Comments on: Fact Checkers to Obama: Individual Insurance Actually Costs Less http://healthblog.ncpa.org/fact-checkers-to-obama-individual-insurance-actually-costs-less/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Wed, 23 May 2012 12:15:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bart Ingles http://healthblog.ncpa.org/fact-checkers-to-obama-individual-insurance-actually-costs-less/comment-page-1/#comment-46280 Bart Ingles Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:58:48 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5376#comment-46280 Ira, if you're shopping for coverage in New York, then your pricing experience is likely colored by New York's pure community rating law. It would be ironic if employer-sponsored coverage is cheaper in New York because employment status is the only remaining health-related factor that can be legally used to screen for healthy customers. Ira, if you’re shopping for coverage in New York, then your pricing experience is likely colored by New York’s pure community rating law.

It would be ironic if employer-sponsored coverage is cheaper in New York because employment status is the only remaining health-related factor that can be legally used to screen for healthy customers.

]]> By: Ira Stoll http://healthblog.ncpa.org/fact-checkers-to-obama-individual-insurance-actually-costs-less/comment-page-1/#comment-46256 Ira Stoll Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:21:32 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5376#comment-46256 I think this is off-base, for reasons explained here. http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2009/09/a-health-care-invention I think this is off-base, for reasons explained here. http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2009/09/a-health-care-invention

]]> By: Bart Ingles http://healthblog.ncpa.org/fact-checkers-to-obama-individual-insurance-actually-costs-less/comment-page-1/#comment-46250 Bart Ingles Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:49:20 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5376#comment-46250 I would expect the costs, when applied to similar populations and similar coverage, to be about equal. But Obama is still off by a factor of three. I would expect the costs, when applied to similar populations and similar coverage, to be about equal. But Obama is still off by a factor of three.

]]> By: n http://healthblog.ncpa.org/fact-checkers-to-obama-individual-insurance-actually-costs-less/comment-page-1/#comment-46247 n Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:22:31 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5376#comment-46247 Thanks for clearing this up. I see this (untrue) claim all the time. Thanks for clearing this up. I see this (untrue) claim all the time.

]]> By: Bruce http://healthblog.ncpa.org/fact-checkers-to-obama-individual-insurance-actually-costs-less/comment-page-1/#comment-46245 Bruce Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:14:37 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5376#comment-46245 Glad to see you point this out. Is is an oft repeated myth that individual insurance costs more. Glad to see you point this out. Is is an oft repeated myth that individual insurance costs more.

]]> By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/fact-checkers-to-obama-individual-insurance-actually-costs-less/comment-page-1/#comment-46244 Linda Gorman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:12:33 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5376#comment-46244 Not to mention that the cost of a human resources department has to be added to the employer premium in order to make it comparable to the individual premium. Individual premiums include all administrative costs, employer premiums don't. Not to mention that the cost of a human resources department has to be added to the employer premium in order to make it comparable to the individual premium. Individual premiums include all administrative costs, employer premiums don’t.

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