How to Protect Yourself From Obamacare

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Hmm.  I'd like to know then how you explain MY auto insurance, going up every year, despite that fact that I haven't had an offense in 15 years and haven't had a claim in over 20 years.

It's most likely related to the fact that any claim you might have will be more expensive than in years past.  Plus, I believe you bought a new(er) car a few months back.  I'm not saying you are getting a good deal, just giving the explanation you would get from the insurance company.

[guido911]

Kidding, right?  Not likely anyone here.

100% serious. There is so much man love for either Obama or ACA (or both) that someone liking the ACA should have at least used it; correct?

[heironymouspasparagus]

100% serious. There is so much man love for either Obama or ACA (or both) that someone liking the ACA should have at least used it; correct?

Well, they haven't dumped me from this job yet, but if it happens, I will sign up and keep you posted....

[guido911]

Well, they haven't dumped me from this job yet, but if it happens, I will sign up and keep you posted....

That's next year. Be patient, you'll get yours. Start updating the ol' resume.

[heironymouspasparagus]

That's next year. Be patient, you'll get yours. Start updating the ol' resume.

ALWAYS up to date!  Always keeping my eyes open and networking like a fiend...when you get to my age, it takes about 9 times as long to find the same kind of job a 40 year old can get easily.   (And yet, corporate America STILL claims to need H1-B's...)

Know anyone that needs a pretty good EE with a very decent patent and commercialized product portfolio?? 

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I'm curious. Who in here has managed to get signed up on the exchanges and who has had their insurance canceled?

I've got a good friend in New York City (..he never called me by name, just "hillbilly"...   Sorry, an old Hank Junior lyric crept into my head as I wrote that..) who runs a small business and so is self-employed.  He has managed to enroll through the exchange in NY and actually ended up saving money over his old policy.  That's an anomaly from what I've heard elsewhere, but he at least is happy about how things are working out.

[Conan71]

Hmm.  I'd like to know then how you explain MY auto insurance, going up every year, despite that fact that I haven't had an offense in 15 years and haven't had a claim in over 20 years.  Every agency does that to me.

Not a fair comparison, IMO.

Absolutely a fair comparison.  Your increasing premium has nothing to do with your personal driving record. The premiums keep going up for your entire risk pool due to claims of others.  Kind of a bummer that you get penalized via higher premiums due to the carelessness of others, eh?  That's essentially what is happening with people who are finding out their health premiums took a steep increase, because previously undesirable risks are now in their risk pool.  Not only that, everyone is now required by government decree, to carry coverage in their health insurance that they do not need.

Now wipe the front end off your car and then see how dramatically your premium increases the following year.  

Wait, no, don't go wipe the front end off, but you get my point.  And if you want a second look at your home and auto insurance, you know who to call.  

[Gaspar]

The really sad thing is that for every 50 people canceled, one has signed up for Obamacare.  It's been a rather bad month for the president, who is still under the impression that he is some form of imperial leader who can just change laws at will without the consent of congress.  Unfortunately his retreat on Obamacare may be too late, and even though it will have broad support in congress among both parties, it may have little affect on those canceled by their insurers because you just cant create new underwritten plans out of nothing.  It's going to cost the insurance companies a great deal of money to restructure plans, market, and reissue them to former customers, and I doubt many of the megga-insurers protected from competition through collusion provided through the exchanges will be thrilled to do so.  It's kinda like coming back after the failure of Cash-For-Clunkers and telling car dealers they can sell the old cars again (after they've been reduced to scrap).  

On the bright side:
The president still gets to devote much of his time to the things he enjoys most.  After a quick two hour flight on AF1 (costing taxpayers $719,000 for the trip there and back) The president shot an excellent game at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Ft. Lauderdale with NBA star Alonzo Mourning, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, and Valery Jerrett's cousin, Cyrus.  You may remember this is the famous private course where Caddyshack was filmed.  The Secret Service erected a perimeter around the course which was closed for six hours while the president's foursome played, and then enjoyed the club's signature French Dip Prime Rib samiches in the Member's Dining room.





There is no report on whether a friendly wager was agreed upon by the four, and of course there is no gambling at Bushwood!

[Conan71]

Meh, Bushwood's a dump.

[Cats Cats Cats]

http://www.texasobserver.org/a-galveston-med-student-describes-life-and-death-in-the-safety-net

This is a good story to ignore about not having insurance and quality of care.  

[Conan71]

http://www.texasobserver.org/a-galveston-med-student-describes-life-and-death-in-the-safety-net/?=fb

This is a good story to ignore about not having insurance and quality of care. 

Dead link.  Wait...behaves just like the ACA website!

[Hoss]

Dead link.  Wait...behaves just like the ACA website!

Works fine for me.

Get off your AOL connection.

[Conan71]

Works fine for me.

Get off your AOL connection.

AOL?

I got Compuserve!

[Cats Cats Cats]

While I could get to the link I took off the /fb and it made it load faster (original link updated above)

[Gaspar]

AOL?

I got Compuserve!

Were you attempting to access it on your WebTV device?