So, just got the wonderful news for next year- my mandated health insurance up more than 50%

[Hydra]

Isn't it past time for a public option or single payer?

[SickOfTheOnePct]

1. Mine is up 11%

Which is not bad at all...50%...wow...my sympathies, seriously.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. It's been past time for many decades. nt

[2naSalit]

3. Way past. nt

[GP6971]

4. I would say long overdue

Mandated by who?

[Hydra]

6. IRS n/t

[Fred Sanders]

5. Before subsidies? What is being "mandated"? Did you like the old unregulated system better?

Some Bronze plans, mandated to not be junk, replacing the useless junk plans of the bad old days, went to $75 dollars from $50 a month...is that your "50%" increase?

[Hydra]

7. Before subsidies

My side of the payment more than doubled. I couldn't afford insurance before, and now I have to choose to pay this or pay the fine I can't afford either. Awesome system. Be sure to thank your people for me.

[Fred Sanders]

8. Tens of millions newly insured have already thanked Obama, but thanks for the suggestion.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

9. What are the actual costs (dollars, not percentages) you're dealing with?

[Hydra]

12. $220 ---> $340 - $133

[B Calm]

20. Have you looked at other plans?

[nationalize the fed]

10. Too bad this guy wasn't serious

or this guy

They know most Americans have the memory retention of a gnat.

This guy mouthed off- then he was fired

And the Democrat that had SINGLE PAYER ADVOCATES ARRESTED is now the US Ambassador to China, trying to further help what is left of the middle class.

No stinking Deductibles for Max the Single Payer Slayer!

[Octafish]

16. It was a great selling point.

Guess it wasn't set in stone after all, like jailing banksters and warmongers.

[VMA131Marine]

11. This thread is useless without actual numbers.

How much is your current policy?
How much will the new one be?
Are you getting a tax credit to subsidize the cost?
Has your credit changed since last year? How much?

Without details, your claim of a 50% increase has no context to determine if it's a legitimate complaint.

[MiniMe]

13. Mine is up about 30%. Ugh

[REP]

14. Mine will go from $100 to $105 plus however much Medicare is

Yes, single payer would be fantastic. I hope the ACA is a step on that path.

[Hydra]

17. I'm sure she is...

And on the News Hour tonight, they featured people who were being screwed by the program, and what the Obama Admin was doing to help. The answer: not a whole lot.

[GoneFishin]

18. She is going to tell the health insurance companies to "cut it out". That'll learn them!

[milestogo]

19. Mine is down a few dollars.

[CreekDog]

21. how much is your subsidy this year versus next?

and how much is the unsubsidized cost of the policy this year versus next?

is the assumption your income will increase next year?

[Hydra]

22. Subsidy is projected as same

As posted further up, my premium is going from $220 to $340 per month. Even with the subsidy it will be more than 10% of my pretax income, and I have a disabled dependent.

We're being priced out of existence. That money will have to come out of our food and medicine budget unless I get a raise or a better job. Gotta love living on luck...

[Monk06]

23. It was proven in Canada that you can never have affordable universal healthcare as long as insurance

companies are allowed to sell primary healthcare insurance.

It is an essential part of the claims based business model to deny claims. That is how they make their money.

Premium based single payer is the only way to go