Health insurance premiums going up 30% next year for the cheapest plan. Thanks Obama?

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That would actually be thanks to the GOP Congress and Trump Administration. Yes, premiums were rising under the ACA, but since much of its provisions were altered, go uninformed, or repealed, premiums are now rising at a faster rate than they wold have if the ACA were left untouched.

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No, it’s on Obama. Despite the initial BS propaganda to entice buy-in from moderates that talked up how it was designed to lower costs overall, Obamacare was never anything but a means of expanding coverage to low income families—and they couldn’t be that honest and transparent. Classic bait and switch by the left rationalized by the ends always justifying the means

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JP drops mic 🎤

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JP should pick it back up and try again

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Bulge bracket bank. But I looked again: it was just for high deductible plans. Low deductible plans were up 4%

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So I guess you have a deadline tomorrow.

Build a spreadsheet. The delta between the HDHP premium and the traditional premium is about the same as the delta on the deductible.

So go HDHP put the premium savings in a triple tax advantaged HSA. Take the seed money in the HSA, do the wellness activities for the premium deduction and realize that your well visit, one sick visit and much more is included for zero deductible in the HDHP and if you are mostly well that savings pot is like additional 401k savings.

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Trump: "repeal and replace, you are going to love it! You will be a able to pick any plan at a fraction of the cost". I'd love to be able to market my garbage to his base!!

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You must be in a small risk pool with some sick individuals. Huge firms holding this in the low single digits.

My company (BB) for 2019 is making premiums higher for all employees making over 50k and employees under 50k will be cheaper. Could be something in that ballpark as well

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