10-07-2015, 06:32 AM
I've got Kaiser plan since ACA and am glad I got it (Kaiser turned me down before the law.) But man, 34% is ridiculous. The article isn't written well, though, bc it also has a 9% figure proposed by Kaiser.
Hold it - HMSA asks for 49% and gets 27.3%, and Kaiser asks for 9% and gets 34%? One of these things is not like the other. Something's wrong there. I sure hope they meant that Kaiser asked for 34 and got 9.
Having the insurance companies have to deal with the exchanges I'm sure added a crapload of costs. The fed subsidies could have been handled in other ways. I think the thing was handled really really stupidly, with the insurance companies bearing most of the burden. Plus, people who need to buy directly (self-employed like me) have no idea how much they'll make in any given year, which the exchange requires you to know. It's a law written by committee.
Hold it - HMSA asks for 49% and gets 27.3%, and Kaiser asks for 9% and gets 34%? One of these things is not like the other. Something's wrong there. I sure hope they meant that Kaiser asked for 34 and got 9.
Having the insurance companies have to deal with the exchanges I'm sure added a crapload of costs. The fed subsidies could have been handled in other ways. I think the thing was handled really really stupidly, with the insurance companies bearing most of the burden. Plus, people who need to buy directly (self-employed like me) have no idea how much they'll make in any given year, which the exchange requires you to know. It's a law written by committee.