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Private Firms See Health Insurance Premiums Double Since 1996

National News • August 15, 2008
Private-sector employers and their employees have seen their health insurance premium costs more than double in the last decade, according to a recent survey by a federal agency. Private-sector ...

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Subject: Small Group Plan

Posted On: August 15, 2008, 1:12 pm CDT
Posted By: almost went bare
Comment:
When the rates when up 40% last year, my husband said, we will go without, I will just shoot myself in the head if I get cancer. He was serious.

Health insurance is a luxury any more.

My uncle waited until he was near death, excruciating agonizing pain, with stomach cancer, to go into the hospital, never to come out, as he could not afford health insurance.

Maybe someone can develop a legal suicide pill for the mortally ill who cannot afford health care.
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Responsibility to lower health cost and improve health Chelsea
Aug 16, 2008, 9:27 am
REWARDS FOR FAILURE LARRY LEGAL
Aug 15, 2008, 3:47 pm
RE: RE: RE: RE: Insurance not for maintenance response
Aug 15, 2008, 3:27 pm
RE: RE: RE: Insurance not for maintenance LARRY LEGAL
Aug 15, 2008, 2:21 pm
RE: RE: Insurance not for maintenance Rick
Aug 15, 2008, 2:12 pm
RE: Insurance not for maintenance TP
Aug 15, 2008, 2:07 pm
Insurance not for maintenance Rick
Aug 15, 2008, 1:50 pm
RE: doubled? how about quadrupled or more? M
Aug 15, 2008, 1:17 pm
Small Group Plan almost went bare
Aug 15, 2008, 1:12 pm
doubled? how about quadrupled or more? TP
Aug 15, 2008, 12:57 pm
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