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Phila. area faces hefty increases in Affordable Care Act rates
Philadelphia Inquirer via Philly.com ^
| October 17, 2016 — 6:06 PM EDT
| Harold Brubaker
Posted on 10/17/2016 4:09:12 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Because of market turmoil and decisions by United Healthcare and Aetna to withdraw from Affordable Care Act exchanges in Pennsylvania for 2017, the remaining insurer in the Philadelphia area, Independence Blue Cross, has been granted bigger rate increase 28 percent than it requested in the spring, the state Insurance Department said Monday.
Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller said additional companies beyond United and Aetna were considering ending their ACA individual-exchange businesses in Pennsylvania. If that happened, some counties might have been left without any offerings on the exchange, which is where individuals have to buy plans to qualify for federal subsidies.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: aetna; bluecross; healthcare; obamacare; phiadelphia; unitedhealthcare; zerocare
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posted on
10/17/2016 4:09:12 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
When do the letters/notices of the increases go out to Obamacare enrollees? Before Election Day?
2
posted on
10/17/2016 4:16:20 PM PDT
by
House Atreides
(Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
To: Olog-hai
OBAMACARE:
DESIGNED TO FAIL
From the very beginning
To: House Atreides
Ha! doubt it..they’ll probably get them day after vote.
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posted on
10/17/2016 4:19:18 PM PDT
by
rainee
(Her)
To: House Atreides
Ha! doubt it..they’ll probably get them day after vote.
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posted on
10/17/2016 4:19:46 PM PDT
by
rainee
(Her)
To: House Atreides
Caller to Rush today said she’d already gotten her renewal letter, with a hefty increase.
My impression was that her insurance was not through the exchange. Whether that makes a difference, I don’t know.
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posted on
10/17/2016 4:22:57 PM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: Olog-hai
They got what they have been voting for. In 2008 they handed Obama the win by 10.3%
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posted on
10/17/2016 4:51:30 PM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
To: Olog-hai
And.....how are they going to blame this on GWB? (Rimshot)
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posted on
10/17/2016 4:59:55 PM PDT
by
originalbuckeye
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: Olog-hai
"some counties might have been left without any offerings on the exchange"
OBOZOCARE is truly on the brink of collapse!!!
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posted on
10/17/2016 5:35:31 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: Kid Shelleen
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posted on
10/17/2016 8:00:52 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(We will be one People, under one God, saluting one American flag. --Donald Trump (standing ovation)
To: MUDDOG
The companies that offer plans through the exchanges also had regular clients; when they were getting killed on the plans they increased cost on ALL policies.
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posted on
10/18/2016 2:37:53 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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