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@glennkesslerwp Serious question. When you write of an '8-percent decrease in premiums after subsidies,' is that the best way to say it?
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@ByronYork fair point, and I have updated to reflect that before subsidies, premiums increased 30%. Exchange plans are aimed at people ....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork ...on the exchanges, so the post-subsidy price is an important metric. But obviously premiums were going to go up because ....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork ...plans were going to have more benefits, the age band was narrowed, etc. You don't get something for nothing..... -
@GlennKesslerWP Thanks for your thoughts and response.
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@ByronYork ...I wrote about this at length in this column when I berated Obama for saying premiums would decrease: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/president-obamas-claim-that-insurance-premiums-will-go-down/2012/08/09/424048f2-e245-11e1-a25e-15067bb31849_blog.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork tweeted@GlennKesslerWP afforded him far too much courtesy than was deserved.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork And@GlennKesslerWP docs tell me HC premiums are somewhat meaningless barometer, many don't know what they are buying.#surprisesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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