What’s No Longer In Your Wallet?
December 30, 2026
Thanks to the Fascist/Trump-addled Congress,
health insurance premiums are skyrocketing. This is causing countless Americans
to simply stop having health insurance. One thing this will do is cause people
to flock to emergency rooms, having nowhere else to go. Many will end up not paying
some or all of their bills. All of this will cause health care costs to
increase for everyone. Everyone. All of us.
There have been constant articles and news
stories confirming all this.
Here’s an example
from Dr. Eric Lulluve’s article The
2026 Healthcare Cliff: Why Millions are Bracing for a ‘Rate Shock’:
Since Congress chose
to expire the additional premium insurance subsidies — that 8.5% cap vanishes.
A self-employed couple in their 60s earning $85,000 could see their premiums
jump from roughly $600 a month to over $1,800 a month—essentially a second mortgage.
However, it seems there is another facet to
this exploding healthcare/insurance crisis. And no, this is not about Medicare
for all – guaranteed medical care provided by the government, via our tax
dollars, which are perpetually sabotage by the richest among us barely paying
their unfair share.
This is about those wonderful, caring folks
who collect our health insurance premiums and then do their best to avoid
paying for our health care needs at every turn. But that is a topic for another
day.
Today’s Question For The Day:
How long before so many people stop
purchasing unaffordable health insurance that it starts effecting the bottom
line of insurance companies?
How will the poor, put-upon insurance
companies regain their ability to suck our wallets dry and rip us off?
This has been your Paying Attention™ Question For The Day.
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