12-24-2013, 02:07 PM
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Originally posted by 4dognight
The problem is two fold:
1. The lack of reasonable free market choices.
2. Government trying to act like a business which we all know is an utter train wreck.
My premium went up from $198 to $324 in less than 2 years. I am NOT looking for subsidized insurance, I'm looking for a better deal. The fact that Kaiser themselves refers you to HHC for alternate, lower cost plans drastically limits my options. Their (Gov.) inefficiency just compounds the problem.
The ACA did not raise your premium. The private sector did. That same free market system that leaves us with exactly 3 choices here in Hawaii. For the record, I would gladly trade in the ACA for an actual honest to goodness single payer system.
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Originally posted by 4dognight
If someone has been turned down because of health issues, why do I have to pay for it? You are bitter because of pre-existing conditions which I agree, sucks. So your answer is to make people like me that don't qualify for subsidies, PAY for SUBSIDIES! Am I bitching, damn right I am.
All I ask is that if the government wants to screw us, do it in a timely, efficient manner.
I don't feel bitter. I'm actually grateful that I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford quality insurance for myself and my wife. I only wish we could figure out a way to provide quality health care for everybody. I'd be willing to contribute to a system that did that. Aloha.