What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[The Minsky Moment]

New Jersey's largest health insurer has proposed raising premiums by an average of 22 percent next year for people who buy their own coverage, while another insurer wants rates for its Obamacare plans to climb as much as 59 percent — and may consider leaving the market.  . . .
"Were it not for uncertainty surrounding the future of the ACA, Horizon would be proposing a single-digit rate increase," the company said.   AmeriHealth of New Jersey, the other insurer in New Jersey's Obamacare marketplace, said "We may have to revisit our filings or reassess our participation in the marketplace," because of uncertainty about health-care reform

Trump's election is going to cost people literally billions of dollars in 2018.
Most expensive troll in history.

[sbr]

Other player was Jeff Saturday, I heard the same thing

[CountDeMoney]

New Jersey's largest health insurer has proposed raising premiums by an average of 22 percent next year for people who buy their own coverage, while another insurer wants rates for its Obamacare plans to climb as much as 59 percent — and may consider leaving the market.  . . .
"Were it not for uncertainty surrounding the future of the ACA, Horizon would be proposing a single-digit rate increase," the company said.   AmeriHealth of New Jersey, the other insurer in New Jersey's Obamacare marketplace, said "We may have to revisit our filings or reassess our participation in the marketplace," because of uncertainty about health-care reform

Trump's election is going to cost people literally billions of dollars in 2018.
Most expensive troll in history.

Taking into account the anticipated jump of 49% that BlueCross ScrewFirst has already announced, my healthcare premiums in 2018 will be roughly as much as my mortgage. 

[dps]

My health insurance premium for the past year has been about $600 more than our mortgage.  And people wonder why I'm against Obamacare.

[garbon]

My health insurance premium for the past year has been about $600 more than our mortgage.  And people wonder why I'm against Obamacare.

You don't even like having insurance though so...

[CountDeMoney]

My health insurance premium for the past year has been about $600 more than our mortgage.  And people wonder why I'm against Obamacare.

He's not charging those premiums; your for-profit, we-know-you-need-this-so-we-are-going-to-price-gouge-you insurance company is.

You don't like it, get rid of it. I only keep mine as I don't want to give derniggerhater the pleasure of dying just yet.

[Jacob]

My health insurance premium for the past year has been about $600 more than our mortgage.  And people wonder why I'm against Obamacare.

I wonder if there's anything Congress or the State governments could do to lower those premiums?

[DontSayBanana]

I wonder if there's anything Congress or the State governments could do to lower those premiums?

Could? Sure. Would? No way- the way they see it, government-regulated coverage is halfway to government-provided coverage. Even most of the ones who don't hate regulation on principle tend to believe the government's already got its hands full regulating and managing the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

[DGuller]

I wonder if there's anything Congress or the State governments could do to lower those premiums?

Could? Sure. Would? No way- the way they see it, government-regulated coverage is halfway to government-provided coverage. Even most of the ones who don't hate regulation on principle tend to believe the government's already got its hands full regulating and managing the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Oh, yes, they would.  How do I know?  Because they are already regulating insurance, often heavily, and have been for many decades.  This is why all these stories about health insurers go something like "planning to raise rates" or "is requesting to raise rates".  Because those plans and requests actually have to be approved by regulators, and those regulators are either elected or appointed by elected officials.

Can the states mandate insurance companies to lower premiums, or prevent them from raising them?  Yes, they can, and they often do.  It's almost invariably a stupid way to regulate, though, because insurers will just go bankrupt or leave the market.  You can mandate what insurers can charge, but you can't mandate them to make a profit when they pay out more than they take in.

[dps]

My health insurance premium for the past year has been about $600 more than our mortgage.  And people wonder why I'm against Obamacare.

He’s not charging those premiums; your for-profit, we-know-you-need-this-so-we-are-going-to-price-gouge-you insurance company is.

You don’t like it, get rid of it. I only keep mine as I don’t want to give derniggerhater the pleasure of dying just yet.

I'd rather pay the premiums than pay a penalty on my taxes. 

[garbon]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/28/otto-warmbier-torture-north-korea-coroner

North Korea prisoner Otto Warmbier had no signs of torture – coroner

A medical examiner has said that the body of Otto Warmbier, the American student who died days after being released from North Korea in a coma, displayed no obvious signs of torture, despite claims by his parents and President Donald Trump that he was physically abused following his arrest last year.

[Grinning_Colossus]

Lack of oxygen to the brain. Does overzealous waterboarding leave other obvious signs? I thought it was so popular because it doesn't.

[garbon]

I didn't copy and paste the rest as I was on my phone but Trump and the family claimed things like fucked up teeth and other physical things this week.

[The Brain]

I assume the US approves if it is in fact torture?

[Eddie Teach]

I assume the US approves if it is in fact torture?

For stealing a poster? Nah.