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GreydeeThos

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41. The insurance companies are extracting their profits

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 05:34 AM

Oct 2016

For profit insurance will never meet the sprit of Obama care. They are showing their true motives by keeping prices at the maximum the market will bear. If the Government steps in with subsidies (which only guarantee company profit), the situation does not get any better because the prices will remain high for the people who can pay.

The solution is clear:

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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