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0 pointsck212y ago0 comments

I'm still waiting for someone to show their canceled plan side-by-side to the new plans on healthcare.gov and show how much better their old plan was.

I mean just one example on a website that can be reviewed for accuracy, other than say fox.

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BrandonMarc12y ago· 3 in thread

San Francisco architect Lee Hammack and his wife, JoEllen Brothers, are a good example.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/health/SF-Couple-Kaiser-Healt...

mahranch12y ago

Still not seeing the plan side by side, or seeing the other options/plans that were offered in place. The article only mentions a couple dollar amounts.

As ck2 says, everything that's been tossed around (that I've seen) so far has been anecdotal, sensationalized, or flat out bogus. Will there be some hiccups? Of course. But they are the exception, not the rule.

viggity12y ago

2014 Price is more expensive (but relatively modest ~$50/month), but co-pays and deductibles are dramatically more expensive than in 2013.

http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/815691-kaiser2014be...

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aestra12y ago

>which could also not explain why the plan did not meet the Affordable Care Act's requirements.

News at 10, health insurance companies are participating in shady business deals. I have absolutely no proof but they probably did some huge accounting for Obamacare and cancelled plans that they deemed less profitable rather than making some minor change in favor of those they thought they would make more money on using Obamacare as an excuse.

ryanhuff12y ago· 1 in thread

In some cases, its not about the specific coverage, but about cost. Completely anecdotal, but a friend of mine that owns a small business had his current coverage canceled on him, and that the cost to cover his family (wife, 2 young kids) in the new system was going be about $700/month more. Sure, you can probably identify additional value that he would be receiving. In his case, the new, more expensive plan was the cheapest he could get (subject to unknown constraints that he obviously chose through the search process). In the end, he just wanted his old plan back, and was being offered something he didn't want for a lot more money.

gte910h12y ago

Lots of these people are looking at Gold plans instead of Bronze plans on the site, when Silver and Bronze was far closer to their old plans.

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