And that’s your choice. But you could still go to the ER for stuff, get treated, and then refuse to pay. Which leaves the state holding the bill. Which is why everyone needs to pay something.
Not paying an $800 a month bill that I couldn’t afford isnt something I would consider “my choice”. I had very little trouble paying for insurance before Obamacare.
I understand that, but that has nothing to do with Obamacare. If Obamacare wasn’t passed those prices would have gone up exactly the same (actually more).
If it wasn’t for Obamacare the insurance companies would have to compete on rates, because there wouldn’t be a law that said everyone had to buy their product. They’d also be profiting off of more than the 20% of premiums that Obamacare set as the maximum so they’d have no reason to raise premiums by 91% in a single year.
How does everyone needing insurance prevent competing on rates? That doesn’t make my sense. People still get to pick their insurer. You keep saying 91% and I have no idea where you pulled that number from.
I posted a link to the source earlier in this comment chain. If you want to see it, go find it. I’m not in the business of repeating myself for your benefit.
I will always get pissed at a government that pretends to be fixing a problem by forcing me to buy a product from a for-profit company.
You can just pay the fee for not having insurance (which hasn’t existed in 7 years) so you aren’t forced to buy from a for-profit company anyway.
That’s what I ended up doing, around 2014 when my premiums rose to $800 a month.
And that’s your choice. But you could still go to the ER for stuff, get treated, and then refuse to pay. Which leaves the state holding the bill. Which is why everyone needs to pay something.
Not paying an $800 a month bill that I couldn’t afford isnt something I would consider “my choice”. I had very little trouble paying for insurance before Obamacare.
I understand that, but that has nothing to do with Obamacare. If Obamacare wasn’t passed those prices would have gone up exactly the same (actually more).
If it wasn’t for Obamacare the insurance companies would have to compete on rates, because there wouldn’t be a law that said everyone had to buy their product. They’d also be profiting off of more than the 20% of premiums that Obamacare set as the maximum so they’d have no reason to raise premiums by 91% in a single year.
How does everyone needing insurance prevent competing on rates? That doesn’t make my sense. People still get to pick their insurer. You keep saying 91% and I have no idea where you pulled that number from.
I posted a link to the source earlier in this comment chain. If you want to see it, go find it. I’m not in the business of repeating myself for your benefit.