Huge health insurance rate increases in store for 2016

[untermensche]

It's a wish list from insurers.

And millionaire health insurance executives always cry about the limits on their gouging of consumers from their private jets.

Yes, they are making oodles of money. These losses are from the open market portion of their businesses.

The bottom line is their main concern is maintaining their profits and perks, not providing the best insurance possible.

 

[dismal]

Yes, they are making oodles of money. These losses are from the open market portion of their businesses.

The bottom line is their main concern is maintaining their profits and perks, not providing the best insurance possible.

So wrong. Health insurers loooove providing you health insurance. They would be delighted to provide you the most gold plated policy you can imagine provided they get to charge you the cost of it plus tack on a profit. They like Obamacare because it helps them do exactly this.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Aren't there a couple of states which have their own health insurance departments? What's stopping other states from setting those up (aside from politics)?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

It's a wish list from insurers.

And millionaire health insurance executives always cry about the limits on their gouging of consumers from their private jets.

Yes, they are making oodles of money. These losses are from the open market portion of their businesses.

So, are Hollywood Studios going to ask for Government money to cover their artsy films that don't cover the cost of production now as well?

 

[Nice Squirrel]

Yes, they are making oodles of money. These losses are from the open market portion of their businesses.

So, are Hollywood Studios going to ask for Government money to cover their artsy films that don't cover the cost of production now as well?

Considering the insurers are also vying for million of dollars in subsidies and need to look poor in order to collect.

 

[Jolly_Penguin]

Why did Americans think that for profit health insurance was a good idea to begin with? And why did Americans think making employers responsible for it was a good idea? These are both very very bad ideas.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Why did Americans think that for profit health insurance was a good idea to begin with? And why did Americans think making employers responsible for it was a good idea? These are both very very bad ideas.

Fear of communism made Americans easily scared of many things, including things that aren't communistic.

 

[untermensche]

The bottom line is their main concern is maintaining their profits and perks, not providing the best insurance possible.

So wrong. Health insurers loooove providing you health insurance. They would be delighted to provide you the most gold plated policy you can imagine provided they get to charge you the cost of it plus tack on a profit. They like Obamacare because it helps them do exactly this.

We don't need them or their desires. These executives are dead wood making the system worse by taking money and providing no health care. They are parasites.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Hey, if we didn't have executives, where would we get our mission statements?
How, then, would we know to strategize our core competencies without the appropriate 3x5 card taped to the bulletin board over the fax machine?

 

[fromderinside]

Hey, if we didn't have executives, where would we get our mission statements?
How, then, would we know to strategize our core competencies without the appropriate 3x5 card taped to the bulletin board over the fax machine?

Wow.

Companies say they 'underestimated' costs. Translation companies set their bait now comes the switch trap. How can the experts in health care, the insurance companies? be so wrong about expected near term costs? They did it on purpose while sending messages to hospitals, pharma, doctors, and support units, "OK we've got them now eliminate competition and jack u rates because this is a profit making industry".

Pill costing $100K per year, $200 worth of software and packaging costing $125K to be put into 400,000 bodies a year. Are you kidding me.

Hey, We passed the bill. Rip us off. Puleez. Whats with a single commissioner having the power to grant obscene raises without assets to actually investigate whether the rates are justified? No likelihood of any bribery or payoff there, eh.

They're the experts. they did the misjudging. They should stand the loses and get whet the rest of us get, 2%.

When the arrogant say this bullshit and get away with it we deserve to be fleeced? Apparently.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Okay I read the article. These folks are trying to negotiate rate increases. This is their opening bids.

Second this. We've been seeing the same crap for a while now from those on the right.

The real-world increases are normal, not inflated.

 

[dismal]

So wrong. Health insurers loooove providing you health insurance. They would be delighted to provide you the most gold plated policy you can imagine provided they get to charge you the cost of it plus tack on a profit. They like Obamacare because it helps them do exactly this.

We don't need them or their desires. These executives are dead wood making the system worse by taking money and providing no health care. They are parasites.

False. If I don't buy their products the government will fine me. So I need them.

 

[ksen]

We don't need them or their desires. These executives are dead wood making the system worse by taking money and providing no health care. They are parasites.

False. If I don't buy their products the government will fine me. So I need them.

False. The government doesn't specify you have to buy from a for profit insurance company.

 

[untermensche]

We don't need them or their desires. These executives are dead wood making the system worse by taking money and providing no health care. They are parasites.

False. If I don't buy their products the government will fine me. So I need them.

Yes, the removal of the public option by the right was very detrimental to the ACA.

 

[dismal]

False. If I don't buy their products the government will fine me. So I need them.

Yes, the removal of the public option by the right was very detrimental to the ACA.

1) Obama care is working!
2) And it's here to stay.

 

[untermensche]

Yes, the removal of the public option by the right was very detrimental to the ACA.

1) Obama care is working!
2) And it's here to stay.

The public option could be added any time.

The only thing stopping it is ignorance and greed on the right.

 

[dismal]

1) Obama care is working!
2) And it's here to stay.

The public option could be added any time.

The only thing stopping it is ignorance and greed on the right.

You keep saying "the right" by this I assume you mean "the Democrats" since they are the ones solely responsible for writing the bill, and passing it, and creatively reinterpreting it since?

 

[untermensche]

The public option could be added any time.

The only thing stopping it is ignorance and greed on the right.

You keep saying "the right" by this I assume you mean "the Democrats" since they are the ones solely responsible for writing the bill, and passing it, and creatively reinterpreting it since?

You seem to think Democrat is the same thing as the left.

You can't possibly be this ignorant.

Bernie Sanders is slightly on the left. He still believes in capitalism.

How many Democrats agree with him.

 

[dismal]

You keep saying "the right" by this I assume you mean "the Democrats" since they are the ones solely responsible for writing the bill, and passing it, and creatively reinterpreting it since?

You seem to think Democrat is the same thing as the left.

Technically I seem to think that "the Democrats" are not the same thing as "the right".

 

[PyramidHead]

You seem to think Democrat is the same thing as the left.

Technically I seem to think that "the Democrats" are not the same thing as "the right".

There is something of an overlap, however.