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4. Indeed - they never went up before

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 06:19 PM

Jun 2016

I wonder, though, how much better the ACA would work if we had had a functional Congress during the last six years. Every big piece of legislation requires tweaking and adjustment, but the ACA is hobbling along in its original form minus a couple of important pieces shot off by Republican malcontents who don't want it to work.

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More bad news for Republicans: The Affordable Care Act is working great [View all] gratuitous Jun 2016 OP

It would be awesome, if my premiums stopped going UP every damn year. onecaliberal Jun 2016 #1

Mine too but I understand its working great for the greater vs the few uponit7771 Jun 2016 #2

Ya wanna know why? It is because their profits have a cap in place. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #3

"medical care before a problem develops" scscholar Jun 2016 #5

Pre-existing conditions cannot keep you from getting insurance or make it more expensive Freddie Jun 2016 #8

Indeed - they never went up before gratuitous Jun 2016 #4

Roughly 5% per year the last decade, vs 10% per year the decade before bhikkhu Jun 2016 #6

They definitely went up before ACA too, but it seems like we're onecaliberal Jun 2016 #9

We would be facing bankruptcy without the ACA central scrutinizer Jun 2016 #7

Pre-existing conditions may not be important to those who has not experienced a problem, Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #10

While LWolf Jun 2016 #11