The vast, vast majority of “cancelled policies” are the choice of the insurance company, which is hoping to get the ACA repealed so they can resume profiteering.
They have also been caught trying to trick people into signing up for more expensive policies before the cutoff date. There may be some legal action coming to let people out of these deceptive contracts, but don’t count on it.
My silver policy will cost about $270 a month, which is a fraction of what the thieves wanted for a catastrophic coverage four years ago. I’ve gone with no coverage since and have put off a lot of things that I needed.
Please Antiquetracman, there are a lot of variations on this theme and we shouldn’t generalize. There’s no question but that President Obama mis-spoke when he said “if you like your plan you can keep it” but many people who had substandard plans were perfectly happy simply because they hadn’t encountered the limitations yet. I’ve worked with AIDS patients whose policies had a lifetime cap of $100K, which didn’t last long with repeated hospitalization. Treating women with HIV, the first opportunistic infection was vaginal cadidiasis, but that’s endemic, and the insurers called it a pre-existing condition and refused to pay for treatment. In spite of these and related abuses, people were happy with their policies until they encountered problems, and so they are legitimately upset when they are asked to pay for policies that provide fair coverage. As for the free ride — we were paying for the poorest people anyway, just less efficiently. I do wish there were more opportunities to discuss the problems of healthcare financing than in the comments of a comic strip. Maybe Brewster can resolve this — he has a nice, simple mind.
I know you were all terribly worried about the millions who had NO healthcare but the ER, and were happy to pay for them there.Please remind me of the republican alternative, which, the last I heard, was, “Sell policies across state lines.” As if that does the uninsured ANY good.
Swalb%515 over 10 years ago
Open your wallets and purses, everyone. !!!
margueritem over 10 years ago
He hasn’t mentioned the platinum plan yet.
Space_cat over 10 years ago
Sign me up for the tinfoil plan!
Don Winchester Premium Member over 10 years ago
Wonder if Spleens are covered for Winky?
Varnes over 10 years ago
I guess instead of Goldschlager, I’ll have to cut back to Copperschlager…
Michael Peterson Premium Member over 10 years ago
The vast, vast majority of “cancelled policies” are the choice of the insurance company, which is hoping to get the ACA repealed so they can resume profiteering.
They have also been caught trying to trick people into signing up for more expensive policies before the cutoff date. There may be some legal action coming to let people out of these deceptive contracts, but don’t count on it.
My silver policy will cost about $270 a month, which is a fraction of what the thieves wanted for a catastrophic coverage four years ago. I’ve gone with no coverage since and have put off a lot of things that I needed.
Samskara over 10 years ago
Please Antiquetracman, there are a lot of variations on this theme and we shouldn’t generalize. There’s no question but that President Obama mis-spoke when he said “if you like your plan you can keep it” but many people who had substandard plans were perfectly happy simply because they hadn’t encountered the limitations yet. I’ve worked with AIDS patients whose policies had a lifetime cap of $100K, which didn’t last long with repeated hospitalization. Treating women with HIV, the first opportunistic infection was vaginal cadidiasis, but that’s endemic, and the insurers called it a pre-existing condition and refused to pay for treatment. In spite of these and related abuses, people were happy with their policies until they encountered problems, and so they are legitimately upset when they are asked to pay for policies that provide fair coverage. As for the free ride — we were paying for the poorest people anyway, just less efficiently. I do wish there were more opportunities to discuss the problems of healthcare financing than in the comments of a comic strip. Maybe Brewster can resolve this — he has a nice, simple mind.
57-Don over 10 years ago
I’m almost afraid to ask but what is a “KWINK”?
Dkram over 10 years ago
Bull’s Eye..\\//_
57-Don over 10 years ago
Anybody? KWINK???
kaffekup over 10 years ago
I know you were all terribly worried about the millions who had NO healthcare but the ER, and were happy to pay for them there.Please remind me of the republican alternative, which, the last I heard, was, “Sell policies across state lines.” As if that does the uninsured ANY good.