No Penalty for Employers Not Telling Employees About Obamacare

By | September 13, 2013

  • September 13, 2013 at 2:00 pm
    Cheetoh Mulligan says:
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    I saw on Libby’s site that this obamacare is getting so messed up that Obama is actually beginning to pay companies $2 per employee if they stop calling it “obamacare”.

    • September 13, 2013 at 2:50 pm
      Agent says:
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      I am afraid they own the name Cheetoh and this tragedy will be hung around their neck for posterity.

  • September 13, 2013 at 4:12 pm
    CBUnderwriter says:
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    The irony of this is the employees who will complain about not being notified are the same people who elected Obama.

    • September 17, 2013 at 4:32 pm
      Agent says:
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      Was it last year when the Health Markets wanted to send out notices about the effects of Obamacare and rate increases on the way and the administration threatened them to not release it until after the election? So much for free enterprise and notifying the customers of changes of coverage and premiums.

  • September 13, 2013 at 6:40 pm
    Sargent Major says:
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    According to Obama, who appeared on all the talk shows when it passed, he was pleased to hear it called Obamacare. He owns it, he should take responsibility and the problems are his. Unfortunately, he will probably blame George Bush.

    Obama’s political strategy has always been Chicago based Politics- Promise everything, deliver nothing and blame everyone else. That is the Chicago way

    • September 17, 2013 at 5:18 pm
      InsGuy says:
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      Actually Sargent, I like your comment, but I do have to disagree (a bit).

      “Promise everything, deliver nothing and blame everyone else” –

      that actually the could be the subtitle of the Political Science 101 textbook. I wish I could say that that is an Obamaism, but it’s not. He may be better at getting people to buy in, but all politicians follow that mantra.

    • December 5, 2013 at 10:27 am
      Agent says:
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      Hey Sargeant, Did you see where Harry Reid has exempted his staff from doing the exchange coverage. They get to keep their cushy federal coverage and the government pays it up to 78% of cost. Talk about the heighth of hypocrisy. They should send him back to Nevada to tend to his Pomegranate plants. His brain is about like his plants.

  • September 17, 2013 at 11:43 am
    Always Amazed says:
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    If anyone would like me to fax you a copy of a Humana renewal letter from a customer of theirs in Colorado please send me your fax number. I’d very much like you to view it. Yes, you can keep the plan that you have now. The benefits are fixed – your premium, however, I am being told by my friend Rick Kemp who is the agent, is not. At any time during your 12 month policy your premium can be increased at that part of your plan is NOT fixed. And all Obamacare plans have in vitro fertilization – whether you need this option or not the Obama plans also DO have a fixed rate. This letter of renewal shows Plan A, the existing plan from Humana, and plan B which is the Obamanization of the plan. I’d love to see your reactions to the affordable Obama plan.

    • September 17, 2013 at 1:50 pm
      Perplexed says:
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      My fax number is 325-437-8518. please fax the letter from Humana.

      • September 17, 2013 at 2:57 pm
        Always Amazed says:
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        Hi Perplexed,

        I faxed the Humana renewal letter to you. I should be getting mine in the mail very soon as well. I’ll send you that one to if you like. Let me know your thoughts.

    • September 19, 2013 at 9:21 am
      Libby says:
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      The “obamaniztion” of the plan? What are you talking about? It sounds like this is a renewal letter comparing last year’s plan to this year’s plan. This has nothing to do with the Exchange and what kind of plan/pricing you will find there. It also sounds like the pricing of the renewal plan (thanks to Obama) is fixed, while the previous plan was not. The fact that Humana is increasing their rates is not due to Obama, but their own price gouging of customers using Obamacare as the excuse. Rate increases have been going on for the last 10 years. It’s only now that the insurance carriers have found a scapegoat to really stick it to their long-term customers. Way to go Humana!

      • September 19, 2013 at 8:31 pm
        Always Amazed says:
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        Spin it any way you want, Libby. When I get my renewal from Humana I’d be happy to fax you the copy. The Obama plans premium was over $1200 a month and the Humana plan was $500 and some change. Now I ask you – what is SO affordable about a premium of $1200? What IF this couple doesn’t qualify for a subsidy? Than the best option would be the “if you like your plan you can keep it” plan. And, LIbby, if you choose the Obama plan, guess what, your doctor and hospital very likely aren’t going to be in that plan either. Big changes are coming. While I do agree all people should have health insurance it should not be at the expense of those who already have it. We were just fine before this whole mess hit the fan.

        • September 20, 2013 at 8:45 am
          Libby says:
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          I take issue with your use of the phrase “Obama plan.” Both plans are Humana plans. That is what the naysayers can’t seem to get through their heads. Obama is not setting rate or creating plans.

  • September 17, 2013 at 1:32 pm
    Charles says:
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    Is it people don’t like Obamacare or is just people not liking Obama so the. Maybe it will work- ever think of that

    • September 17, 2013 at 2:12 pm
      Agent says:
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      Charles, the American voters gave him the benefit of the doubt when he was first elected. He promised to focus on the economy like a laser since it was in disarray in 09. Instead of doing that, he focused on his Progressive Socialist agenda by pushing for an unaffordable healthcare bill and pushed and pushed and pushed. It was finally rammed down the American People’s throat with every trick in the book. I would have backed him if he had done the right thing and revamped healthcare in a responsible way. He should have done the right thing on the economy and got it going before even talking about healthcare, but he chose a different path and we are currently in the fifth year of recession, no growth, no job creation and no wonder the folks are disgruntled.

      • September 18, 2013 at 8:41 am
        Ron says:
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        Agent,

        Since you are an economist (a specialist in economics), please provide the economic definition of a recession and your data indicating that we have been in a 5 year recession. Also, cite your source(s).

        Also, please cite where in the Constitution it says that the President of the United States has autonomy on the economy and that it is his responsibility.

        Thank you.

        • September 18, 2013 at 12:28 pm
          Agent says:
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          You got my title wrong Ron. I am an Independent Agent and a business owner with an Economics degree. You claim to have an Economics degree, but you don’t look at what is going on in the country with businesses, how difficult it is to make it in business, how the Stimulus did not create jobs, how employers have had to cut back on employees or reduce hours to cope with Obamacare. I can’t force you to open your eyes and observe. You would rather trust some government web site giving you bogus numbers to advance an agenda. The unemployment rate is one of the most bogus sitting at 7.3% when millions have left the workforce and are not counted. The true measurement is closer to 15% unemployed or underemployed. Those that use up their 99 weeks have found they can apply for Social Security Disability even if they are able to work so millions have been added to the rolls. Do you really think that the paltry growth rate of 1-2% is an indication of being out of the recession? How many recovery summers that aren’t recovery summers do you need to be convinced?

          • September 18, 2013 at 12:54 pm
            Ron says:
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            Agent,

            I know you are an Independent Agent, but you also claim to have an Economics degree and continually preach how I know little about economics inferring that you know much more about economics. That is why I referred to you as an economist. Not to imply that you are an economist by trade. I believe you are smart enough to know the difference.

            Just to be clear, you cannot provide an economic definition of a recession, provide any data showing we are in a 5 year recession, nor cite any reference in the Constitution that states the President rules the economy. Is that correct?

            As I mentioned in a response to Sarge, all I know about business is the goal is to maximize profits and that you need capital and increased demand for your product or service to expand and hire. What drives your expansion and hiring decisions? If I cut your tax rate in half, without any increase in demand, would you expand and/or hire?

            You said, “The true measurement is closer to 15% unemployed or underemployed. Those that use up their 99 weeks have found they can apply for Social Security Disability even if they are able to work so millions have been added to the rolls. Do you really think that the paltry growth rate of 1-2% is an indication of being out of the recession?” Please cite your source(s) of this information.

          • September 18, 2013 at 4:07 pm
            Agent says:
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            Ron, obviously you didn’t learn much in college about what makes a capitalistic society/economy work. Apparently, you bought into the Keynsian philosophy that a government has to prime the pump with massive spending and we are supposed to spend our way to prosperity, right? Guess what, every dollar that government gobbles up is dollars that are not spent in the private sector with loans to business, tax credits or incentives to hire. Down here in Texas, we had the archaic idea that we should incentivize business to move here and open shop. We give businesses a tax break, they can locate in existing industrial parks at an attractive lease rate. All they have to do to get these incentives is to hire a certain number of workers in a few years. Texas has created more jobs with this program than all the other states combined in recent years. We also don’t have a state income tax and that seems to be a good incentive and we have passed Tort Reform which also helps. If you are not smart enough to figure out this country has been in continual recession for 5 year, you can’t be helped. No, I am not going to give you a government website with trumped up numbers. We do not have the same percent of employee participation that we have had in past years, we have 47% on food stamps, annual trillion dollar deficits, a middle class declining to lower middle class, the manufacturing base transferred overseas primarily to China and you want proof that we are not in recession. What a joke. By the way, a President does set the agenda for the economy. When you have an agenda where you call for increasing taxes on entrepreneurs, regulating them to death by EPA and other nefarious departments, will not support increasing energy production except by the now infamous Green Energy industry where billions were wasted on defaulted loans and then pushed through a Stimulus that was not a stimulus and did not create real jobs, then I think the President is culpable for the malaise in this country. As long as he is in office, we have no chance to recover and will continue to see anemic numbers on growth. I know you and others did not like Romney, but he did understand business and would have done much to recover the economy that Obama does not understand since he is a true believer in Socialism.

          • September 19, 2013 at 9:52 am
            Libby says:
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            Agent – you have proved time after time that you are NOT the sharpest knife in the drawer. It might be time for you to acknowledge that and quit posting.

            The fact that private enterprise is providing coverage under Obamacare only goes to disprove your comment that Obama is a socialist. This is the most capitalistic program government has ever established. Maybe you should just settle down and invest your money in health insurance stock. Ride the gravy train you are so fond of.

          • December 4, 2013 at 9:38 pm
            Disgusted says:
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            Agent, I agree with your comment. The other thing the admin did was fudge the numbers on welfare. They pumped up the number to make it look like there are a lot more people uninsured than not. one month we were at 16% and the next month is was around 80%. That was because they included all the undocumented illegals in this number. This entire admin, has produced their own numbers constantly to move forward their own agenda. I don’t agree with penalizing the mass majority of a population for a very small group of people to have insurance. Also that entire small group of people will not all be insured!!!

        • September 19, 2013 at 4:07 pm
          Agent says:
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          So Ron, if you are so smart, please give a coherent explanation of what the President just said in front of the Business Roundtable in DC. “Now this debt ceiling – I just want to remind people in case you haven’t been keeping up – raising the debt ceiling, which has been done a hundred times, does not increase the debt”. Is he applying his new Common Core Math Standards to the country? 2+2=3? $6 Trillion in new debt the past 4 years is not increasing the debt? We are $17 Trillion in the hole and can never pay it off. Are we in trouble or what?

          • September 19, 2013 at 4:35 pm
            Ron says:
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            Agent,

            My title is not Public relations officer for President Obama. Why do you keep asking me to speak for him or decode everything he says?

            However, I can give the explanation that the debt ceiling refers to allowing the government to borrow in order to pay it’s existing obligations. If you want to attack the debt, then there should be a mix of cuts and reasonable tax increases. We can neither tax nor cut our way out of the current debt situation, which has increased under every administration since 1914 with the exception of Harding, Coolidge and Clintion. Why didn’t any of the former Presidents cut the debt while they were in office?

          • September 19, 2013 at 6:16 pm
            Agent says:
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            Gee Ron, I thought you would come up with one of your government website links to answer what all this means. I am shocked you made an attempt. You do understand that borrowing $.40 of every dollar spent on government does add to the deficit, don’t you? I do agree with you that Presidents and Administrations have fallen in love with deficits since they can’t resist spending more than they take in. By the way, Clinton’s balanced budget was the result of the Newt Gingrich Congress balancing it for him. They shut down the government until he agreed to a Balanced Budget per the Contract with America. Reagan would have balanced it as well, but wonderful Tip O’Niel, (D) Massachusetts welched on the deal to control spending and the deficits continued although they were miniscule compared to the annual trillion deficit we have had for 4+ years running.

          • September 20, 2013 at 8:49 am
            Libby says:
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            Well, if Clinton can not take credit for not increasing debt then Obama can not be blamed for what’s happening today. It’s all Congress’ fault according to you.

  • September 17, 2013 at 1:53 pm
    Perplexed says:
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    Did anyone read Warren Buffet’s latest comment about Obamacare?
    “Healthcare costs in the United States are like a tapeworm eating at our economic body.

    “Those words come from famed investor Warren Buffett, who said he would scrap Obamacare and start all over.

    “‘We have a health system that, in terms of costs, is really out of control,’ he added. ‘And if you take this line and you project what has been happening into the future, we will get less and less competitive. So we need something else.’

    “Buffett insists that without changes to Obamacare average citizens will suffer.

    “‘What we have now is untenable over time,’ said Buffett, an early supporter of President Obama. ‘That kind of a cost compared to the rest of the world is really like a tapeworm eating, you know, at our economic body.’

    “Buffett does not believe that providing insurance for everyone is the first step to take in correcting our nation’s healthcare system.

    “‘Attack the costs first, and then worry about expanding coverage,’ he said. ‘I would much rather see another plan that really attacks costs. And I think that’s what the American public wants to see. I mean, the American public is not behind this bill.'”

    • September 17, 2013 at 2:14 pm
      FFA says:
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      “‘Attack the costs first, and then worry about expanding coverage,’ he said. ‘I would much rather see another plan that really attacks costs. And I think that’s what the American public wants to see. I mean, the American public is not behind this bill.”

      You think he means Tort Reform??????

      He became one of the richest men in the world because he knows how to run a business better then anyone….

      Of course, he is despised because of it by many around the world…

      • September 17, 2013 at 4:00 pm
        Agent says:
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        Hey FFA, Ron, Libby, Planet like to toot the horn that Obama has been recovering the economy and these things just take time even though it is now in the 5th year of recovery and no end in sight for real improvement. I saw an article published by the Pittsburg Tribune who has researched how black income, those under 25, Single Women, Hispanic has fallen from 09-13 and by significant margins. Black Income, down 10.9%, under 25 income by 9.6%, single women, 7%, Hispanics, 4.5%, those without a high school diploma, 6.9%. These groups income have dropped between $2,300 to $4,000 in the past 4 years. These are the voters that re-elected this man. How disappointing to them? Largest income declines with the highest jobless rates.

        According to the Congressional Budget Office report, Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates, the period of 1979-2005 showed across the board gains in income, with incomes growing at roughly the same pace for all groups following the implementation of Reagan’s pro growth, pro business economic policies in the 80’s. After tax income, adjusted for inflation increased by 13.73% from 83 to 93 and by 12% in the lowest income quintile, reversing the overall decline in household income in the Carter years. The misery index stood at 20.6% when Reagan took office. The Reagan years from 81-89 saw real income increases and job gains for every income group from the poorest to the richest. Unfortunately, this country has reverted to a Carter like economy and the misery index is right back up there. Liberals think they can spend their way to prosperity and it has never worked in the history of the world.

        • September 19, 2013 at 9:36 am
          Libby says:
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          Agent – my income is down 50% from 2008, but I don’t blame Obama or taxes for that. I blame Wall Street fat cats that crashed this economy because of their greed and avarice. You are an extension of that thinking in the way you defend them and blame the very person that is trying to right the ship.

          • September 19, 2013 at 4:47 pm
            LiveFree says:
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            It’s not just the fat cats on wall street but the politicians in their pockets. And the Fed Reserve printing crony capitalists out of their debt at the expense of everyone else.

          • September 19, 2013 at 6:07 pm
            Agent says:
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            Don’t give me that tripe about it being solely the Wall Street fat cats that crashed this economy. They had a role for sure, but the government you love so much started the ball rolling by allowing Fannie & Freddie to run wild on the sub prime mess which led to the financial melt down. Bawney & Chris kept saying they were sound and no need to crack down on them despite 17 warnings that they were out of control. Of course, the idea of home ownership for everyone started with your hero Bill Clinton, continued with GW buying into it and giving loans to people who had no hope of making a mortgage payment and it was disastrous to say the least. Banks and AIG were guilty of peddling these notes and it was worldwide, not just here in the US. Several large banks in Europe were also part of it. No wonder the economy collapsed. Bad Progressive policy does a lot of damage no matter who was in charge. Your young Senator from Illinois was also in favor of it if you want to check the record along with the Democrats, RINO’s like McCain & McCain and others. We have imbecilic leadership and have had for the past 15 years and your leader is not righting the ship with his policies either.

          • September 20, 2013 at 8:55 am
            Libby says:
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            “Don’t give me that tripe about it being solely the Wall Street fat cats that crashed this economy.”

            I’ll say it again, Agent. It all boils down to greed. Plain and simple. Banks & Mortgage Companies = Wall Street.

            Wake up and quit being a nitwit.

          • December 4, 2013 at 9:48 pm
            Disgusted says:
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            Actually Libby,

            Its not wall street. It is the Obama admin. We are losing jobs all over the Country due to mfg, coal plants, automakers, cities going bankrupt, obamacare, etc….this is why there is so many people out of work or working part-time. When you decrease the jobs available there is no competition or market share therefore, the value of the job decreases. Right now, our dollar value in the Country is going South because of the out control spending by the administration on careless spending. Obamacare costs more than what will be brought in. Our foreign countries, allies and enemies, know our dollar is decreasing and refuse to trade based upon our dollar. So, if we have a financial collapse say goodbye to retirement accounts, bank accounts, etc….no value, its just paper and the dollar means nothing.

    • September 17, 2013 at 2:33 pm
      Agent says:
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      I saw that Perplexed. Amazing statement coming from Uncle Warren who was in the Obamacare camp so long, held fundraisers for the re-election etc. He realizes now what a nightmare this is and would like to see it replaced. I also saw an article from the LA Times that people out there may not be able to get Obamacare easily since markets have pulled out of California and not much choice will be available. This thing Libby loves so much is imploding daily and and liberals are still clinging to it.

    • September 18, 2013 at 11:01 am
      jw says:
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      The question then is, how do you attack the costs? I was in healthcare for years, and I honestly don’t know how anyone can fix the cost. It seems like a good idea, but execution may be impossible.

      • September 23, 2013 at 10:24 am
        M. Prankster says:
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        Always check your medical bill for the services the provider is billing the insurance company for.

        I have had bills include doctors charging for tests and procedures not actually performed. Call the doctor’s office and tell them to take off the bogus charges. Call your insurance company and tell them which items are not to be paid.

        It’s a drop in the bucket, but it’s something.

        • December 4, 2013 at 9:52 pm
          Disgusted says:
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          so true, my mother went to the doctor because she was ill and had a sore throat. They ran all the appropriate tests and treatments. When she received her bill, she was also charged for a chemotherapy treatment. So, it is always wise to review your bill and treatment and call with questions. The billing department can make mistakes also.

      • December 9, 2013 at 6:25 pm
        Agent says:
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        jw, you attack the costs by getting rid of the mandates, pure and simple. The one size fits all mandated coverage is the reason why the rates are sky high.

    • September 18, 2013 at 4:57 pm
      Agent says:
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      Hey Perplexed and FFA. Do you recall the article that came out with Buffet that we were talking about? I may have accidentally deleted it and wonderful Planet wants us to provide it to him since he couldn’t find it anywhere. Thanks, Agent

    • September 19, 2013 at 9:40 am
      Libby says:
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      Nowhere in Buffet’s comments did he say anything negative about Obamacare. He said health care costs, NOT health insurance costs, were like a tapeworm and those costs are unsustainable. Futher, he says providing insurance is not the answer without attacking health care COSTS first.

      There is nothing in his statement that says we should scrap Obamacare and start over. Typical Republican rhetoric and twisting of words. Again, you people need a reading comprehension class. BAD!

  • September 17, 2013 at 3:19 pm
    John Fahy says:
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    It is interesting that the present administration that has created “Obama Care,” does not have a policy of ensuring its implementation and reducing the cost of medical insurance to millions.

    • September 17, 2013 at 3:44 pm
      FFA says:
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      He threw out a catch phrase to get reelected. He is going to leave office with a bigger mess then he inherited… Of course, it will be Reagans or Bush I or II fault. Then people will vote for Billary just cause she is a female.

      He did not address the underlying factors that had things in disarray to begin with.

      • September 18, 2013 at 1:42 pm
        Captain Planet says:
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        I think you mean The Heritage Foundation did not address the underlying factors that had things in disarray to begin with. What is being implemented is indeed their plan and response to Hilarycare. And, almost every Republican, if not every Republican, were for it before they were against it.

    • September 17, 2013 at 4:05 pm
      Agent says:
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      John, When you have a bill with 2,700 pages and 15,000 pages of regulation, do you really think it can be implemented and will it actually lower the cost of insurance? We are seeing the evidence every day of how bad this is and it will only get worse until it is replaced by something with common sense and far less complexity.

      • September 18, 2013 at 1:40 pm
        Captain Planet says:
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        Agent,
        I think you misunderstood the goal of the PPACA. The main goal wasn’t to lower your insurance rate. Though, we are seeing in several states that is indeed the case for many people. The main goal of the PPACA was to provide affordable insurance for all Americans. Just an fyi. It seems many out there are under the assumption all insurance rates are supposed to go down. Some will, some won’t – that, afterall, is the very nature of privately run insurance, which the PPACA is.

        • September 19, 2013 at 12:06 pm
          Agent says:
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          Hey Planet, you should read the new article in Forbes Magazine titled: 7 ways to Fix Obamacare. You have complained in the past that Republicans have not offered an alternative. Well, they did but were told “We won, you lost”. Get on the back of the bus because we are going to do it our way. Following are ideas that may have worked had they been tried. 1. Allow interstate shopping for insurance 2. Give tax deductions for insurance premiums currently limited to businesses and self employed to everyone 3. Prevent Medicare money from being used to fund Obamacare 4. Stop the exemption of Congress and staff from Obamacare 5. Encourage high risk pools to lower costs for everyone else 6. Push Medical Malpractice Reform 7. Eliminate Obamacare’s mandated benefits and let people decide what coverage they want. I know this is hard for you to absorb since you are so invested in the “Progressive Dream”. That dream is America’s nightmare.

        • December 5, 2013 at 10:19 am
          Agent says:
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          So Planet, what did your President mean when he said he would lower healthcare premiums $2,500 per family under his law? Another of his hundreds of lies?

      • September 19, 2013 at 2:56 pm
        Reader McRead says:
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        Reading is hard.

  • September 18, 2013 at 5:03 pm
    Agent says:
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    Planet, what is affordable about much higher premiums, higher out of pocket expenses and a multitude of taxes added in for individuals and business? Why were so many exempted from it including numerous major companies, unions and even Congress if it is supposed to be so affordable. I know you don’t watch the news, but Walgreens just announced that they will just give a check to their 160,000 employees to find coverage on their own in the exchanges and pay the tax. They figure it will save them on benefit costs in the long run. You, Ron & Libby are in total denial about the pending implosion of this law.

  • September 19, 2013 at 9:25 am
    Jeff Williamson says:
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    I did this form to give my employees. First I have no idea what we are doing because I do not know what my rate will renew at. Second I have no idea what the SHOP price is until the rates are put out the day after I am required to have this form distributed. The form is meaningless because while I can fill it out I can’t honestly say what’s going to happen because I haven’t the information to decide. Beautiful example of how beauracracy works. I image this is a sample of what is to come. And have you read that contract you must sign to sell on the marketplace? Geeze. Interesting to note that in Ohio the anticipated increase in individual rates is 41% (per the Dpartment of Insurance). The subsidized health care payment for those under 4 times the poverty level likely won’t cause alot of savings for a lot of people versus current prices. I wonder how clients will react when the purchase is required by the government, I also wonder how those advancing in salary will react when it comes time to settle up at years end. Actually, having dealt with people for a number of years, I can pretty well guess the outcomes.One last word, it seems to me that the small employer tax break for 2 years is appealing for going to the SHOP. The states are thinking it wise to get federal dollars for increasing the Medicaid coverage to those at 138% of poverty level. Short term sugar to sell long term poison. Deficit spending is sweet in the short term but it too is long term poison. Kool aid that kills! I don’t get the economics of this. The peiper gets paid sometime. Perhaps someone has a different opinion.

  • September 20, 2013 at 11:00 am
    Always Amazed says:
    • September 20, 2013 at 11:29 am
      Libby says:
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      Do you even read past the headlines before you jump on the FoxNews bandwagon?

      Cleveland Clinic plans to offer early retirement to 3,000 eligible employees, cut down on travel and sponsoring events, not filling non-essential positions, and carefully reviewing vacancies. Just what is wrong with that? Those sound like prudent business decisions to me.

      • September 20, 2013 at 3:37 pm
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        Libby, you were a little quick on the trigger condemning Always and this article. The reasons cited were Obamacare. You are so defensive about your pet bill, it blows my mind. Wake up. People don’t like this law with all the cost increases, taxes and all the other bad news things about it. I do agree that Cleveland Clinic is making a prudent business decision just like many other Hospitals and businesses all across the country. This law sure did create some jobs, didn’t it?

    • December 5, 2013 at 2:32 pm
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      Always, Cleveland Clinic will also not see re-imbursement from Obamachaos policies since they don’t exist. Reports I have seen indicate the info is so garbled going from the site to the companies that it impossible to issue and since premiums have not been paid, there will be no insurance. Try to pull up info on a patient and it will say no coverage exists.

  • September 20, 2013 at 4:55 pm
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    I trust you all have heard this news:

    http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/20/20598822-obama-strikes-back-at-congress-theyre-focused-on-trying-to-mess-with-me?lite

    Looks like even the Republicans are in-fighting when it comes to this. Shame on Ted Cruz and all the others that are not in the business of doing what’s best for this country.

    • September 24, 2013 at 1:08 pm
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      Why am I not surprised that you listed NBC News as a source. I think it stands for the National Barack Channel. The infighting you speak of is a fight between RINO’s like McCain & McConnell, Graham who like the status quo and want to go along to get along. That is what is wrong with the Republican Party these days. It is very strange that almost all ran on repealing Obamacare in the last election and when they finally have a champion like Cruz who wants to actually do something, they go after him. I wonder how many Senators and Congressmen up for re-election in 14 will run on the merits of Obamacare. I wonder how many Democrats will invite the President to campaign with them next time. This is a fight worth having and I applaud Cruz even if he doesn’t get the defunding through the Senate. At least he has a backbone which is in short supply in DC these days.

      • September 25, 2013 at 1:29 pm
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        So why don’t you quit calling yourself a Republican and just say it like it is – Tea Partier.

    • December 4, 2013 at 9:57 pm
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      That link is a lot hot air, and Ted Cruz didnt cause any problems. Actually, he was trying to protect the medicare money, so medicare could still stay funded. Obama raided the medicare budget to fund the wonderful “Obamacare” that doesn’t work, still doesn’t work, and never will work. It is going to collapse itself.

    • December 5, 2013 at 10:22 am
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      Ted Cruz is looking pretty good now, isn’t he? He warned the country about implementing this dysfunctional, expensive travesty of a law and it is all being borne out currently. 5.5 million have lost coverage already with 80 million to follow next year when the Group cancellations kick in.



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