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Inigo, LIR from B2 -- (link)

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Oct 30 '13, 12:53

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But it really was in ways that people aren't recognizing. The plans changed. Coverages changed. Costs changed. People thought they had the same

pmb (aka pmb) Oct 30 '13, 12:45

plan because they were with the same insurer, but they really weren't the same plans. If they were they would be grandfathered. People are just focusing on this now because of the change in law. Admittedly the changes may be larger now (often in very positive ways), but this is not something that's happening for the first time.

In response to Inigo: "Well, sure. The difference here is that the ACA is causing these plans to go away. Which wasn't supposed to happen."

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Gracias, Sir. -- nm - Inigo Oct 30, 13:02 2
- That was for Ty, but thank you too, pmb. - Inigo Oct 30, 13:04 1
  - We had years with 20% increases and years with 0% increase (including, by the way, this year). By far the biggest factor was claims history. - pmb Oct 30, 13:22
"This is the same hammer I've had for years. Only changed the handle three times and the head twice." -- nm - Reagen Oct 30, 12:56 1
- I used to be very involved in negotiating my firm's health insurance plan every year. It was a difficult process that we had the benefit of outside - pmb Oct 30, 13:00

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