It's Ground Hog Day again and I just got notice from my new/replacement 2017 Obamacare provider (after a 50% premium increase from 2016 and worse coverage) that they are dropping out as a provider in 2018. I'm still 2 - 3 yrs from RE with 2 almost graduated college kids left on plan, but these notices just piss me off!!
Someone help me understand something about all this healthcare noise. I have been self-employed for 29 yrs so I am accustomed to shopping my healthcare plan over the years, but like most people who had to convert to Obamacare, I have only seen my premiums skyrocket with reduced coverage.
I'm trying to get my arms around the big picture and understand why there are not more people screaming. It feels like fuzzy math when I google stats, but from what I can see, you got about 326M US citizens... 50M Medicare, 20M Obamacare/Medicaid, and 20M uninsured?? That leaves 236M on employer plans?? How are the same issues plaguing those of us on Obamacare not hitting the employers/employees with the same relative impact? Someone explain to me how the employer plans are minimizing the issues here. It seems like there should be a revolt from at least half of the country. Ok, my rant has ended
Someone help me understand something about all this healthcare noise. I have been self-employed for 29 yrs so I am accustomed to shopping my healthcare plan over the years, but like most people who had to convert to Obamacare, I have only seen my premiums skyrocket with reduced coverage.
I'm trying to get my arms around the big picture and understand why there are not more people screaming. It feels like fuzzy math when I google stats, but from what I can see, you got about 326M US citizens... 50M Medicare, 20M Obamacare/Medicaid, and 20M uninsured?? That leaves 236M on employer plans?? How are the same issues plaguing those of us on Obamacare not hitting the employers/employees with the same relative impact? Someone explain to me how the employer plans are minimizing the issues here. It seems like there should be a revolt from at least half of the country. Ok, my rant has ended