tonight’s from the wayback machine
People who buy their own health insurance have been hit lately with premium hikes that far exceed increases in premiums for employer-sponsored coverage, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The nonprofit foundation, which is separate from health insurer Kaiser Permanente, said recent premium hikes requested by insurers for individual coverage averaged 20 percent. Some customers were able to switch plans and pay less, so people paying on their own actually wound up paying 13 percent more on average.
That tops last year’s average 5 percent annual increase for employer-sponsored family coverage and almost unchanged premiums for employer-sponsored single coverage................
wee-bidoo-wee-bidoo-wee-bidoo…
March 15, 2010
AUDIENCE:Obama! Obama! Obama! Obama!"> Obama! Obama! Obama! Obama!...........
THE PRESIDENT: It looks like we’ve got somebody who might’ve fainted down there, so if we’ve got a medic. No, no, no. Hold on. I’m talking about there’s somebody who might’ve fainted right down here, so if we can get a medic just back here. They’re probably okay. Just give her or him some space...........
THE PRESIDENT: ............All right. Well, a lot of those folks, your employer it’s estimated would see premiums fall by as much as 3,000 percent [sic], which means they could give you a raise. (Applause.)....
I got the kick in the head last week...as of July 1 I will be paying $240 more a month for my health insurance.
Obama! Obama! Obama! Obama!...........
SondraK, unapologetic Lympian Slayer 
