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16. What subsidy?

Reply to Grey Lemercier (Reply #14)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 06:45 PM

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Obama Administration Confirms Double-digit Premium Hikes [View all] Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 OP

subsidies will pick up the difference nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #1

Subsidies help snpsmom Oct 2016 #2

How are the subsidies funded? manicdem Oct 2016 #3

We borrow money Travis_0004 Oct 2016 #21

If enough people get them, yes. There is a provision in the law linking Yo_Mama Oct 2016 #50

No they won't. strategery blunder Oct 2016 #10

the Medicaid gap is a big problem. geek tragedy Oct 2016 #13

Subsidies seem to be almost (if not completely) exclusively income-linked. strategery blunder Oct 2016 #23

I thought post-subsidy cost was pegged geek tragedy Oct 2016 #25

That's not what happened when I received my ACA notice last year. strategery blunder Oct 2016 #33

No they won't for many people. Leontius Oct 2016 #44

For most, they won't pick up all the difference, for about 20%, none. Yo_Mama Oct 2016 #49

The reason why the lack of competition hurts so badly is the subsidies. Yo_Mama Oct 2016 #51

They're just asking for a public option TexasBushwhacker Oct 2016 #4

And gas prices "go up" when a hurricane evacuation is announced.... ehrnst Oct 2016 #5

Does this prove that a for-profit healthcare system will never be cost efficient? procon Oct 2016 #6

Everything's supposed to make a profit. Igel Oct 2016 #30

What a bunch of gibberish. ronnie624 Oct 2016 #35

^^^This^^^ ProfessorGAC Oct 2016 #43

The only thing clear about the post ronnie624 Oct 2016 #45

+1, You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves in to harun Oct 2016 #47

Your post is what happens when one fails to take any sociology courses in college... LanternWaste Oct 2016 #48

The US health care system makes a profit opportunity out of denial of care. guillaumeb Oct 2016 #52

United Health Care is cutting me off as of Jan. 1 Botany Oct 2016 #7

I just got a letter projecting my costs to increase $3,600 next year. Throd Oct 2016 #8

Is that a post-subsidy increase? Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #14

What subsidy? Throd Oct 2016 #16

some of the commenters are saying that some of the increases will be offset by increased subsidies Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #18

My premium went up over $150/mo, but my subsidy didn't change. catbyte Oct 2016 #29

The next obvious step is a public option low overhead Medicare plan austinlw Oct 2016 #9

I support public option, but don't expect premiums to be much lower. Part B premiums increase 22% Hoyt Oct 2016 #15

well isn't that special Skittles Oct 2016 #11

When the fuck will >WE< have a say in it? Plucketeer Oct 2016 #12

I don't mean any disrespect but.... llmart Oct 2016 #42

I'm 71, on Medicare and buying supplemental ins like you are Plucketeer Oct 2016 #46

Can vadermike Oct 2016 #17

My argument all along about the ACA was that when the rates and other costs really kicked in, and Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #19

What if it is run like the VA? Throd Oct 2016 #20

Model it after the best EU countries' systems, such as France, Norway, Germany, Sweden, etc Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #22

Some of those countries don't have single payer rebecca_herman Oct 2016 #38

yes, I know they all are not single payer systems Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #40

How we fixit - James48 Oct 2016 #24

Need to balance it out. manicdem Oct 2016 #37

The president does not raise the premiums shenmue Oct 2016 #26

no one claimed he does....... nt Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #27

I got my premium notice from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan--went up from $191 to $358. catbyte Oct 2016 #28

Mine is going to go up about $30 per paycheck, christx30 Oct 2016 #31

If we get control of the Senate, the first priority would be the SC. We barely made it through with still_one Oct 2016 #32

CAREFUL! Lots of misleading information surrounds health care. Festivito Oct 2016 #34

Thank you for putting it in perspective. nt SunSeeker Oct 2016 #39

Single payer is the only way.. humbled_opinion Oct 2016 #36

The insurance companies are extracting their profits GreydeeThos Oct 2016 #41

This will be like them raising the tax from 4% to 7% in a single payer system... cbdo2007 Oct 2016 #53

The single greatest cause of increases was when House Republicans did not fund the "risk corridors" Gary S Feb 2017 #54