket DURHAM D Nov 2013 #15

I am paying $105 per month for Plans A & B. RebelOne Nov 2013 #17

I was told that the year, not the month, HockeyMom Nov 2013 #18

That is correct - the year not the month you reach full retirement age. DURHAM D Nov 2013 #19

Anti-ACA threads are counterproductive and should be ignored. gulliver Nov 2013 #20

This is by no means an anti ACA thread. This is a pro-Medicare thread by a person enough Nov 2013 #22

Please, Please Don't Take This Thread As Anti-ACA...... global1 Nov 2013 #27

Somehow I think this should be reported to the health insurance police...whoever they are. kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #25

send a copy of the letter to your State Insurance Commissioner ZRT2209 Nov 2013 #26

the ACA really chaps their gold-digging hides Skittles Nov 2013 #29