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treestar

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3. It will be great when we can get rid of insurance companies

Reply to penultimate (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2014, 11:03 AM

Mar 2014

at least for basic care (I understand well off people can get private insurance in places where they have single payer and get better treatment than us proles - well, they have to show off somehow).

When we marginalize Republicans, that will be possible.

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My premium is about $100/mo higher with a plan I got from the ACA [View all] penultimate Mar 2014 OP

I hope you have your flame retardant suit on Glitterati Mar 2014 #1

Really? I didn't think I was being negative at all penultimate Mar 2014 #2

Why, of course you're not being negative Glitterati Mar 2014 #4

I don't think anyone here objects to a TRUTHFUL OP like this one. Walk away Mar 2014 #32

I don't see that you are being negative at all. Quess someone either didn't read your post or lumpy Mar 2014 #31

It will be great when we can get rid of insurance companies treestar Mar 2014 #3

Did you see where larger hospital chains are cutting out the middleman (insurance companies)? joeglow3 Mar 2014 #6

Yep, the ACA provides incentives for hospitals and physicians groups to set up their own insurance Hoyt Mar 2014 #26

Even if we had single payer, the insurance companies will still manage cbdo2007 Mar 2014 #13

I agree. BKH70041 Mar 2014 #15

Except the law is designed to prop-up the insurance corporations Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #23

If they go belly up, that would not work, would it? treestar Mar 2014 #29

I have the same issue and understand what you are saying. peace13 Mar 2014 #5

I couldn't imagine paying $900/mo for insurance penultimate Mar 2014 #10

No that is just for one person. peace13 Mar 2014 #20

Or if you hit a max amout of services......one thing my stupid plan had. a kennedy Mar 2014 #7

I had insurance plans offered to me that had max payouts of $100,000 penultimate Mar 2014 #11

Same thing happened to a friend Freddie Mar 2014 #8

I had bypass surgery (6) Keefer Mar 2014 #12

Were you continuously insured? Glitterati Mar 2014 #14

As a small business they simply doubled the rates until you could not afford the insurance. peace13 Mar 2014 #21

Individual plans (not employer) had the pre-existing condition thing Freddie Mar 2014 #17

Ummm. I'm sorry but you're wrong Glitterati Mar 2014 #19

You're right Freddie Mar 2014 #24

AMEN Glitterati Mar 2014 #25

During congressional hearings Notafraidtoo Mar 2014 #36

"but I see how the insurance mandate can be viewed as a form of tax." Bandit Mar 2014 #9

PROOF: Medicare overhead is 3%, but private ins co's 20% overhead (w/o ACA it was much more) ErikJ Mar 2014 #16

Yes premiums have gone up for a few people. But on average more premiums have gone down. totodeinhere Mar 2014 #18

WE need to focus on those out there who are still paying the full load. peace13 Mar 2014 #22

Oh yes. This is only a start. There remains a lot of work to do and hopefully totodeinhere Mar 2014 #30

Here is an example. peace13 Mar 2014 #33

It probably would have been impossible to write the ACA so that at least some people totodeinhere Mar 2014 #34

Thanks for being so honest. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #27

In a weird way I think your post exemplifies the problem booley Mar 2014 #28

You're paying more and you're getting more, as you are aware. pnwmom Mar 2014 #35