http://newmexicoindependent.com/49275/nm-individual-health-insurance-rate-hikes-on-hold New Mexico news and politics Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://newmexicoindependent.com/49275/nm-individual-health-insurance-rate-hikes-on-hold#comment-22402 Dallashealthinsurance Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:14 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=49275#comment-22402 I love how they put out press releases like this one, which is a nice hit job on the insurance industry, yet the White House solution is to effectively remove the one real choice consumers have that actually does provide some measure of cost competition. By opting out of insurance and saving their money, people would be free to negotiate with doctors and hospitals for cash payment, or to seek treatment overseas. I love how they put out press releases like this one, which is a nice hit job on the insurance industry, yet the White House solution is to effectively remove the one real choice consumers have that actually does provide some measure of cost competition. By opting out of insurance and saving their money, people would be free to negotiate with doctors and hospitals for cash payment, or to seek treatment overseas.

]]> http://newmexicoindependent.com/49275/nm-individual-health-insurance-rate-hikes-on-hold#comment-20129 Dallashealthinsurance Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:14 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=49275#comment-20129 I love how they put out press releases like this one, which is a nice hit job on the insurance industry, yet the White House solution is to effectively remove the one real choice consumers have that actually does provide some measure of cost competition. By opting out of insurance and saving their money, people would be free to negotiate with doctors and hospitals for cash payment, or to seek treatment overseas. I love how they put out press releases like this one, which is a nice hit job on the insurance industry, yet the White House solution is to effectively remove the one real choice consumers have that actually does provide some measure of cost competition. By opting out of insurance and saving their money, people would be free to negotiate with doctors and hospitals for cash payment, or to seek treatment overseas.

]]> http://newmexicoindependent.com/49275/nm-individual-health-insurance-rate-hikes-on-hold#comment-19917 SeamusH Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:51:03 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=49275#comment-19917 Now it's time for all of us under the thumb of Presbyterian health insurance to lodge similar protests with the SID and the PRC. What POSSIBLE rationale can Presbyterian have for increasing our premiums 10% this year? They pay the employees who process claims just a bit over minimum wage; I guess the bosses at Presbyterian need to keep their bonuses high, high, high! Now it's time for all of us under the thumb of Presbyterian health insurance to lodge similar protests with the SID and the PRC. What POSSIBLE rationale can Presbyterian have for increasing our premiums 10% this year? They pay the employees who process claims just a bit over minimum wage; I guess the bosses at Presbyterian need to keep their bonuses high, high, high!

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