tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4753414557462899040..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: "Obamacare Cost Me My Job"Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40133378257850814932016-02-03T02:22:56.846-05:002016-02-03T02:22:56.846-05:00Thanks.Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961201265143144951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16151448716670116732013-11-03T00:35:08.978-04:002013-11-03T00:35:08.978-04:00Thats garbage! My kids and I can now have health i...Thats garbage! My kids and I can now have health insurance. I make min wages and now I will get a tax credit covering it all!! I have 5 kids and this is good news. If you make a good salery than you should help the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-491528535509664332012-11-17T10:06:33.657-05:002012-11-17T10:06:33.657-05:00I last worked for my company, in 2007, but had bee...I last worked for my company, in 2007, but had been allowed to keep my "employed" status with my company. This arrangement allowed me to keep my clearances and healthcare. From the company's standpoint, it meant that I was available "on call" for the occasional phone consult and if necessary to be brought back in to help with emergencies without waiting six months to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49394651747698233562012-11-14T10:02:53.900-05:002012-11-14T10:02:53.900-05:00I am an internist in NYC area and after being stif...I am an internist in NYC area and after being stiffed by insurance companies for years, have converted to the concierge model, where, for an annual fee of $1000-1500/yr, a limited number of patients have access to me 24 hr/day including house calls, long exams where I can answer all their questions, co-ordinate their specialist visits, etc. Anyone who was watching saw the insurance companies Dr. K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87863297406952089072012-11-11T22:49:46.019-05:002012-11-11T22:49:46.019-05:00Hey, what's "Guarantee Issue?" Sure ...Hey, what's "Guarantee Issue?" Sure sounds like 'denial due to preexisting condition.'<br /><br />And, what do "underwriters" do, but cook up costs?<br /><br />The rest of the Western world gets this right. Why can't we? Our life expectancy is lower than, say, Ireland. Infant mortality, higher. And they have a tiny fraction of our economy...<br /><br />The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87032382514082997362012-11-11T09:30:05.763-05:002012-11-11T09:30:05.763-05:00Let me apologize first, but this struck me as part...Let me apologize first, but this struck me as particularly hysterical. With all the bad news, it just hit my funny bone. Sorry. ;PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87341750638946751312012-11-10T21:00:05.406-05:002012-11-10T21:00:05.406-05:00Sorry to hear that. This is actually extremely su...Sorry to hear that. This is actually extremely surprising to me since I would think Underwriters would plan an even more important role in "Obamacare" era since they would be responsible for ensuring the Insurance company is compliant with the Obamacare provisions (such as guaranteed issue) and managing to the MLR provisions. I'm sure with your underwriting background you'll Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64194356180290445822012-11-10T19:40:29.264-05:002012-11-10T19:40:29.264-05:00How do underwriters get laid off now, when underwr...How do underwriters get laid off now, when underwriting is still in effect for 2012-2013?<br /><br />An EPJ reader emails:<br />" We were informed that due to a provision in the healthcare 'reform' effective 2014 called guarantee issue"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-90882349268253692602012-11-10T14:17:53.294-05:002012-11-10T14:17:53.294-05:00Colonoscopy is about $10.000. If you have ObamaCar...Colonoscopy is about $10.000. If you have ObamaCare Silver Plan, you have to pay about $2000 premium for family of 4. But, Silver plan covers 70% only. It means you have to pay $3000 for Colonoscopy. ACA. :)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51452154299883140842012-11-09T08:02:44.340-05:002012-11-09T08:02:44.340-05:00I am guessing "Anonymous" has not held a...I am guessing "Anonymous" has not held a job with the same company for over 25 years....<br />Sure, one day we will "get over it" but I only hope you never have to go through something like this. But then again, maybe you need too so you can experience this feeling and maybe not be such an insensitive jerk.<br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-3421584969982653082012-11-09T07:50:57.470-05:002012-11-09T07:50:57.470-05:00It is not a hoax. I was also in the boardroom tha...It is not a hoax. I was also in the boardroom that day and received my papers.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83045309105219014712012-11-08T12:43:30.402-05:002012-11-08T12:43:30.402-05:00Here's hoping that guy gets "progressed&q...Here's hoping that guy gets "progressed" right out of the gene pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53144407928101481122012-11-08T11:16:56.325-05:002012-11-08T11:16:56.325-05:00Duh...All "change" is "progress&quo...Duh...All "change" is "progress" de derp, derp de derp!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76837299189526766312012-11-08T10:59:32.892-05:002012-11-08T10:59:32.892-05:00Richie has it right! 'Forward' to sociali...Richie has it right! 'Forward' to socialism; right out of Lenin's lexicon, just like his New Economic Plan [NEP] has been recast as New Economic Patriotism [NEP].<br /><br />Anon, it sounds like you voted to throw away the Constitution and nullify the sacrifices of the Greatest Generation. I hope you enjoy the disaster you have helped to create. Kent Crawfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-58348773648950086412012-11-08T10:25:38.307-05:002012-11-08T10:25:38.307-05:00I can assure you the email is not a hoax. I have c...I can assure you the email is not a hoax. I have corresponded with the emailer for years. Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41376197174877427652012-11-08T10:09:51.498-05:002012-11-08T10:09:51.498-05:00Not the tyrant in Washington, but the tyrant "...Not the tyrant in Washington, but the tyrant "democracy" which is the tyranny of the majority of voters, 50% or more of whom want their handouts. Money must be "saved" for that and that only. Constitutional Republic, RIP. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-938173170263715392012-11-08T10:09:46.742-05:002012-11-08T10:09:46.742-05:00At the risk of doing Snopes' job for them, thi...At the risk of doing Snopes' job for them, this sounds like a hoax email. The "oldest and largest health insurer in the state of Ohio" is Medical Mutual. They have announced no layoffs and maintain a full underwriting department.<br /><br />https://www.medmutual.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12274084656027031442012-11-07T22:17:02.027-05:002012-11-07T22:17:02.027-05:00The worst part is that it could have been stopped ...The worst part is that it could have been stopped by congress and scotus. That is not just a tyrant.<br /><br />Learn about nullification by a state and jury nullification. <br /><br />It works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76305910144067399142012-11-07T21:29:05.934-05:002012-11-07T21:29:05.934-05:00I'm sorry to hear you lost that job. Hope yo...I'm sorry to hear you lost that job. Hope you land a job in this shithole depression soon.<br /><br />Davoshttp://www.psychopathiceconomics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29824795187986346432012-11-07T20:45:56.264-05:002012-11-07T20:45:56.264-05:00Actually he's correct. It's progress for O...Actually he's correct. It's progress for Obama's dream of a socialist nation. Richienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77140424108149391682012-11-07T20:35:55.894-05:002012-11-07T20:35:55.894-05:00No worries! Soon everything will be free and none...No worries! Soon everything will be free and none of us will have to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-72276777781442092242012-11-07T19:37:56.447-05:002012-11-07T19:37:56.447-05:00What gets called health insurance is really just a...What gets called health insurance is really just a savings plan where they comingle everyone's cash and let you withdraw more than you deposited. Of course if that happens more than once, they make you deposit more. SeanOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36305944261953679292012-11-07T19:35:37.836-05:002012-11-07T19:35:37.836-05:00Wow. Excellent question. I think it then becomes a...Wow. Excellent question. I think it then becomes a crony company and is dependent on being "in" with gov't to survive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2900367108150794492012-11-07T19:12:55.985-05:002012-11-07T19:12:55.985-05:00Exactly. It's a billing system.Exactly. It's a billing system. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-152774499679319992012-11-07T18:35:02.063-05:002012-11-07T18:35:02.063-05:00If there are no underwriters, is it really an insu...If there are no underwriters, is it really an insurance company? amomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582826589070523584noreply@blogger.com