Sibelius said....

[usta in Portland]

a couple of weeks ago that there would be no questioning of premium increases below 10%,or to be more accurate she said there would be questions about increases over 10%. and here we go with increases of 9%-big old surprise there!!:shock2::shock2::shock2::laugh:

Over $15K average for employer provided insurance for a family of 4. And I wonder on what sort of co-pay and deductible?:hmm:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/b...costs-rise-sharply-this-year-study-shows.html

If you are allergic to the NYT, here is Forbes story

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/09/27/general-us-health-care-premiums_8703188.html

And a tangential but related story about the excess of testing issue:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PracticeManagement/PracticeManagement/28751

 

[Matthew]

And still at least half the population is going to say the government needs to do something. Hasn't the government done enough damage already?:wall:

 

[usta in Portland]

Wait until the 'repeal' effort begins...

and we see that the insurers don't want it repealed. they have probably figured out how to play the 225 pages of the 2000+ that actually effect them, so as to come out ahead. That reform passed with their collusion not over their objections, otherwise it would not have passed at all.:help::help: But we will see.