Posted on 12/17/2013 6:01:02 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
"....Already reeling from criticism over his flawed promise that people who like their health care plans will be able to keep them, Mr. Obama risks further erosion of his credibility if people believe his health care law is cutting into job-based plans they figured were safe...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Those of us who actually read the bill knew of this three years ago.
I can’t believe the insurance companies aren’t making sure their customers are aware of this fact. Were they threatened? (redundant question)
My employer goes July-to-June for health insurance, so we’re already locked in until next July, but having heard our HR folks talk in the break room, our very liberal company is about to be completely flabbergasted by the rate hikes next year.
They called me Chicken Little. I can’t wait for the apologies.
If the company is liberal, I’m sure they’ll be happy to load any increased costs on the employees and blame the insurance company.
I’m blessed to work for a large company based in Canada. They went ahead and implemented the changes this past January so our rates went up quite a bit in 2013. Because of that they only went up slightly this year, but I feel for those who aren’t as lucky. What a freaking mess! Problem in the majority of Obama voters won’t be affected as they are already on welfare or medicare or whatever. They don’t care what happens to those of us who actually pay into the system.
“Obamacare is the Law of the Land”
John Boehner
I think there is a billy making it illegal for insurance companies to reveal that cancellations and rate increases and higher max out of pocket are caused by democRatcare.
I have been with my company for five years. Our insurance rates have increased every year at a rate of about 15-20%. And every year our company has incurred these increases without affecting us employees.
Except THIS YEAR! This year our rates went up 47%! Our company still incurred the BULK of this increase, but I expect that the rates will continue to increase but the company will not be able to continually eat these without some employee layoffs and/or other measures!
You probably won't get one. Instead they'll tell you how the evil Republicans sabotaged everything. /s
Lord knows that seems to be their mentality...saving them from themselves..
My son in law works in the Boston area for the Dutch company ING, one of the largest companies in the world.
ING owns several Insurance companies amongst other things.
His rate went from $350/month to $750/month and his deductible went from $2,000 to $5,000. -Tom
It’s got to happen. There are millions of company-provided plans about to get the axe next year.
The Administration already has their list of people to blame.
Your post is one day late. Jay Carney has already started saying that exact thing.
I simply do not know how some people can absorb that cost, and go so meekly to the slaughter, he must have a hefty take home salary, but still
apparently Obama is deluded and thinks everyone except his peeps has a lot of extra money they don’t need
Good Lord! My company owns many insurance companies as well, but NOT HEALTH CARE related. Fire/Home/Auto/major marine/bail bonds, etc. What I have noticed is we are currently buying up many, small insurance companies and they are letting almost all of the workers go, but we get the extra work with no new employees. Not complaining though. I stay very, busy and have a job w/ good insurance. Good enough these days.
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