More Obamacare fuckups

[Parkbandit]

Hope HOPE once again springs eternal...

http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/03/news....html?iid=Lead



*Incidentally* ...

http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/03/pf/t...html?iid=HP_LN

There is very little chance that this will be ruled against. Both sides want the ACA now.. because the Republicans are a bunch of pussies that don't want to take things away from people who are receiving this handout for fear they will be elected out of office.

It's all about keeping your position in DC.

[Gnome Rage]

As someone on the low income insurance, it has been annoying but overall a blessing cause I can see doctors now.

[ClydeR]

With a limited resource and growing demand, there must be some way to control it's use.

It should be based on the patient's wealth.

[Parkbandit]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...aper-expected/

[Atlanteax]

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/02/news...html?iid=SF_LN

Hold onto your wallets ... many insurers want to substantially hike rates on Obamacare policies for 2016.

Many are proposing double-digit premium increases for individual policies, with some companies looking to boost rates more than 60%, according to a list posted Monday by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina cited hospital in-patient care, particularly cancer and heart conditions, emergency room visits and specialty drugs as major contributors to its proposed 26% hike.

The *un*affordable healthcare act?

"Thanks Obama!"

[Wrathbringer]

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/02/news...html?iid=SF_LN





The *un*affordable healthcare act?

"Thanks Obama!"

But obummer promised that we could trust the insurance companies to lower prices with more consumers!!! What a joke.

[ElAngelo]

At least obama is trying something.

[~Rocktar~]

At least obama is trying something.

Because doing a bad/damaging/ill-conceived thing is better than doing nothing, amirite?

[Wrathbringer]

Because doing a bad/damaging/ill-conceived thing is better than doing nothing, amirite?

Pretty sure that's our national motto, actually...

[Tgo01]

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/02/news...html?iid=SF_LN





The *un*affordable healthcare act?

"Thanks Obama!"

I called this back like 100 or 200 pages ago. I noted that there was nothing in the "Affordable" care act that would prevent insurance companies from raising their premiums as much as they want, the only catch is they can only keep like 20% or whatever the number is for overhead, the rest has to either be paid out in services or refunded to customers.

Well that's all fine and dandy but even a simpleton such as myself can see that if Health Provider A makes 1,000,000 dollars a year in premiums that means they can keep 200,000 dollars for overhead, then gee, that means if they raise their premiums so they are making 2,000,000 dollars a year then they get to keep 400,000 dollars in overhead, doesn't matter if they have to issue rebates or not, they're still ahead.

Now imagine what the people who are paid to think of ways to make money are coming up with.