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Old 11-14-2013, 01:34 PM   #4
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by PaulS View Post
I agree it doesn't change the indiv. mandate which is the core of the whole thing. However, those policies were bare-bone policies which didn't cover everything (hosp., maternity). I'm wondering if the lower premium (and thus lower profits to the insur. companies) associated with those policies is something that would cause the ins. companies to want to change the pricing on their other policies.
"I agree it doesn't change the indiv. mandate which is the core of the whole thing"

I hear you and Spence on that...I just would have assumed that getting people with bare bones (low premium) policies onto policies that offer all the bells and whistles, was also a critical source of revenue.
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