Those of us who actually read the bill knew of this three years ago.
I’m blessed to work for a large company based in Canada. They went ahead and implemented the changes this past January so our rates went up quite a bit in 2013. Because of that they only went up slightly this year, but I feel for those who aren’t as lucky. What a freaking mess! Problem in the majority of Obama voters won’t be affected as they are already on welfare or medicare or whatever. They don’t care what happens to those of us who actually pay into the system.
“Obamacare is the Law of the Land”
John Boehner
I have been with my company for five years. Our insurance rates have increased every year at a rate of about 15-20%. And every year our company has incurred these increases without affecting us employees.
Except THIS YEAR! This year our rates went up 47%! Our company still incurred the BULK of this increase, but I expect that the rates will continue to increase but the company will not be able to continually eat these without some employee layoffs and/or other measures!
It’s got to happen. There are millions of company-provided plans about to get the axe next year.
The Administration already has their list of people to blame.
Auto insurance rates will likely also go up because part of the cost covers treatment for injuries.
My premiums are going up 33% next year and so are my deductibles. As an example, if I go to the ER today, I would pay a $150 co-pay if not admitted. Next year? $250 co-pay PLUS 20% of the total bill.
These deductibles and co-pays are going to cause far more bankruptcies than catastrophic events because being nailed by these exorbitant co-pays and deductibles is going to be a far more common experience.
Tsunami of pissed off voters coming.
Watching Democrats in Congress over the next few months will be the most fun you’ll ever have with your pants on.
The WaPost's writer couldn't bring himself to call Obama's "flawed promise" what everyone over the age of 6 knows it actually was, a flat-out monstrous lie.
One of our younger relatives is an exec for a medium size company west of the Mississippi.
A few months ago, he had a meeting to discuss future wages / benefits with the union thug reps, who represent the skilled labor employees of the company.
He walked out of the meeting after a few minutes. Their first demand was total coverage of health insurance benefits after 2014 when their contracts ran out.
Besides that, they wanted overtime for anytime any work day that went over 8 hours. Now, they get overtime after a 40 hour work week or the option of paid time off for the overtime when that job is over re overtime needs. That often results in 4 day work weeks for many after their overtime. Their workers like that, and their union thug chiefs hate it.
He refused to discuss the above with them, and reminded them that demands like these have forced companies into non union work places.
“believe”? my buttinsky-—who thot their employer plan was safe from deathcare? At the most the effects are delayed. Who has their head so far up and out of the daylight that they think they are safe from Kenyancare? Even feral workers are going to eventually get their skins in the game. By definition there can’t be two levels of care within Kenyan care-—just gonna take a little longer for the protected classes to get their share of grief.
My insurance premium went up 93%. (to keep the same coverage...double the deductible though)
Nothing affordable about this abomination.
And the Republicans are funding the destruction of our private, employer-sponsored health plans.
They are accomplices in this murder.
I’m looking at thirty-three dollars a week for a decent plan at work right now, but no telling what’s going to happen when the edict on employers kicks in next year.
I was informed by a local dentist this afternoon that every California Dentist, who were covered by a good plan, had their coverage cancelled.
The dentist informed me of this and said over 5,000 California Dentists lost their plan.
I asked him how many people were impacted. He said that the cancelled policies not only impacted the dentists and their family members. The policies for their staff were cancelled for 2014. He estimated in California, alone, between 20,000 to 50,000 people lost their coverage with this one action.
He found a new policy for his family at about triple the yearly costs and yearly deductibles in the $5500 per person.
He said that this was waking up the liberal and independent Dentists.
Barry Benghazi already has absolute ZERO credibility ... and his signature 0bamacare has been degrading my employer-based medical insurance for two or three years.