Taxes and Consequences
January 11, 20131:32 pm
When health insurance premiums go up, howls of indignation are almost certain to follow. We’re seeing that in various news stories around the country right now, as likely premium hikes for 2013 are coming into clearer focus.
An article today in Politico, though, makes clear that any finger-pointing directed at health insurers is misplaced. The Jennifer Haberkorn piece notes that a major factor in premium increases is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or, more specifically, the taxes on health insurance companies that are part of the health reform measure.
PPACA includes a tax on insurers that begins at $8 billion in 2014 and, within four years, increases to $14 billion. Because many health insurance policies being written this year carry over into 2014, that forthcoming tax is affecting today’s premiums. In fact, according to a report by the Oliver Wyman consulting firm, the health insurance taxes and fees included in PPACA will increase the costs to cover an individual in the small group market by $2,800 on average.
So, the organizations that will inevitably protest rising health coverage costs and urge state regulators to deny requested rate increases would do well to remember that you can’t have new taxes and fees without also accepting the pricing consequences that invariably come with them. And, if Congress is concerned about the impact on consumers and small businesses, then lawmakers should revisit the wisdom of paying for health reform with health sector taxes that have a negative impact on the economy.
CATEGORIES: 
77 Responses to “Taxes and Consequences”
January 28th, 2024 at 1:21 pm
buy ventolin 2mg pill buy ventolin online cheap albuterol 2mg pill
January 29th, 2024 at 5:23 pm
tizanidine medication tizanidine 2mg usa buy generic tizanidine online
January 31st, 2024 at 7:46 am
buy prednisone no prescription deltasone 5mg pills prednisone where to buy
February 1st, 2024 at 11:42 pm
cheap isotretinoin 40mg isotretinoin online order cost accutane
February 3rd, 2024 at 1:29 pm
order amoxicillin 500mg generic cost amoxicillin 500mg buy amoxil tablets
February 4th, 2024 at 5:56 pm
albuterol usa albuterol 2mg sale buy ventolin 4mg pill
February 5th, 2024 at 7:22 am
order azithromycin 250mg without prescription zithromax online order azithromycin order online
February 6th, 2024 at 9:51 am
augmentin sale buy generic augmentin buy cheap generic augmentin
February 6th, 2024 at 10:44 pm
prednisolone 20mg generic order prednisolone 10mg online cheap cheap omnacortil pills
February 8th, 2024 at 2:47 am
order synthroid generic cost synthroid 150mcg order levothyroxine online
February 8th, 2024 at 3:02 pm
gabapentin 800mg drug buy gabapentin pills for sale buy neurontin 100mg sale
February 9th, 2024 at 6:36 pm
buy serophene without prescription clomid for sale online clomid price
February 10th, 2024 at 5:26 am
order lasix 40mg pills order furosemide 40mg online buy furosemide 100mg for sale
February 11th, 2024 at 8:24 pm
buy generic doxycycline for sale purchase acticlate online purchase monodox for sale
February 12th, 2024 at 12:51 am
real viagra pharmacy prescription purchase sildenafil pills viagra 100mg brand
February 13th, 2024 at 6:40 am
caesars casino online black jack online casino gambling
February 13th, 2024 at 12:08 pm
cheap semaglutide 14mg buy semaglutide 14 mg without prescription semaglutide 14 mg cheap
February 15th, 2024 at 9:24 pm
purchase triamcinolone sale triamcinolone us aristocort 4mg price
February 16th, 2024 at 8:25 am
buy generic plaquenil order hydroxychloroquine 200mg pills plaquenil buy online
February 17th, 2024 at 3:58 am
desloratadine 5mg sale order clarinex 5mg for sale clarinex sale
February 17th, 2024 at 4:57 pm
tadalafil 20mg pills buy cialis 20mg online cheap purchase tadalafil online
February 18th, 2024 at 9:36 am
generic claritin 10mg loratadine price loratadine 10mg drug
February 19th, 2024 at 12:14 am
purchase cenforce pills cenforce 100mg ca cenforce sale
February 20th, 2024 at 12:42 am
priligy 60mg canada order misoprostol online cheap misoprostol 200mcg us
February 20th, 2024 at 9:20 am
buy generic aralen generic chloroquine buy chloroquine no prescription
February 21st, 2024 at 8:31 am
order orlistat 60mg pill buy diltiazem medication diltiazem 180mg tablet
February 22nd, 2024 at 1:26 am
cost metformin 1000mg metformin 500mg tablet order glycomet 1000mg generic
February 22nd, 2024 at 2:55 pm
acyclovir price zovirax 800mg without prescription allopurinol uk
February 24th, 2024 at 8:16 am
purchase norvasc generic norvasc 5mg cheap norvasc 10mg
February 24th, 2024 at 3:22 pm
purchase crestor without prescription order ezetimibe generic ezetimibe 10mg pills
February 25th, 2024 at 5:55 pm
lisinopril oral prinivil ca order lisinopril 5mg online
February 25th, 2024 at 9:48 pm
motilium 10mg oral buy motilium 10mg generic order tetracycline 250mg
February 27th, 2024 at 12:14 am
prilosec sale purchase omeprazole pill cheap omeprazole 10mg
February 27th, 2024 at 5:46 am
cyclobenzaprine usa ozobax over the counter order baclofen 25mg without prescription
February 28th, 2024 at 11:33 am
order lopressor 100mg online buy lopressor 100mg sale lopressor 100mg without prescription
February 28th, 2024 at 1:52 pm
buy toradol generic buy generic ketorolac for sale buy colchicine generic
February 29th, 2024 at 9:10 pm
order tenormin online atenolol order atenolol cheap
March 2nd, 2024 at 4:43 am
methylprednisolone 16mg without prescription methylprednisolone usa medrol 16mg over the counter
March 2nd, 2024 at 6:49 am
buy cheap generic inderal buy plavix 75mg generic buy generic clopidogrel 75mg
March 3rd, 2024 at 10:18 am
buy methotrexate 10mg buy generic warfarin over the counter coumadin 2mg cheap
March 3rd, 2024 at 4:52 pm
college essay assistance purchase essays online dissertation assistance
March 4th, 2024 at 2:07 pm
reglan over the counter reglan 10mg us order losartan online cheap
March 5th, 2024 at 10:57 am
meloxicam 7.5mg sale cost celebrex celecoxib buy online
March 5th, 2024 at 5:17 pm
nexium 20mg pill nexium 20mg pill buy topamax without a prescription
March 6th, 2024 at 9:32 pm
buy flomax 0.4mg sale celecoxib 200mg over the counter celebrex 200mg brand
March 8th, 2024 at 9:44 pm
imitrex 25mg generic sumatriptan 50mg generic levofloxacin without prescription
March 9th, 2024 at 5:13 pm
order zofran pill spironolactone cost buy spironolactone 100mg sale
March 10th, 2024 at 1:14 am
order avodart pill avodart order online ranitidine 150mg without prescription
March 11th, 2024 at 5:23 am
zocor order online order zocor generic buy valtrex sale
March 11th, 2024 at 7:17 pm
ampicillin pills amoxicillin tablet purchase amoxicillin generic
March 12th, 2024 at 2:56 pm
cheap proscar 1mg proscar sale fluconazole online order
March 13th, 2024 at 5:10 pm
order ciprofloxacin online – keflex 125mg for sale buy generic augmentin for sale
March 14th, 2024 at 3:57 pm
purchase baycip sale – cipro price amoxiclav us
March 16th, 2024 at 6:10 pm
ciplox price – erythromycin order online buy generic erythromycin 500mg
March 17th, 2024 at 11:11 am
order metronidazole 400mg sale – cost zithromax 500mg cost zithromax
March 18th, 2024 at 5:52 pm
ivermectin 6 mg for sale – co-amoxiclav pills purchase tetracycline generic
March 18th, 2024 at 9:59 pm
ivermectin 12 mg over counter – order axetil sale tetracycline 250mg for sale
March 19th, 2024 at 4:31 pm
valtrex pills – starlix online order order zovirax 800mg pill
March 21st, 2024 at 5:04 am
acillin where to buy monodox over the counter how to get amoxicillin without a prescription
March 21st, 2024 at 2:40 pm
metronidazole brand – oxytetracycline 250mg uk buy azithromycin online cheap
March 23rd, 2024 at 8:33 am
furosemide over the counter – cheap capoten order captopril 25 mg generic
March 24th, 2024 at 6:53 pm
order glycomet for sale – order lincomycin 500mg online cheap purchase lincocin generic
March 26th, 2024 at 3:19 pm
order zidovudine 300mg for sale – glycomet tablet purchase zyloprim for sale
March 26th, 2024 at 8:15 pm
cheap clozaril 100mg – brand ramipril 5mg order famotidine 20mg generic
March 29th, 2024 at 5:22 pm
buy seroquel – trazodone 50mg price purchase eskalith generic
March 29th, 2024 at 6:14 pm
purchase clomipramine online cheap – buy abilify no prescription purchase sinequan
March 31st, 2024 at 3:13 pm
buy atarax 25mg online cheap – endep 10mg oral endep cheap
April 2nd, 2024 at 8:16 pm
clavulanate for sale – sulfamethoxazole canada how to get cipro without a prescription
April 4th, 2024 at 5:40 am
amoxil over the counter – cefadroxil brand order generic ciprofloxacin 500mg
April 8th, 2024 at 6:48 pm
oral azithromycin – azithromycin 500mg pills buy ciplox online cheap
April 9th, 2024 at 3:39 pm
buy cleocin generic – purchase monodox online chloramphenicol canada
April 11th, 2024 at 11:24 am
ivermectin – oral levaquin buy generic cefaclor over the counter
April 13th, 2024 at 6:57 am
order albuterol without prescription – fluticasone price buy theophylline 400 mg pills
April 14th, 2024 at 11:02 am
medrol 16 mg without prescription – buy medrol 8 mg online order astelin 10 ml generic
April 15th, 2024 at 5:07 pm
clarinex without prescription – buy flixotide medication ventolin 4mg brand
April 16th, 2024 at 9:29 pm
glucophage where to buy – buy generic glycomet 500mg acarbose 25mg sale
April 17th, 2024 at 3:10 pm
glyburide uk – purchase dapagliflozin online cheap order forxiga 10mg generic
Leave a Reply