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AZJonnie

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3. Health care and health insurance are not the same thing and should not be used as interchangeable terms

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 02:05 PM

Friday

And their premiums are not "about to detonate". The premiums will be close to what they have always been (I mean, they go up almost every year, but that's not about to suddenly change).

What recipients of the subsidies pay themselves, out of pocket, to cover those premiums is what is going to explode. Specifically, for those people getting the subsidies. For everyone else, there's not going to be anything but the normal, ever-slowly-increasing pattern we see every year. At least I've read no analysis showing that's not the case, but I could've missed the news

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The Biggest Health-Care Price Spike in Decades Is Imminent -- And the Media Is Ignoring It [View all] B.See Friday OP

It really doesn't matter whether or not the media reports Faux pas Friday #1

Don't know what media you watch, but it's over everything I watch and read. Right this moment SNAP is a bigger deal, but Silent Type Friday #2

It's the title of the article. I've B.See Friday #4

It damn sure isn't being blanketed over all media like inflation and """crime""" were in recent years. W_HAMILTON Friday #9

Health care and health insurance are not the same thing and should not be used as interchangeable terms AZJonnie Friday #3

The Mediaite article I linked above B.See Friday #5

It's fine, it's just pet peeve I'm whinging about like I always do AZJonnie Friday #8

No problem. And, too B.See Friday #17

Most people get insurance through employers leftstreet Friday #6

I agree, but there are already substantial increases this year and certainly ballooning premiums next year Prairie Gates Friday #11

Yep, increases every year n/t leftstreet Friday #12

This year's increase is bigger than usual, maybe just for me Prairie Gates Friday #14

Politico, the NYT, WaPo, broadcast network news etc are all tools of the regime. BannonsLiver Friday #7

I know what NYT is, but this particular article SUPPORTS B.See Friday #13

They all suck IMO but thanks for the clarification. BannonsLiver Friday #18

Now, let's say you have employer health insurance Prairie Gates Friday #10

If it's "unaffordable," you go to the markets leftstreet Friday #15

Sounds like both employers and markets/ACA will be unaffordable Prairie Gates Friday #16

Mine is going from $194 to $1,200 in 2026 BigmanPigman Friday #19

That's pretty much confirming what the article is stating. B.See 20 hrs ago #20

Team tRump are sadists (especially Miller). BigmanPigman 17 hrs ago #21

The US corp "media" Needs to be CANCELLED.. Cha 17 hrs ago #22