increase premiums, larger deductable, larger copay

I am retired but not of age for medicare. Employer droped retirement healthcare. I am type 2 diabetic, policy on exchange with prescription drugs equal to one I lost premiums went from 9600 to 14600, with deductible from 1500 to 6000, copay from 15 to 120. WHAT IS SO AFFORDABLE ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!

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20% Increase with Less Benefits and Higher Copays

I am a 29 year old male with no children and I am used to about a 9% increase each year. No preexisting conditions or major medical problems. I only use it once every couple of years for a standard check-up and the premium went up 20% this time. Still not a huge jump like […]

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2014 premium triple

I was shocked to see that my premium next year will be almost triple what I’m paying now. Not only that, my specialist visit costs are up. and my prescription deductible is up 65%.

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Texas resident with HSA health insurance that is no longer available

Spent 3 hours comparing by existing BCBS high deductible HSA plan to comparable new ACA HSA compatible plans…. nothing exactly like my current one… all priced significantly higher (75% higher was the LOWEST comparable)…. if I change my current plan in ANY manner, it would be terminated and I would be forced to a new […]

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Higher out-of-pocket

I paid zero out-of-pocket before Obamacare and they paid 80/20.  After Obamacare, I have to pay 3000.00 out-of-pocket before they pay 80 /20 .  So in other words, I have to pay $3000.00 dollars before my insurance pays 80 % of any bill and $ 6000.00 dollars before they pay 100 % of the bill.  So […]

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Losing current plan, cannot afford new one

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 […]

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Can’t keep Doc, less coverage, HUGE premium jump :(

I am both an Insurance adviser as well as an insurance consumer. As an adviser, I work for my clients…NOT the insurance companies. This is very conflicting as from a purely selfish standpoint, I stand to benefit with this Forced enrollment and tax payer handouts. (I still get paid on every one of these policies) […]

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Our family insurance was cancelled

Last week we received a letter from our insurance company informing us that our insurance will be cancelled at the end of 2013. Obama is a complete liar. America is now a third world nation. I am looking for an attorney to represent all of the people across this land who have lost their insurance […]

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Opting out

My wife and I are both self-employed and we currently purchase individual family insurance on the private market. Our current health plan is a high-deductible plan. This means that we accept more risk in trade for lower premiums. We just received our 2014 plan information from our current insurer. As expected, our old plan is […]

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Ditto to Jessica of Minnesota

I’m self-employed and buy my own health insurance. My insurance company just informed me that my monthly premium is now increasing $55 a month and they’ve doubled my out-of-pocket deductible from $3,100 to $6,250 and I have a 30% co-pay to top it off! “Affordable Care Act,” my A$$! Affordable for who? I am so […]

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The University of Minnesota will be taxed $48 million if they don’t change our plan

My employer, University of Minnesota, will be charged $48 excise tax million because the government considers our healthcare plan a Cadillac plan. I’m including the email below from our vice president: Dear UPlan Members, Federal health care reform, known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will fundamentally impact the way employers provide coverage to their […]

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