California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of las
Jul 29th 2016, 3:56 am
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Re: California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of
I forget to mention medical includes that green stuff people grow in their gardens in the PNW. Its strange how the PNW is all in favour of a $15 minimum wage.
Jul 29th 2016, 6:44 am
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Re: California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of
You're ignoring entirely the savings in premiums by accepting less coverage. If you save $500 in monthly premiums you can pay for a doctors visit and course of antibiotics every month and still be better off than paying big bucks for traditional insurance. .... Granted people on $10/hr usually aren't very good at budgeting and saving. 
Where does the savings of $500 a month come in ? If someone is working at $10 an hour, assuming that they are not a temp and working for a company full time that offers medical insurance, if the company's premiums are reduced does that mean company would pass on that benefit necessarily to the workers ?
Simply many people cannot afford proper medical care- real wages have stagnated while medical costs have soared over the same time period.
Jul 29th 2016, 11:20 am
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Re: California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of
Already automation is taking over many low paying jobs in China and other countries so Trump's claim that he'll bring back jobs that have moved offshore is just another of his bullshit promises.
Jul 29th 2016, 11:35 am
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Re: California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of
Actually a wage increase of $5 in that range could easily be eaten up by loss of subsidy.
Jul 29th 2016, 12:39 pm
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Re: California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of
Anyone on $10 an hour, if it's a household income, isn't buying health insurance; they're on Medicaid (assuming they live in a state with a scrap of humanity).
Anyone know how copays and deductibles work with Medicaid - do the patients need to pay anything out of pocket for medical services?
Anyone know how copays and deductibles work with Medicaid - do the patients need to pay anything out of pocket for medical services?
Jul 29th 2016, 12:53 pm
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Re: California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of
Anyone on $10 an hour, if it's a household income, isn't buying health insurance; they're on Medicaid (assuming they live in a state with a scrap of humanity).
Anyone know how copays and deductibles work with Medicaid - do the patients need to pay anything out of pocket for medical services?
Anyone know how copays and deductibles work with Medicaid - do the patients need to pay anything out of pocket for medical services?
