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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 10:45 PM Original message |
Individual health insurance premiums jump: 13% on average |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. wait until people are forced to buy this crap |
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BlueDemKev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 10:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Higher Premiums |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. not entirely true |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. You're absolutely right. n/t |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. More people paying into the system will not in itself cause premiums to go up" |
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BlueDemKev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I don't understand your logic |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. You said it. |
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BlueDemKev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I don't agree |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. ^ True info! ^ |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. ITA with "In a captive market, prices only go in one direction" |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. oh, sure |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-05-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. LMFAO.. the "skyrocketing costs of health care".. You mean "GETTING RIPPED OFF"? |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-05-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I swear if I got a bill like that I'd try to get the hospital charged with fraud. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. You aren't forced to buy anything pay the fine then if you |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. nice |
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BlueDemKev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-23-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. How tough is the choice? |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. So get it if you want it. Why should anyone else be forced to get it or pay a fine? n/t |
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BlueDemKev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-05-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Are you serious? |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Only 13%? WOW! That's a LOT better than the 30-40% predicted! |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 10:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. this is sarcasm, right? |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. No, it's not. Do some research. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. LOL |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. I'm with you Skittle. |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. No problem, We can all pay that as personal income is up 13%, right? nt |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. How much did they go up last year? How much would they |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. The pool of people who buy |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Abq, thanks for that |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wow- no one saw that coming! |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
15. I wish. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
16. This is pretty normal, considering that HCR won't come into effect until 2014. n/t |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 05:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yes. It's "normal" because so-called "reform" allows private insurance to keep screwing us n/t |
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Broke In Jersey (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
19. I wish my salary would go up by 13% nt |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-24-10 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
26. MSM bashes Glorious Clear-Sighted Leader! cons and progressives unite to slander Virtuous Middle! nt |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
28. .. |
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stillwaiting (591 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
32. I don't believe the figure. My rates were raised by 58% and I'm perfectly healthy in my 30's. nt |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-10 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
33. What's their deductable, $10,000.00? |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-02-10 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
34. .. |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-05-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
37. Any thinking person had to know this would happen |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-05-10 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
38. Chess Move® |
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