List/Grid Tag Archives: insurance
Cost shifting and Obamacare
A major argument of those in favor of Obamacare is that it will stop cost shifting. The theory goes something like this…because so many people are not paying for medical…
AARP: Health care legislation endorsement will lead to higher costs for employees
No kidding? Although higher health care insurance premiums are mostly the result of higher costs at the provider level, AARP – who endorsed the Democrat’s health care legislation – admits…
When the Truth is Found to be Lies
So, remember all those promises that the Democrats and the President made about healthcare? Get to keep your doctor, save you money and it would all be delivered by flying…
Doctor shortage amplified with Obama health care system
Eleven months ago, I wrote about the future physician shortage mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. This was prior to the passage of the Democrat-owned health care legislation and nobody…
Obama administration threatens insurers
Steve did a post earlier this week about the rise in insurance premiums that consumers are now seeing. The insurance companies have said that anywhere from 1% to 9% of those…
Premium hikes direct result of health care legislation insurers say
As a companion piece to my health care trade-offs post more than two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal has another article today discussing the premium increases that are starting…
Health care trade-offs – big increases in premiums, costs, for 2011
Really simple actually. If the federal government mandates additional coverage – like coverage for 26 year old “kids” and no lifetime or yearly limits – the cost to provide that…
Obama administration argues in court: Individual health care mandate is a tax
Yup, that’s right. After spending months ensuring the American people the health care individual mandate is certainly not a tax, the Obama administration’s Department of Justice has gone to court…
Health insurers still the bad guy – LA Times journalistic malpractice
The attacks on insurance companies continue this morning, with Matt Drudge linking to the “Healthcare overhaul won’t stop premium increases” story at the Lost Angeles Times. Not once – not…
What is a “qualified” plan?
As you know, beginning in 2014, all individuals must have a “qualified” insurance plan, or pay a tax. Congressman Weiner’s protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, that tax will be enforced…
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