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> And this year, Kaiser Permanente just nonchalantly raised the premium by a little under 20%. I wonder how much of this is due to the repeal of the individual
by brianpgordon 8y ago
> And this year, Kaiser Permanente just nonchalantly raised the premium by a little under 20%.
I wonder how much of this is due to the repeal of the individual mandate, which Wikipedia says takes effect this year.
- m0zg 8y agoDon't see why KP would be affected by that directly. KP doesn't eat the cost of the uninsured.
- jimktrains2 8y agoBut the uninsured are more likely to be poor (and use the error for basic care because they can't afford it, raising the cost for everyone) or healthy (adding less to the cost more than they share of it). Thise two ideas are the heart and trade-off of the individual mandate: insurers must cover anyone without giant markups and in exchange everyone was forced to buy insurance to help cover those costs.