Posted on 11/09/2014 7:42:21 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
We just finished enrolling our family in the healthcare plan provided by my wife's employer. The deductible is $3000 per individual and $6000 for family. Our oldest son, who works for a private company, has also been put on our plan because he could not afford to pay the health exchange prices nor his employer's healthcare plan. My wife was paying about $450 per month on the healthcare premiums to cover the family. Now, we are suddenly going to be paying $650 per month and there are NO choices - just one plan from which everyone can choose. It only pays %70 of costs after deductible is met, not the %80 we used to have at lesser premium.
Now, multiply this by the millions of Americans about to be affected equally and and you will see a MAJOR economic impact starting next year when those premiums start getting paid. Someone wants amnesty for illegal aliens precisely so that they will not be able to mooch off of the healthcare system which will already be strained, but will also have to pay the outrageous prices for healthcare like all of the rest of us while the government is enriched through the process, It is all going to be on "Oh wow!" moment for everyone. Obama has NO choice now but to ram amnesty through by Executive Order or the whole stinking mess will come down around him.
What happens?
It sucks to be you.
But voting Obama meant you weren’t a racist and the moral high ground is all that really matters, right? :)
“”Obama has NO choice now but to ram amnesty through by Executive Order or the whole stinking mess will come down around him.”””
How does amnesty solve this?
You are not paying for people who have waited until they are terminally ill to get insurance. You are also payong for Jane to become John and vice versa.
This is going to get a lot uglyier.
Not to worry. The Republicans have control of both houses of Congress, so EVERYTHING bad that happens from this point is automatically their fault.
You think the Dems haven’t taken this into consideration?
My stepfather finally retired. His premium? $750 a month.
Not happening.
Even if you had many choices it would still cost you more money.
Or if the cost per month is reasonable, the deductible will be higher.
I guess we are not going to get our $2,500 savings on healthcare.-Tom
Someone wants amnesty for illegal aliens precisely so that they will not be able to mooch off of the healthcare system which will already be strained, but will also have to pay the outrageous prices for healthcare like all of the rest of us while the government is enriched through the process,
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If you think illegals are going to pay these premiums you are dreaming...
Lost you here, sorry. Sounds like you're saying amnesty will mean no one steals "free healthcare". Can you extrapolate?
I sure hope Obama sends me that $2500 he promised. I need it to pay my health insurance premium that just went up $2580 for next year.
almost 1/3 of my take-home for HI. It really curbs my discretionary spending
This doesn’t make sense. Amenesty won’t put more paying consumers in the system, it will put more free-loaders in that will drain the system.
My portion of health care contributions has gone up 549% in the past 10 years. I’ve been working for the same company (30+ yrs) and have had the exact same insurance coverage for that time.
It ticks me off when the person in front of me at the doctor has a hissy fit when their copay is $5 and mine is $50.....
They are ALREADY freeloading. Giving them amnesty makes them have to pay for healthcare too,
P.S. When I retire in 4 years, my portion will be another 3 x’s as much as it is today.....
“Giving them amnesty makes them have to pay for healthcare too,
For which they won’t. C’mon, their mentality is that gringos pay for everything..
And what if SCOTUS determines that 36 states don’t participate in subsidies?
Exactly.
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