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mrtomsr's avatar

A medical truism, you can’t find a fever if you don’t take a temperature is akin to “ we’re not doing the autopsies that we should be doing”

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If you are an actuary for life/health insurance or employed by socialist security, I'm betting they are starting to see a trend. Claims for death benefits out of the ordinary as well as other non-typical (in terms of trends) I bet are going to influence rates going forward. My son gets a pretty good deal for health insurance though his college, but it went from $100/month last year to $125/month when he started the Fall semester. Not a big bump, but if you are in my demographic, Obamacare was eating a large portion of my budget. (I don't get a subsidy) Almost as much as my house payment. When the marketplace reopens, I'll bet it's not going to be a 5-10% hike.

Also, I would think the earnings reports for insurance firms might reflect a change in the short term while they find some excuses to hike rates. "It's the bond market", "Inflation", or other such claims. I'll just chalk it up to Brandon.

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