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fishbones · 09-10-2010, 10:19 AM

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The rate increases largely apply to policies for individuals and small businesses and don't include people covered by a big employer or Medicare.
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No mention of medium size employers. I just had to negotiate a new rate with BCBS a few weeks ago. Instead of the 14% they were asking for, I got it down to only an 11% increase.

But it's ok. Employees have no problem shelling out more money when there's a wage freeze on.

09-10-2010, 10:19 AM	#3
fishbones Registered User iTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Easton, MA Posts: 5,735	[QUOTE=RIJIMMY;793828] The rate increases largely apply to policies for individuals and small businesses and don't include people covered by a big employer or Medicare. QUOTE] No mention of medium size employers. I just had to negotiate a new rate with BCBS a few weeks ago. Instead of the 14% they were asking for, I got it down to only an 11% increase. But it's ok. Employees have no problem shelling out more money when there's a wage freeze on.
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