I just got back to Tucson from Thailand and received a letter from BCBS with the new rates.
I have been tracking the rates for several years and the increases are just insane. I have a high $5k deductible with 80/20% and $40/$70 copay.Tthe 54 - 59 age group has gone from $171 in 2004 to $240 for 2007. That's over a 40% increase. Next year, when I cross into the next age group, the rate will go to $291. Luckily I can afford it.
When is this madness going to stop.
When I go back to Thailand in 3 months, I may very well get insurance there, as I may spend quite a lot of time in SEA over the next 5 or so years and very little time back in the USA.
MJ
I have been tracking the rates for several years and the increases are just insane. I have a high $5k deductible with 80/20% and $40/$70 copay.Tthe 54 - 59 age group has gone from $171 in 2004 to $240 for 2007. That's over a 40% increase. Next year, when I cross into the next age group, the rate will go to $291. Luckily I can afford it.
When is this madness going to stop.
When I go back to Thailand in 3 months, I may very well get insurance there, as I may spend quite a lot of time in SEA over the next 5 or so years and very little time back in the USA.
MJ