I am retired and on Medicare. found out several months ago that my clinic is now part of an ACO (AccountableCareOrganization). It seems that Mn is one of a few states that at this point in time allow creation of such entities. Accountable of course means accountable to Medicare, not to the physician and patient. […]
I am with Blue Cross Blue Shield. I currently pay $245.64 for insurance. My new premium will be $460.23 for insurance that is not quite as good as I have now. My premium almost DOUBLES. Now THAT is affordable health care! Boy am I excited!
I have the letter from the insurance company stating my wife’s health insurance premiums have been raised from $300 + to $600 + per month, YES, per month due to the affordable healthcare act, Obamacare.
My wife’s coverage at age 63 under Regence Blue Shield which presently is at $324/mo. As of Jan 1, 2014, to obtain similar levels of coverage, we would need to go to the Gold plan. That premium is $890.79. If we went to the Bronze plan, the deductive would increase signficantly, only pay 60% of […]
This President does not know what he is doing to this United States. That’s how he got the Democrats – he bought votes to get the Democrats to vote for this rotten Obamacare, The Congress and the Senate should be ashamed of this President.
I have been purchasing independent health insurance for the better part of twenty four years. The price of my current health insurance with my currently well known carrier is $235.00 a month. In order to keep roughly the same policy it will be going up to $450.34 a month starting in January. I would be […]
I am self-employed and do not have coverage through an employer. I haven’t read through all the details yet but the health care coverage I could afford (higher out-of-pocket) is no longer available. I am now forced to take a “better” plan with a lower out-of-pocket but a higher price tag that apparently someone else […]
Ironically I work as a registered nurse but I don’t have health insurance. The company I worked for required a minimum of 80 hours in 30 days to be eligible for health insurance. In the two years I’ve worked for them, I’ve had one month where I worked enough hours to be eligible. Now with […]
I am the benefits administrator for the small business I work for. Our premiums increased by 25% this year. We are a low risk group and generally see increases between 5-10% annually. I was informed by our insurance provider, they can no longer take risk into consideration when calculating premiums (part of the new law). […]
Rising health care costs were the major benefits package hangup. However once Obama care was passed the company decided it would have to move its manufacturing facilities outside the U.S. to keep its product prices in line with its competitors. Our facility was closed, machinery was shipping off to Mexico and 2 production plants built […]
My cousin, Dan, who was without insurance since he suffered a brain aneurism a number of years ago, lost his job because of the effects of surgery now needs cataract surgery. He came to me in tears saying he couldn’t get insurance because of a pre-existing condition. I advised him that the condition could not […]
Thanks to Obamacare, my wife’s monthly premium went up 42%. The Affordable Care Act is anything but. With no change in my wife’s health and only an increase in age of six months, my wife’s premium skyrocketed from $244.50 per month to $347.00. It’s time for the President to be honest with the American People […]
I lost a wonderful job, with great pay, after first losing all benefits of health care. At this time, I have no health care, and have not been able to find a full time job that offers any benefits whatsoever. Every employer is very careful to make sure a 30 hour work week is all […]
Our medical clinic no longer takes patients with insurance, cash only. We have to pay cash and then submit a claim to our insurance company we have been forced to change our doctors.
In 2013, I paid $3,600 for a BC/BS policy that cost a total of $17,600 for my family of four. My employer paid $14,000, or about 80% of the annual premium. Next year, my plan with BC/BS will cost me $6,100, and my employer will pay $24,400 (assuming the company still covers 80% of the […]
Just received a letter from my health care insurance provider. They are getting out of the health insurance business altogether. Their letter states “*.* has made the difficult decision to withdraw from the major medical health business in all existing markets . . . and will cancel all existing individual major medical policies.” I’m STUNNED!!! […]
Under the new health care mandate – the insurance company, following the law, has double my premiums as well as my out of pocket maximum. I have less options – just the listed bronze, silver and gold plans. I also – if I go through MNsure have less of a network of places I can […]
I’m retired, but still 10 years away from being Medicare eligible, so I pay for my own health insurance from the only income I have, which is my pension. The day before the Obamacare launch, I received a letter from my current health insurance company telling me that my current plan was being eliminated. The […]
It is is more expensive that employer offer because of this those who worked and are looking for an alternative, this is not a choice. Even for those who have unemployment benefits, it is not a choice
I work for a food service industry that serves a college in Mn. Our hours have been reclassified. Since we can really only work full time during school months, because summer as reduced hours due to low student enrollment. The company took that into consideration, and provided benefits- health care coverage, sick time and vacation […]
