30-Oct-05

Fourteen percent

I got my health insurance premium notice today. Starting 01-Apr, my premiums are going up another 14%. Last year, the premiums went up 50% (no, that’s not a typo), so I had to lower the coverage and increase out-of-pocket by 150% to keep the premium increase at “only” 20%.

Two years ago: $428.87/mo. Last year: $510.79/mo.  Starting in April: $581.20/mo.

And this is for a remarkably average HMO policy. Something has got to give here.

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