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Topic Started: Mar 19 2014, 06:53 AM (923 Views)
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What Pat said.

What colo_crawdad said.



Health insurance premiums up 39% to 56% under Obamacare, reach $2,604 a month in California

Americans buying health insurance outside the new Obamacare exchanges are being forced to swallow premiums up to 56 percent higher than before the health law took effect because insurers have jumped the cost to cover all the added features of the new Affordable Care Act.

According to a cost report from eHealthInsurance, a nationwide online private insurance exchange, families are paying an average of $663 a month and singles $274 a month, far more than before Obamacare kicked in. What's more, to save money, most buyers are choosing the lowest level of coverage, the so-called "bronze" plans.

The firm provided the costs to Secrets through their new online price index, which gives the averages of what people are paying for insurance sold through their system. In California, for example, some families are paying a high of $2,604 a month and in New York, $1,845.
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The shocking surge in prices show what Americans not in Obamacare or covered by their employer are paying as they seek lower premiums. Typically, they are not eligible for the subsidies Obamacare offers those with low incomes.

"Premiums are increasing primarily because of the new required provisions for 2014 Affordable Care Act compliant plans, including guaranteed issue, essential health benefits, modified community rating and minimum actuarial values," said Brian Mast, spokesman for eHealthInsurance. "It is also likely that health insurance companies expected additional risk in the risk pool, because people with pre-existing conditions could no longer be denied coverage, and may have priced their plans higher to accommodate for this risk," said Mast.....

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but you guys claimed I was lying when I said I was paying over 1250 a month for health insurance
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Premiums are going up under Obamacare, not down as he promised.

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They did go down, premiums eventually will rise, they always do! Guys like you want to think everyone is stupid. You keep claiming what Obama said, he never said they would never go up
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Are those private insurance companies that are raising their premiums?
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Mar 19 2014, 07:53 AM
Are those private insurance companies that are raising their premiums?


"Premiums are increasing primarily because of the new required provisions for 2014 Affordable Care Act compliant plans, including guaranteed issue, essential health benefits, modified community rating and minimum actuarial values," said Brian Mast, spokesman for eHealthInsurance.
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Mar 19 2014, 07:59 AM
colo_crawdad
Mar 19 2014, 07:53 AM
Are those private insurance companies that are raising their premiums?


"Premiums are increasing primarily because of the new required provisions for 2014 Affordable Care Act compliant plans, including guaranteed issue, essential health benefits, modified community rating and minimum actuarial values," said Brian Mast, spokesman for eHealthInsurance.
now that's a source you can hang your hat on




















oh brother
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"It is also likely that health insurance companies expected additional risk in the risk pool, because people with pre-existing conditions could no longer be denied coverage, and may have priced their plans higher to accommodate for this risk," said Mast.

His firm's price index also gives an average age for singles buying plans, and the results are worrying for insurers and the Obama administration. That's because the average age is 36, older than the administration had hoped for.



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Cappy, you should read the article I guess because your claim of spending $1200 doesn't fit. lol
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jcapps never lets facts interfere with his biases.

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