Guest EXPAT Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Interesting article for California residents needing health insurance or wanting to change health insurance companies. http://elcerrito.patch.com/articles/coming-soon-a-new-way-to-buy-health-insurance-in-california Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TownsendPLocke Posted March 10, 2013 Members Share Posted March 10, 2013 If the estimate holds true I will be thrilled! I cannot afford personal health insurance now($700 a month premium) but I will be happy to pay $210 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EXPAT Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Of course Ryan is submitting his new budget tomorrow and it includes repealing Obamacare. I guess no one in the right has ever not had health insurance nor had a hard time getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TampaYankee Posted March 11, 2013 Members Share Posted March 11, 2013 As imperfect as the Affordable Care Act is, this shows just how it is a vast improvement over the 'system' it is replacing. There will be some bumps in the road getting this up and running and then tuned. Don't let the naysayers use those initial bumps to paint armageddon as they seek to return to the status quo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lookin Posted March 11, 2013 Members Share Posted March 11, 2013 I think the various state 'insurance marketplaces', and the federal version for states that don't want to set up their own, will begin educating consumers about the inefficiencies of for-profit healthcare. If the comparison shopping is really as easy as promised, those companies who gouge consumers will stand out like a sore thumb. I'm looking forward to the day when a single-payer option will be among those offered. Naturally, the for-profit insurers will lobby to the death to keep it out of our hands. Of course, the more they spend on lobbying, the worse their prices will look. It may take a few years, but I think the ACA will eventually evolve to the universal healthcare ideal that most other countries already have. It's a complex piece of legislation, no doubt, but I think those who crafted it were not unaware of the trajectory it was likely to follow. AdamSmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
