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I just glanced at that healthcare article. Is there any evidence that the healthcare companies are enriching themselves with the premium % increases? -- nm

Posted by Max Oct 24 '16, 16:06

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some have taken larger than expected losses on ACA exchanges but nobody's going broke in the marketplace as a whole -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 24, 16:12
Don't they have to give back profits in excess of a certain percentage anyway? -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 16:11 2
- admin costs, over 20% of premiums collected -- nm - mr monkey Oct 24, 16:12 1
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- I assume he means insurers, but their profits are capped I believe.The problem for the insurance companies is that there are still not enough healthy - pmb Oct 24, 16:13 3
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    - The one article I read a few months ago said that doctors weren't making as big profits as they were before. - Arrroooo!!! Oct 24, 18:02
    - I'm having trouble parsing your post above, but it sounds like premiums are going up because the demand for healthcare use is going up. - Max Oct 24, 17:23

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