tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4238711694396563896..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Obamacare Shell Game (Part 1)Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78151370936267791142014-03-09T05:31:52.778-04:002014-03-09T05:31:52.778-04:00This is an awful lot like the FDIC. Which has kept...This is an awful lot like the FDIC. Which has kept a total collapse in the banking system for decades. It is also something that does not come from taxpayers. Neither does the money in the risk corridor. It comes from the insurance companies. Why do people intentionally miss that little detail? Hmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5118943619788790452013-05-29T23:45:40.201-04:002013-05-29T23:45:40.201-04:00This Risk Corridor Program sounds an awful lot lik...This Risk Corridor Program sounds an awful lot like the FDIC.<br /><br />The Fed “put” backstopping banking & finance may be child’s play compared with backstopping the medical industry.<br /><br />“Single payer” will take on a whole new meaning when applied to economic activity per se.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695799183817550323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-827961047130633512013-05-29T16:59:47.566-04:002013-05-29T16:59:47.566-04:00You're right, Robert. The risk corridors is th...You're right, Robert. The risk corridors is the biggest carrot for lower pricing by insurance companies the first three years (if they underprice, the government pays). The temporary reinsurance is a transfer payment from employer-sponsored coverage to the individual market that accounts for around a 10% reduction for the individual market the first year, declining the second & third Luther for Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210792335221765966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51993524191670539712013-05-29T11:39:41.691-04:002013-05-29T11:39:41.691-04:00There's also "far fewer doctors and hospi...There's also "far fewer doctors and hospitals to choose from" according to the L.A. Times (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-health-rates-deals-20130525,0,4396720.story).WKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534774921731230960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84198810603989299282013-05-29T11:36:32.650-04:002013-05-29T11:36:32.650-04:00I still don't see how that gets them any real ...I still don't see how that gets them any real benefit to put it off for 2 years. All it does is set up a minefield for both candidates in 2016, while Barry's 'legacy' is still daubed with crap.Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.com