Obamacare and ECON 101

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Re: Obamacare and ECON 101

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Schlegel wrote:
protobuilder wrote:
Shafpocalypse Now wrote:Papa Johns is terrible. Worse pizza tha little Caesars. That's the issue
are you fucking crazy?

Papa Johns is good, and cheap (but now 11-14 cents/pizza more expensive...the horror!)
I've found the ideal way to maximize their quality is to order the pizza with extra sauce and cooked "well done". The crust will be browned on the bottom and not doughy then.
That shit will give you cancer.
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bigpeach wrote:
Schlegel wrote:
protobuilder wrote:
Shafpocalypse Now wrote:Papa Johns is terrible. Worse pizza tha little Caesars. That's the issue
are you fucking crazy?

Papa Johns is good, and cheap (but now 11-14 cents/pizza more expensive...the horror!)
I've found the ideal way to maximize their quality is to order the pizza with extra sauce and cooked "well done". The crust will be browned on the bottom and not doughy then.
That shit will give you cancer.
I'm trying to remember if Schlegel is the shmuck with cancer. If not, this is pretty funny. If he is, then this is hilarious!
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With open enrollment for benefits in full swing, U.S. workers are seeing more high-deductible health plans from cost-conscious employers.

A new report finds that 36% of large employers offered consumer-directed, high-deductible health plans in 2012, up from 14% five years ago. Enrollment in those plans has risen to 16% of all covered employees, compared with 5% in 2007, according to benefits consultant Mercer.

Employers are pushing these plans in part because they are about 20% cheaper than the cost of a conventional PPO -- or preferred-provider organization -- plan, Mercer said. The cost of a high-deductible medical plan with a health savings account is $7,833 annually per employee compared with $10,007 for a PPO plan.

"If we're not already at the tipping point for consumer-directed health plans -- and we may well be -- at this rate of growth it's coming soon," said Laura Baker, a senior health and benefits consultant for Mercer in Los Angeles.

The minimum deductible for these plans with a health savings account is $2,400 for a family this year and $2,500 next year under federal rules.

Overall, Mercer found that health benefit costs per employee rose 4.1% this year, the smallest increase since 1997 in its annual employer survey. Government officials and other groups have reported a similar slowdown in healthcare spending.

Some experts attribute it to employers shifting more costs onto workers and patients postponing care and out-of-pocket medical expenses during a weak economy.
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/l ... 7831.story
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I live and work in mass- my company has been pushing high deductible plan for a few years now. Doctors offices are slammed, copays are up every year, and if you are a tobacco user it will now cost you $25 per paycheck.
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Turdacious wrote:
With open enrollment for benefits in full swing, U.S. workers are seeing more high-deductible health plans from cost-conscious employers.

A new report finds that 36% of large employers offered consumer-directed, high-deductible health plans in 2012, up from 14% five years ago. Enrollment in those plans has risen to 16% of all covered employees, compared with 5% in 2007, according to benefits consultant Mercer.
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/l ... 7831.story
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