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Still a Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:46 PM Original message |
Obama administration to require health insurance companies to justify any increases of 10% or more |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. 38% for me this year. |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wow....who would unrec this one? |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. some asshole with plenty of cash, apparently.... |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. Expect to see 9.9% increases in premiums then! n/t |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Should have been set at the inflation rate |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 07:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. That was |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. better make it retroactive or this legislation is useless |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Justify to whom? And are there any penalties or enforcement? |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Apparently, if they increase rates above 10% per year, |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Actually it will DQ them from being in the exchange starting in 2014. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Actually, it says if they are found to repeatedly do this-- meaning at least two years-- |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. I guess right now they're scrambling to raise them before the end of this year. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. With no definition of "unreasonable" rate increases, and no guaranteed punishment for intstituting |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Too bad it's starting next year |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Who cares? |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. If you fall for this one, you're not thinking clearly. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. So 10% a year x 3 years = screwing those that can afford it 30% more by 2014. |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. 33.1% more. |
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mrdmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. Increases in Insurance Rates need to be pin to the Cost of Living increases |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
19. 10%??? How long can even that go and many workers still be in budget even with subsidies |
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