Posted on 05/05/2016 1:05:49 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
It's still early days for the Affordable Care Act. But it may be dismaying to some consumers to learn that it appears 2017 may bring another year of big rate hikes.
The first two states to release insurers' premium proposals for next year suggest that individual insurance premiums could rise by as much as one-third. In Oregon, the steepest requested rate hike is 32.3 percent. In Virginia, five of the biggest insurers are asking for increases of 9.4 percent to 37.1 percent for individual policies.
The proposed rate hikes follow an average increase of 8 percent for 2016, and are being driven by some of the same factors: higher pharmaceutical costs and sicker-than-expected patients.
While some insurers are struggling to figure out how to make a profit on plans sold through the ACA, some consumers say they're having a tough time finding plans that fit the "affordable" description of the ACA. Almost six out of 10 people who visited an ACA marketplace, but didn't enroll, said it was because they couldn't find a plan they could afford.
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I’m shocked! Shocked, I say!
And it will be reported as 100% totally Trump’s fault
I’ve yet to see a single good thing that has come out of this except, maybe, to finally confirm by the way it was passed that there is no such thing as a pro-life Democrat.
I HATE this @$@#$ @$@$.
What did people expect would happen when shiftless baby poppers and they baby daddies would get more free stuff?
Sure glad he’s had a good time, and lots of vacations.
It may be reported that way, but I’ll guarantee the American people will hear the truth 10 seconds later.
Trump is the Phalanx Weapons System of politics.
What a failure the 0bama administration and really the whole statist liberal/progressive movement has been.
For any of you that are going to battle with libtards this general election season, this is the theme we need to push. The liberal/progressive movement in this country has been one big failure and we have the massive debt and unintended consequences to prove it.
I’ve hit them before with this and they really have no answer other than going bat-poop crazier than they were before, lol.
CGato
Let it happen before eliminating it.
He will be President of the United States and the CEO of Obamacare. He will be in charge of running, fixing or eliminating it.
Who's fault should it be if this problem doesn't go away? The Tooth Fairy?
Hello, John Q. Citizen - how do you like footing the bill for obama’s mass purchase of votes...?
Bend over and grab your ankles CommieCare insured .... the cost of free stuff is going up again!
Next year, after bammy is receiving a pension and free healthcare from the citizens.
“Who’s fault should it be if this problem doesn’t go away? The Tooth Fairy?”
The point is, is nothing bad is ever democrats fault. 30 seconds after Trump is sworn in, you will not believe how fast the media will notice how bad the economy suddenly is...and it will not have anything to do with the previous 8 years, it will all be attributable to Trump
Next year, after bammy is receiving a pension and free healthcare from the citizens.”””
Last I knew, Obama NEVER did give the authorities any evidence of his annual health status.
How will he get future health care without undergoing some sort of health exam???
The economy will crash long before this has a chance to happen.
Had to wait until Obama was gone before raising rates.
And the unrelenting pictures of homeless encampments will be front and center.
Only counterargument to that is Trump may DESTROY the media by the time this campaign is done.
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