Just got this notification from my employer. So, if my wifes employer offers bare bones coverage thats expensive as hell, she can no longer be on my insurance.....
What are my working spouse’s options for coverage after this year?
If your spouse works and is eligible for coverage from his or her own employer—regardless of whether he or she is actually enrolled in that coverage—your spouse is not eligible to participate in The Benefits Plan beginning January 1, 2014.
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Obama lied, and you're surprised. Obamacare will be referred to as the Republican Restoration Act by future historians. Republicans did a few boneheaded things. However, after the full extent of damage done to the economy becomes known, Democrats will be climbing border fences.
you mean a company is making a move to increase their bottom line and you rt. wingers are mad about it? really?
Appears more like a company that is attempting to keep it its head above water faced with new higher costs. If the employed spouse can obtain insurance thru their employer, they will not pay. If the spouse is not employed, they will pay. Progressives don't understand that companies, unlike governments do not have an unlimited source of revenue.
Appears more like a company that is attempting to keep it its head above water faced with new higher costs. If the employed spouse can obtain insurance thru their employer, they will not pay. If the spouse is not employed, they will pay. Progressives don't understand that companies, unlike governments do not have an unlimited source of revenue.
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how do you know it's "attempting to keep its head above water"? do you know where "captain" works? do you know him personally? are you his employer?
sounds like you're just making more rt. wingnut propaganda statements.
Bottom line that ol mikey can't seem to comprehend is if there was no Obama care, Captain T's wife would be able to stay on his plan. Sorry mikey, we can't fix stupid.
what you fail to comprehend is very simple. did the company decide to do this, or were they forced to do it, under the AHA? can you answer that question? until you know that answer, insulting me is nothing more than immature BS.
This same scenario is repeated throughout the nation. Much higher costs are usually quoted as the reason. When one sees a phenomena repeatedly with the same cause, its reasonable to assume the same cause is the reason for similar phenomena.
This same scenario is repeated throughout the nation. Much higher costs are usually quoted as the reason. When one sees a phenomena repeatedly with the same cause, its reasonable to assume the same cause is the reason for similar phenomena.
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and there we have it... ole dire ASSumed it would be from AHA. no proof, just an ASSumption.
This same scenario is repeated throughout the nation. Much higher costs are usually quoted as the reason. When one sees a phenomena repeatedly with the same cause, its reasonable to assume the same cause is the reason for similar phenomena.
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and there we have it... ole dire ASSumed it would be from AHA. no proof, just an ASSumption.
No, Crash, you assumed that the cause of the increased cost involved the company desiring to increase their profits. An assumption you made without proof. OTH, I could call upon empirical data from numerous reports of changes in insurance costs because of severe cost increases. I assume logic wasn't one of your favorite subjects.
translation: yes, i assumed .. and crash called me on it... now, i'll throw some accounting babble and hope nobody notices.
oh, btw, i KNOW captn. , irl, and his employer is IN NO WAY in danger of going under! do you try to be this stupid or does it come naturally?
translation: yes, i assumed .. and crash called me on it... now, i'll throw some accounting babble and hope nobody notices.
oh, btw, i KNOW captn. , irl, and his employer is IN NO WAY in danger of going under! do you try to be this stupid or does it come naturally?
Mounting number of companies stopping or severely limiting insurance isn't accounting babble, its an ongoing theme all over the nation. Glad that the company isn't going under. OTH, are you certain that increased costs would not affect their operations. Otherwise, wouldn't Cpt Kirk have commented upon that.
well, lets see, you're an accounting genius, an expert on troop movement, an expert on deployment of special forces, an IRS expert, you can tell what other people would post, and an expert on " what liberals think".
why are you wasting your time on these forums. you should have your own country by now!
people should be worshiping you.
Read Robert Heinlein sometimes -- specialization is for insects, not humans.
barry lied about keeping your coverage and promised the rates would NOT go up (another lie). The more we find out about barrycare the more we learn the conservatives were right.
All liars are democrats and all democrats are liars.
Crash, my husband is self-employed so we must purchase our own insurance. (no huge corporation). Just got a letter this morning that due to the "Affordable Care Act" our policy was being cancelled as of September 30. I know you can try to blame it on the big mean insurance company, but Obama didn't give any caveats (limitations, stipulations,requirements), he just stated no one would lose their coverage because of his act. So YES OBAMA LIED!!!!
The ObamaCare law says that an employer must provided an "affordable plan" and that is defined as being less than 9% of the employees salary. Nine percent is a heck of lot, and provides a huge leeway for the insurance companies. Like most of us predicted, this abomination would cause people to lose their coverage, as is being seen here. My guess is that 2014 will see even more uninsured than we had when this plan was put into effect. This is what you get when you have nimrods who vote on something they have not read, and do not have a clue to what they are messing with when they do it.
Our understanding is that the change is due to rising costs and changes In the upcoming healthcare laws.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/0...incart_river_default
At least some companies will be successful in their challenges. I find it hard to believe that even in this current climate, that the SCOTUS could allow the government to force companies to provide something they have religious fault. There is no way that a company or its owner should be tasked with providing access to abortion or to other things they find distasteful as part of an insurance coverage. Hobby Lobby is already noted to be a well paying company that treats its employees well. I for one hope they win their challenges.
Look for things like Concierge medicine. I have seen a new model where a fellow doctor was looking was new primary care provider. He called around. The first office told him they could work him in on November 13th, 5 months down the road. The second office offered him their new program which asked for $1650 up front, which guaranteed the doctor's cell phone number, and a same day appointment with workup. This office does not bill your insurance, they will provide the paperwork and let you do that yourself to reclaim your costs.
Welcome to the new healthcare system, it is going to be wonderful....
