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Insurance brokers and benefits consultants say their small-business clients are seeing premiums go up an average of about 15 percent for the coming year -- double the rate of last year's increases...
Higher medical costs aside, some experts say they think the insurance industry, under pressure from Wall Street, is raising premiums to get ahead of any legislative changes that might reduce their profits.
It's not just small businesses seeing an increase. My mom works for a huge company and they're raising the amount employees must contribute to their health insurance.
Why some people want to keep health insurance companies around is beyond me.
It's not just small businesses seeing an increase. My mom works for a huge company and they're raising the amount employees must contribute to their health insurance.
Why some people want to keep health insurance companies around is beyond me.
True get rid of nsurance companes and health care wll be free!
Our agent dropped by to leave off a tin of Christmas popcorn. She said that many of her clients dropped insurance coverage for themselves and the employees.
True get rid of nsurance companes and health care wll be free!
Uhm....no. Getting rid of them would reduce prices though.
A single-payer system is much more efficient and reduces administrative waste substantially. By having all these health insurance companies, it prevents the U.S. from achieving the economies of scale necessary to have reduced health care costs.
Also once you get rid of the profit motive, prices can drop substantially.
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Our agent dropped by to leave off a tin of Christmas popcorn. She said that many of her clients dropped insurance coverage for themselves and the employees.
I'd rather have a decrease on my insurance premium than a tin of popcorn but that's just me.
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Surprise, surprise.
It's not just small businesses seeing an increase. My mom works for a huge company and they're raising the amount employees must contribute to their health insurance.
Why some people want to keep health insurance companies around is beyond me.
Same where I work. Our deductible goes to $2000 and max out of pocket to $4500 for a family plan. That is almost double. I don't care though because I am healthy. It is going to really get at others that have family members with chronic conditions.
Government run anything is much less efficient than private enterprise. Rationing of services will occur, it must happen if 30 million more people will be insured and costs go down. CEOs don't make enough to cover 30 million more people.
Once you get rid of the profit motive quality and innovation drop.
Same where I work. Our deductible goes to $2000 and max out of pocket to $4500 for a family plan. That is almost double. I don't care though because I am healthy. It is going to really get at others that have family members with chronic conditions.
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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A lot of small businesses around here have completely dropped "family coverage" and now only offer it to the employee alone if they offer it at all.
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