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Old 08-09-2013, 06:22 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Even though I don't live there, this is impressive. Single coverage at most corps of reasonable size is close to DOUBLE the costs listed.


Insurance Department Releases Rates For Plans Sold On Health Exchange - Courant.com
That's for sure. But these corporate workers can drop their insurance with their employer and go get Obamacare. Validation of employer coverage got put off for a few years so they aren't checking.

Heck I'd do that for $26/week.
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:22 PM
 
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Oh did CT only have one insurer for the entire state ?
Obamacare opened up CT to more than one health insurer ?
Uh, most states have more than one insurer.

Are you really this uninformed, just playing a game, or so blinded with hate for Obama that anything he came up with is a bad idea? I don't want to waste any more time on this thread than I have to.
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Uh, most states have more than one insurer.

Are you really this uninformed, just playing a game, or so blinded with hate for Obama that anything he came up with is a bad idea? I don't want to waste any more time on this thread than I have to.
CT had a free market when it came to insurance.
Anyone could go and get any insurance offered in the state.

So Obamacare did not provided a "free market" like you posted.

The problem was never availability of health insurance.
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:25 PM
 
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Even though I don't live there, this is impressive. Single coverage at most corps of reasonable size is close to DOUBLE the costs listed.


Insurance Department Releases Rates For Plans Sold On Health Exchange - Courant.com
Hopefully more states will have these numbers drop and not rise as we are stuck with the law. They won't drop to what Obama promised from the 2009 rates, but we need them to drop. Hopefully, they will.

I would like to see more information on the older non-21 year old rates.

Also, the more subsidies means more government expense.
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:25 PM
 
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Uh, most states have more than one insurer.

Are you really this uninformed, just playing a game, or so blinded with hate for Obama that anything he came up with is a bad idea? I don't want to waste any more time on this thread than I have to.
Depends on the state. AZ or NM only have 2. Licensing is expensive you have to have one in each state you do business.
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:27 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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CT had a free market when it came to insurance.
Anyone could go and get any insurance offered in the state.
Unless, I assume, they had a pre-existing condition. In which case they were either stuck paying exorbitant premiums, or denied coverage entirely.
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:30 PM
 
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Uh, yes he has. You can buy insurance across state lines. That's called EXPANSION OF THE FREE MARKET.
Wait, what? Since when and why would the ACA provide grants for insurance startups if insurance companies can compete across state lines?
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Old 08-09-2013, 09:05 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Oh did CT only have one insurer for the entire state ?
Obamacare opened up CT to more than one health insurer ?
They have 4 options on the Ct exchange as of now. All under $375 for 90/10 plans.
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Old 08-09-2013, 09:08 PM
 
Location: NJ
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That's for sure. But these corporate workers can drop their insurance with their employer and go get Obamacare. Validation of employer coverage got put off for a few years so they aren't checking.

Heck I'd do that for $26/week.
Mom and pops are the only ones who would. Real corps use the quality of Health Insurance options, as well as other benefits, to lure the best employees from the marketplace.
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Old 08-09-2013, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Mom and pops are the only ones who would. Real corps use the quality of Health Insurance options, as well as other benefits, to lure the best employees from the marketplace.
I think Walmart's cheapest plan is $50/week if I recall correctly.
They had to drop their cheapest plan because it didn't meet the minimum under Obamacare.
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