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Now that the ObamaCare re-do has been shelved for awhile, how much are your premiums increasing this year?

Xuan12 · 31-35, M
Kaiser Fundation, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Consumer price index show a gradually stabilization of insurance costs since 2000.

From 99 to 04 insurance costs increased about 18% per year.

From 04 to 09 the increase was about 8.5% per year.

From 09 to 14 the increase was about 6.5% per year.

While even these lower rates of increase are still outpacing inflation, meaning a real increase in costs none the less, I doubt any political legislation (republican or democrat) about coverage or redistributing costs will have any meaningful impact on the cost of health care in the nation until someone is willing to get into the messy truth of it. We pay way too much for healthcare, and someone needs to put a stop to it. I can privately buy medicine that costs $300 in America, for $1.80.

For profit medicine, is very profitable, and it isn't even the doctors making most the money.
SW-User
Mine actually went down but it's still too high considering I have a 5000 deductible
summersong · F
Mine went down.
Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F
Mine went up $268 a month and my copay and deductible went up. 30 copay and 2,500 deductible for hospital and my prescription costs went up. I'm not in the exchange though.
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Greathands01 · 61-69, M
If only GOP didn't cut funding for ACA, then premiums wouldn't have to increase.
Mine nearly tripled.

 
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