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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on October 24, 2016, 10:13:11 pm
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Confirmed: Obamacare premiums going up an average of 25% in 2017
posted at 6:03 pm on October 24, 2016 by John Sexton
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The Obama administration confirmed Monday that Obamacare prices are going up sharply next year, with average rate hikes above 20 percent in the 39 states using the federal exchange. From the Associated Press:
Before taxpayer-provided subsidies, premiums for a midlevel benchmark plan will increase an average of 25 percent across the 39 states served by the federally run online market, according to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services. Some states will see much bigger jumps, others less.
Moreover, about 1 in 5 consumers will only have plans from a single insurer to pick from, after major national carriers such as UnitedHealth Group, Humana and Aetna scaled back their roles.
“Consumers will be faced this year with not only big premium increases but also with a declining number of insurers participating, and that will lead to a tumultuous open enrollment period,” said Larry Levitt, who tracks the health care law for the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/10/24/confirmed-obamacare-premiums-going-average-25-2017/
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Newsmax
Obama Administration Confirms Double-Digit Premium Hikes
Monday, October 24, 2016 05:06 PM
By: By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama's health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. That will stoke another "Obamacare" controversy days before a presidential election.
Before taxpayer-provided subsidies, premiums for a midlevel benchmark plan will increase an average of 25 percent across the 39 states served by the federally run online market, according to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services. Some states will see much bigger jumps, others less.
Moreover, about 1 in 5 consumers will only have plans from a single insurer to pick from, after major national carriers such as UnitedHealth Group, Humana and Aetna scaled back their roles.
"Consumers will be faced this year with not only big premium increases but also with a declining number of insurers participating, and that will lead to a tumultuous open enrollment period," said Larry Levitt, who tracks the health care law for the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.
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http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Health-Overhaul-Premiums/2016/10/24/id/755084/
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So basically....everything is on schedule and going according to plan.
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So why the hell wasn't Trump hammering on this? Why was he AWOL on the really important issues? Idiotic bleep.
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Well folks voted for it....enjoy.
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So basically....everything is on schedule and going according to plan.
Exactly.