Independent Health sees 10.5% rate hike average

Independent Health said Tuesday that almost half of its employer groups will see insurance premiums rise by 10 percent or more next year.

[countryman]

WHY WHY WHY????? Where EXACTLY is money going???? I want to see WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING and who is getting the payout. Lawyers??? Drug companies??? Nursing homes? Unions??? WHO??? I AM SICK OF THIS. I say NO MORE INCREASES. Give us what you can with what are paying NOW.

[Croc Hunter]

Independent Health is making profits and lying to the customers. I think an investigation is in order. NO MORE INCREASES!!!!!

[JTMan]

Investigation? LOL!!! They are a business and can make profits as they see fit.

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[Independent]

These increases are THE reason the Dems are pushing for a "Public" option or government run health plan. This increase is obscene when people are losing jobs and pay is frozen. Did you get a 10% pay increase last year????? I did not. I do not support gov run health care but it will gain support with increases like this. I want an explanation.

[Croc Hunter]

JTMan wrote:

Investigation? LOL!!! They are a business and can make profits as they see fit.

And your an idiot from Toronto, Canada. Guess you hate Americans and harrass them just like the O.P.P. every time I go to Canada I get pulled over for doing nothing and harrased by police cuz I've got NY plates on my car. I avoid your stupid country like the plague now. Besides you shouldn't even be commenting about this topic you have free health care in your Socialist country.

[JTMan]

Independent wrote:

These increases are THE reason the Dems are pushing for a "Public" option or government run health plan. This increase is obscene when people are losing jobs and pay is frozen. Did you get a 10% pay increase last year????? I did not. I do not support gov run health care but it will gain support with increases like this. I want an explanation.

So how much of a tax increase do you think we will have with the Communist Heathcare Plan? Trust me, it will atleast 10%.

[JTMan]

Croc Hunter wrote:

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And your an idiot from Toronto, Canada. Guess you hate Americans and harrass them just like the O.P.P. every time I go to Canada I get pulled over for doing nothing and harrased by police cuz I've got NY plates on my car. I avoid your stupid country like the plague now. Besides you shouldn't even be commenting about this topic you have free health care in your Socialist country.

Actually I am from Buffalo and I have no idea why it says Toronto. I agree about Canadian officials hasseling Americans, that's why I don't go there.

By the way, if you like this health care bill and it goes through then the USA will be a Socialist nation just like Canada.

[Croc Hunter]

JTMan wrote:

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Actually I am from Buffalo and I have no idea why it says Toronto. I agree about Canadian officials hasseling Americans, that's why I don't go there.
By the way, if you like this health care bill and it goes through then the USA will be a Socialist nation just like Canada.

I don't like Obama Care and don't support it. I just don't like Independent Health nickel and diming their customers to death more and more every single year. Every year there is a 10% increase. Pretty soon my co pay will be $30-$50 if this keeps going on every year.

[JTMan]

Croc Hunter wrote:

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I don't like Obama Care and don't support it. I just don't like Independent Health nickel and diming their customers to death more and more every single year. Every year there is a 10% increase. Pretty soon my co pay will be $30-$50 if this keeps going on every year.

This is a problem that I don't like either. But how can it be fixed? Tax penalties against Health insurers? What can be done?

I pay 10.75 an hour into my health plan for every hour worked. That means I paid over 22,000 dollars last year and I never even went to the doctors. This number goes up every year and we can't opt out of the system. It's a mess!

Sadly, profits are more important than people today. Something must be done, but having the taxpayers pay for it is not the answer.