Oh, and the other 500 million Americans converting from some screen actors guild thingie can probably expect the same???
It was pretty big bucks when you consider they were covering nearly 400,000 retired people and their spouses. Many other Companies did the same as well as just drop spouses. I imagine we will see regular employees taking the hit before long. Probably millions of them.
This makes for an interesting poll . . . with tax deadline coming up, who has been affected by Obamacare? I have someone do my taxes for me, but I don't think it has any financial impact on me personally. We know about KS and MA . . . others? (MA I think it's time you expose this company that dropped 400,000 policies in the name of Obamacare. They either need to get called out and justify it (which would make Obama look worse on all this) or own up to the fact they are screwing you)
I subsidize the 1 percenters every time I pay my insane cable bill or cell phone bill. I was dragged to one of those gimmicky swap meet "liquidations" a few years ago and saw filthy poor people trying to finance junk jewelry that was marked up 500 percent before it was advertised as 70 percent off. These people didn't need that crap and they were probably happy as hell when they got home with their trinkets. We all do that to some extent in this country. The 99 percent of us have it pretty damn good.
I don't have a wealthy spouse. Where did you get that idea? And I'm not rich. I just make Blazers a priority. Leaving LA this month because we can't afford rent. Headed back to NYC.
Haven't heard about it, but I'm not a big news guy. Personally, Obamacare hasn't seemed to pierce my own little bubble of life as I haven't really run into anyone who has been affected by it. But I'm sure it is negatively affecting people out there and think it absolutely sucks what happened to you. I hope you can afford health insurance because I believe everyone should have health insurance.
To keep our the health plan with the same deductible and the close to the same physician network, our premiums are increasing over 38%. That's money if we don't pass through to our employees, we'll take it from everyone's bonuses across the board. It looks like our decision to wind down our firm was the right one.
Oh I believe probably all the former employees bought replacement insurance. The thing is we didn't have to buy before this wonderful plan. Then the rude awakening came, we could not buy coverage like we had. zero deductible zero copay. Now we have insurance with big deductibles and phony networks. My wife's plan was the only one offered by the exchange we had to use for our area, and it only had one doctor that was in plan. So, no brainier, that's what we got for her. Just found out last week, that doctor is quitting the practice. Now WTF to do? Wait until next year I guess.
Are telling us, that everyone is paying for KingSpeed ? Gee, who would have thought that might happen!!
Hey, it's a free market. If you don't like what your employer gives you for health care, you should just quit. Oh, you already did? And your former employer isn't actually required to give you anything? Hmm. And employers have been cutting back on retiree health benefits for years now, to the point where last year only about a quarter of companies offered anything? But your company was one of those that did? And they are still giving you something, just not quite as much as they used to? Well, gee. I think it's time you learned to pull yourself up by your bootstraps instead of relying on handouts. barfo
Most likely it was. If you can't negotiate a better deal than that, you probably aren't cut out for running a business. You do know the rates are negotiable, right? barfo
Gotta remember that idea when I buy a new car next time. Not sure if getting the car free is good enough or if I should hold out for a bj from the hot female receptionist too. Will definitely want free floormats or no deal, bj or no bj.
Fuck I hate shit like that. Correct grammar should be a requirement if you are going to type shit like that.
I am of the Pelosi school of posting. Even on my kick ass Note 3 I still make mistakes so.... I gotta POST it so I can know what was IN it. Then I will go edit if needed.
