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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 12:53 PM Original message |
Good news: Health bill would reduce family employer-based premiums by $100-$200 a year |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hey. Welcome to DU! |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thank the CBO n/t |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. This is a lot of maneuvering for $100/year |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The OP is way misleading. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Self-Delete. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. That's what I'm seeing too. n/t |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Neither of you explained how it's misleading |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. You posted a cherry-picked piece of the report. |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I posted the part about the majority of Americans: Those who get employer-based insurance |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ezra Klein says this is a "good deal". |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. I appreciate this is a reduction, but it is crumbs. |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. $100-$200? That's tiny. Imagine what could have been without the unnecessary caving...nt |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. Better coverage, 6/10 would see premium payments dramatically reduced by subsidies... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. Mandated market activity and subsidized demand causing a price drop? |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. Or $2,000 for a family a family of four..... |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Aren't those amounts related to the individual market? |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. How can we rely on these estimates when Medicare |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-01-09 07:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. One thing to remember about those "old" projections |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
14. The CBO can only take into consideration what are "Certain" cost cuts..... |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. self-delete n/t |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. Considering my insurance will otherwise go from $10k to 40k/year |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Then you will pay $100 or $200 less than 40K |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I work for a small business. I calculated 15k rate based on web site based on House bill |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. No, you are reading it entirely wrong. n/t |
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