Originally Posted by
Firsttimeflyer
This is what happens when people want the government involved. Paying a lot more for the same or worse coverage. Rates have always gone up, but nothing like they have lately.
Several states have had large health care insurers collapse or get de certified putting hundreds of thousands out of insurance completely.
Thanks a lot to the fine folks who thought this was a good idea.
We need less profit motive in healthcare (and prisons and military).
You can look this stuff up you know.
"The United States health care system is the most expensive in the world, but ..."the U.S. underperforms relative to other countries on most dimensions of performance. Among the 11 nations studied in this report—Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States—the U.S. ranks last, as it did in the 2010, 2007, 2006, and 2004. "
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2014/jun/mirror-mirror
Is there a place to find out what the company pays for our health insurance. I've heard somewhere they cover 2/3 of the cost but that may just be rumor.