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Orsino

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13. I'm reading up on an old concept called "regulation."

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 04:27 PM

Jan 2014

Apparently, it was once pretty effective.

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STUDY: Average Obamacare Plans Are Cheaper Than Employer-Sponsored Ones [View all] ProSense Jan 2014 OP

Big Fat K & R Now, if the main stream media would only publish this.............nt okaawhatever Jan 2014 #1

They have one-off fake anecdotal stories to sell underpants Jan 2014 #2

More Sads For the Obamacare Dead-Enders ProSense Jan 2014 #3

Meltdown, you mean like the wicked witch in Wizard of Oz? nt okaawhatever Jan 2014 #4

May I just say ProSense Jan 2014 #6

Yeah, that's pretty much why Fox News is back to blathering about Benghazi these days. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #12

Not a peep Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #33

Or 'Bridge-ghazi' as they call it (when they actually DO talk about it). nt TrollBuster9090 Feb 2014 #36

Friggin' Kick and Rec! riqster Jan 2014 #5

I looked into it and the "bronze" coverage offered to me was shitty high-deductible non-insurance & Erose999 Jan 2014 #7

As some practical advice... ConservativeDemocrat Jan 2014 #8

However SHRED Jan 2014 #9

Yeah, but maybe they're cheaper because they don't cover the same things! Maybe they're JUNK PLANS TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #10

I would take some issue with the notion that the plan is cheaper if the only reason it is cheaper dsc Jan 2014 #11

I'm reading up on an old concept called "regulation." Orsino Jan 2014 #13

It's true for me Thav Jan 2014 #14

K&R sheshe2 Jan 2014 #15

Kick! n/t ProSense Jan 2014 #16

K&R freshwest Jan 2014 #17

Ummmm...... Coyote_Bandit Feb 2014 #18

That maybe, but ProSense Feb 2014 #19

Constitutional law issues Coyote_Bandit Feb 2014 #20

It was a SCOTUS decision that gave them cover to opt out. n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #21

But there have not been cases Coyote_Bandit Feb 2014 #24

You could ProSense Feb 2014 #26

Well, actually LynnTTT Feb 2014 #37

Could employers be jacking up the cost to employees and blaming it on Obama? B Calm Feb 2014 #22

soul sickening, isn't it? K&R Whisp Feb 2014 #23

+1 Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #34

Whoopie. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #25

If you're ProSense Feb 2014 #27

And I offered you the exception. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #28

I'm not ProSense Feb 2014 #30

So true. There is a combination of three devices used here by those criticizing ACA. stevenleser Feb 2014 #32

When it comes to ProSense Feb 2014 #35

You won't use the free checkups you now get with ACA insurance? I strongly suggest you reconsider. stevenleser Feb 2014 #29

My employer-based plan is twice as expensive as an equivalent private individual policy. tridim Feb 2014 #31

I have this strong sense that the employer based plans are going the way of the dinosaur CTyankee Feb 2014 #38

From what I have researched and read.... cynzke Feb 2014 #40

I guess my larger point is that a strong case can be made to republicans that the ACA CTyankee Feb 2014 #41

Most jobs around here no benefits greymattermom Feb 2014 #39