My medigap insurance just went up 102 bucks a month, because blue cross was losing money on it. No one else can enroll in this plan, which means there I’ll be no healthy people to support us older folks…which means ithe price will continue to rise until no one can afford it and we’ll all die, saving BCBS a huge amount of money.
Amazing how soon folk forget how good the system worked before “Obama Care” and now want to return to it. Shows the power of the media that want a story.. any story that diminishes what the Democrats are trying to do.
That we have profit-making insurance companies in the middle between Americans and their healthcare is the problem. This is the goal of Republican politicians propped up by the insurance lobby. Remove insurance company profits and healthcare will be much less costly. That’s the third grade math..Now that some insurance companies are withdrawing, we need to return to the “public option” as a stopgap until we can get rid of insurance companies injecting themselves into our healthcare altogether.
I remember how unselfish insurance companies were before Obama. Always insisting you take more money than you asked for, even for trifling catastrophes. And they never, ever raised their rates or refused anyone coverage who’d paid in.
@tom only guaranteed in Communist, Totalitarian countries."-———-No, not unless you consider Canada and the United Kingdom communist, totalitarian countries because they provide health care for all their citizens. And I seem to recall that there is a document from a non-communist, non-totalitarian country that uses the word “equal,” as in “all men are created equal…” But, I admit, that doesn’t apply to anything that might interfere with “profit.”
The companies got guarantees of profits by insertions from Republicans in the ACA. Those profit increases haven’t met expectations, and are not called “losses”. BTW: yes, my rates went up a tad, the lowest percentage of increase in over 20 years, and that IS a savings. BTW: big outlay for two surgeries in the last eight months, and my copays were far less than before, worth the small increase in premiums for my group insurance, and Medicare.
The ACA should have gone for Single payer, and some other features New Zealand has in their system. They’re still not perfect, but a heck of a lot better than Republicans and Corporate Insurance and “health providers’”, like pharmaceutical companies with NO LIMITS on what they can charge, or PROFITS, that drive up those costs tremendously. Like, well, a drug that costs $30,000 a year here, and a couple hundred dollars a year where prices are controlled, yet there are still big profits for the companies.(Just not outrageously HUGE profits.)
The poor insurance companies!" …On average, a CEO at a health insurance company earns $584,000 a year, the New York Times found in 2014. Hospital CEOs earn an average of $386,000, while hospital administrators earn $267,000. But for some, earned salaries constituted merely a small portion of how much these executive actually took home. Mark T. Bertolini, CEO of insurance company Aetna, had a salary of $977,000 — but received more than $36 million in total compensation that included stocks and options.… "http://www.ibtimes.com/rising-costs-medical-care-health-insurance-median-pay-ceos-health-care-companies-1938699
Hurray! People will be sick! Children will not get the care they need! Folks will suffer and go broke! What wonderful news for the rightwing anarchists who want to see America fail!
magicwalnut Premium Member over 7 years ago
My medigap insurance just went up 102 bucks a month, because blue cross was losing money on it. No one else can enroll in this plan, which means there I’ll be no healthy people to support us older folks…which means ithe price will continue to rise until no one can afford it and we’ll all die, saving BCBS a huge amount of money.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 7 years ago
Amazing how soon folk forget how good the system worked before “Obama Care” and now want to return to it. Shows the power of the media that want a story.. any story that diminishes what the Democrats are trying to do.
imagenesis over 7 years ago
Obamacare is a disaster for healthy people! Paying too much for services we don’t even use!
Addled Brain over 7 years ago
That we have profit-making insurance companies in the middle between Americans and their healthcare is the problem. This is the goal of Republican politicians propped up by the insurance lobby. Remove insurance company profits and healthcare will be much less costly. That’s the third grade math..Now that some insurance companies are withdrawing, we need to return to the “public option” as a stopgap until we can get rid of insurance companies injecting themselves into our healthcare altogether.
Happy Two Shoes over 7 years ago
Right Wingers hate health care for the public, they really don’t care about your life.
Kip W over 7 years ago
I remember how unselfish insurance companies were before Obama. Always insisting you take more money than you asked for, even for trifling catastrophes. And they never, ever raised their rates or refused anyone coverage who’d paid in.
Richard's Potato Premium Member over 7 years ago
@tom only guaranteed in Communist, Totalitarian countries."-———-No, not unless you consider Canada and the United Kingdom communist, totalitarian countries because they provide health care for all their citizens. And I seem to recall that there is a document from a non-communist, non-totalitarian country that uses the word “equal,” as in “all men are created equal…” But, I admit, that doesn’t apply to anything that might interfere with “profit.”
Luanaphile over 7 years ago
yep, private enterprise and health care is a poor mix.
Dtroutma over 7 years ago
The companies got guarantees of profits by insertions from Republicans in the ACA. Those profit increases haven’t met expectations, and are not called “losses”. BTW: yes, my rates went up a tad, the lowest percentage of increase in over 20 years, and that IS a savings. BTW: big outlay for two surgeries in the last eight months, and my copays were far less than before, worth the small increase in premiums for my group insurance, and Medicare.
The ACA should have gone for Single payer, and some other features New Zealand has in their system. They’re still not perfect, but a heck of a lot better than Republicans and Corporate Insurance and “health providers’”, like pharmaceutical companies with NO LIMITS on what they can charge, or PROFITS, that drive up those costs tremendously. Like, well, a drug that costs $30,000 a year here, and a couple hundred dollars a year where prices are controlled, yet there are still big profits for the companies.(Just not outrageously HUGE profits.)
lonecat over 7 years ago
The market is great for many aspects of the economy, but there is no reason that anyone should make a profit from the illness of other people.
Kip W over 7 years ago
Flagged for urging murder. I don’t care if you think it’s a joke or not.
superposition over 7 years ago
And doctors are just squeaking by.
superposition over 7 years ago
The poor insurance companies!" …On average, a CEO at a health insurance company earns $584,000 a year, the New York Times found in 2014. Hospital CEOs earn an average of $386,000, while hospital administrators earn $267,000. But for some, earned salaries constituted merely a small portion of how much these executive actually took home. Mark T. Bertolini, CEO of insurance company Aetna, had a salary of $977,000 — but received more than $36 million in total compensation that included stocks and options.… "http://www.ibtimes.com/rising-costs-medical-care-health-insurance-median-pay-ceos-health-care-companies-1938699
thorshamber over 7 years ago
single payer people =)
Michael Peterson Premium Member over 7 years ago
Hurray! People will be sick! Children will not get the care they need! Folks will suffer and go broke! What wonderful news for the rightwing anarchists who want to see America fail!
Kip W over 7 years ago
Unflagged. You’ve convinced me. It was as you say. My error.