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glinda

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22. Hey Now they lowered it about $40. hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa

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Wed Sep 18, 2013, 12:20 AM

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My Health Insurance Company bcBS just informed me my rates are going up due [View all] glinda Aug 2013 OP

mine went up too, Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #1

Don't care what their reason is. I cannot afford it now. glinda Aug 2013 #2

mine is non profit Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Roselma Sep 2013 #36

can u drop company coverage and get your own on an exchange? nt msongs Aug 2013 #3

My insurance is not from any company. I private pay...barely. This sucks. glinda Aug 2013 #6

In a word, no JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #8

My brother who lives up in Brainard is on Cobra from a job he got laid off from. scooter rider Aug 2013 #5

Something does not sound right about $2500 per month, even if he is looking at Platinum Hoyt Sep 2013 #26

Think about all the middlemen and paper pushers that need an annual two digit raise... the_sly_pig Aug 2013 #7

You do realize that insurance companies PAY for health care. JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #9

If this is supposed to help people afford Insurance it is not glinda Aug 2013 #10

I'm hoping to point out who the culprit is. JayhawkSD Sep 2013 #11

Right. dflprincess Sep 2013 #12

Like this, you mean? hermetic Sep 2013 #13

Fine, take the insurance companies away JayhawkSD Sep 2013 #14

We replace the insurance companies with a single payer system dflprincess Sep 2013 #15

+1 glinda Sep 2013 #16

That fails to explain our health care expense JayhawkSD Sep 2013 #17

"If health insurance is so hateful, why did the great Democratic Congress decide to make every dflprincess Sep 2013 #18

I was going to ask that last part but refrained.... glinda Sep 2013 #20

actually blaming Doctors themselves isn't entirely accurate azurnoir Sep 2013 #24

that`s why i love medicare madrchsod Sep 2013 #31

I wonder how they know this dflprincess Sep 2013 #19

They have raised my Insurance sometimes twice in one year. glinda Sep 2013 #21

The Affordable Care Act is a convenient scapegoat. drm604 Sep 2013 #29

bcbs was`t paying my hospital bill madrchsod Sep 2013 #32

Tell Blue Cross you'll be filing a complaint with the Commerce Commissioner and the Attorney General dflprincess Sep 2013 #38

Hey Now they lowered it about $40. hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa glinda Sep 2013 #22

Interesting dflprincess Sep 2013 #23

Confusing and I have no trust with them. glinda Sep 2013 #25

the school i work for today said..... chillfactor Sep 2013 #27

My employer sent the same information out this week as well dflprincess Sep 2013 #30

no insurance rates are going up because of ACA.... chillfactor Sep 2013 #28

Actually, no one knows yet. RC Sep 2013 #33

they can con all they want..... chillfactor Sep 2013 #34

Only because The ACA is not the panacea people here seem to think it is. RC Sep 2013 #37

Blaming the Affordable Care Act is total bullshit. SheilaT Sep 2013 #35

"insurance companies now must spend 80% of the premiums on actual health care claims...." progree Sep 2013 #39

The nonprofits operating in Minnesota dflprincess Sep 2013 #40