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To: koan who wrote (775852)	3/20/2014 12:39:01 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1578048

He wrote long ago that he could've gotten insurance before but he didn't like the price.

To: koan who wrote (775852)	3/20/2014 1:02:59 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Respond to of 1578048

So you're still out here beating the drum for Obummercare. Blaming republicans when it was the Dems that allowed single payer to down the tubes with hardly a squawk(remember, it was the Dems that had single payer advocates arrested during the Obummercare hearings). Is it just ignorance? No, it is brainwashing…you members of the O-cult are brainwashed. Stay away from kool-ade is my advice. Insurers on Obamacare: Expect Premium Prices to Soar By Brianna Ehley22 hours ago Insurers on Obamacare: Expect Premium Prices to Soar Health insurance premiums will likely skyrocket next year, despite the Obama administration’s consistent assurance that consumers will not experience sticker shock under the president’s health care law. Related Stories Sebelius: Higher Premiums and ?No Idea? Who?s Paid Fox Business [$$] Health Insurance Rates Likely to Rise in 2015 The Wall Street Journal Obamacare May Be Failing the Uninsured The Fiscal Times Obamacare Exchanges Are Holding Up, But What About Enrollment Numbers? Wall St. Cheat Sheet Uninsured Are Still Unaware of Obamacare Deadline The Fiscal Times That’s according to industry insiders who told The Hill that they are expecting the price of monthly premiums to increase significantly. In some states, rates could increase by as much as 300 percent. Related: Obamacare Sticker Shock Found in Deductibles, Not Premiums “There is extensive concern about rate increases next year,” said Avalere Health’s Vice President Caroline Pearson. “Particularly since early exchange enrollment is skewed toward older enrollees, some are concerned that plans will need to raise prices in 2015.” Rates won’t be announced until the fall, however, and Pearson cautioned that it’s still too early to know what they are likely to be since the enrollment period for this year is still ongoing. The industry’s concerns of rising premiums are largely out of step with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s comments at a congressional hearing last week, where the secretary downplayed any potential sticker shock. “The increases are far less significant than what they were prior to the Affordable Care Act,” Sebelius said in testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee. Related: Consumers Hit With Surprise Tax in Obamacare Premium But insurers say a combination of Obamacare’s new taxes and fees, as well as rule changes and delays announced to cope with the rocky rollout, will likely contribute to higher than expected rates. For instance, the administration’s decision to allow people to keep their old policies likely means that fewer people than anticipated are enrolling on the new exchanges. This is bad news for the Obama administration, which has routinely pointed out that premiums on the exchanges are less expensive than comparable employer-based policies. While premiums may be cheaper, out of pocket costs on exchange plans tend to be higher. A survey by HealthPocket.com found the deductibles on the exchange plans were 42 percent higher than employer based policies. But now, insurers say Obamacare consumers can expect to experience sticker shock from both premiums and deductibles. Still, administration officials as well as health policy experts say the rising cost of premiums and deductibles were an issue even before the law took effect. “The bottom line is that we just don’t know. Premiums were rising 7 to 10 percent a year before the law. So the question is whether we will see a continuation of that sort of single digit increase, as Sebelius said, or whether it will be larger,” MIT professor and one of the architects of Obamacare, Jonathan Gruber told The Hill. Insurers say not everyone will see premiums rise significantly. That’s because the rates vary depending on the region and carriers available in the area. For instance, counties that have a population that skews older or have only one major hospital system in the area will likely be hit with higher premiums. In contrast, places with a mix of healthier younger people and more competition for providers will likely see lower premiums. Check out the worst places to live for Obamacare here.

To: koan who wrote (775852)	3/20/2014 1:09:06 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1578048

Idiot koan still deperate to defend Obama's Obamacare disaster.

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3/20/2014 4:58:29 PM

From: Brumar89

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Another NCDC Data Tampering Smoking Gun
Posted on March 20, 2014 by stevengoddard

Brian D found these archived ice charts. There is a lot more ice this year than there was in 1979, yet NCDC shows 1979 colder in the Great Lakes region. Note that Lake Ontario and half of Lake Huron were nearly ice-free on March 19, 1979.

Ice Charts – Winter 1979 / c79mar19.jpg

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Next image overlays 1979 in red on top of 2014 in shades of gray.

http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/another-ncdc-data-tampering-smoking-gun/

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