tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916809362071329011.post4993529275631839106..comments2024-01-06T21:11:14.509-05:00Comments on Bluegrass Pundit: CBO: Obamacare May Raise Your Health Insurance Premium 10%Bluegrass Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692965298692361473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916809362071329011.post-33589618297099275222009-12-01T05:29:55.934-05:002009-12-01T05:29:55.934-05:00I think you misunderstand what the CBO is doing. T...I think you misunderstand what the CBO is doing. They are not saying insurance will not go up for the next 6 years. They are only analyzing the impact the Democrats health insurance reform would have to change that number up or down. For 14 million that number is going to be 10~13% higher.<br /><br />http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/107xx/doc10781/11-30-Premiums.pdfBluegrass Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692965298692361473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916809362071329011.post-16695290037224995142009-11-30T21:28:29.556-05:002009-11-30T21:28:29.556-05:001) This only applies to people who buy their own i...1) This only applies to people who buy their own insurance, not to people who get it through work, as the vast majority of people who currently have insurance do. Small group and large group would experience 0.5 to 1.5% premium growth, which is *lower* than the current rate of growth. 2)10% growth before 2016 is much lower than the current 30% *per* *year* in the individual market.Brett Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824523035634687498noreply@blogger.com