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And lets not forget in Maine Anthems Individual block has a 95% MLR.
Anthem Bites Dust in Maine -again
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I think the State of Maine's long term plan is to have Anthem subsidize state government, maybe Medicaid- which of course is the fed's long term plan. Maybe that's a good thing. I don't know.
As I have said, coming nationally to a neighborhood near you. Oh wait, you live in Maine too. Nevermind. You have already seen the future.
I can see Canada from my house.
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I think the State of Maine's long term plan is to have Anthem subsidize state government, maybe Medicaid- which of course is the fed's long term plan. Maybe that's a good thing. I don't know.
As I have said, coming nationally to a neighborhood near you. Oh wait, you live in Maine too. Nevermind. You have already seen the future.
I can see Canada from my house.
Yes I have seen the future which is why I am so concerned about both Obamacare and the trend of States not to allow requested increases to insurance companies....To bad we as taxpayers can't use the same type of logic on stateworkers.....Hey state employees you have better benefits and now better pay than the private sector we need to to give back 20% of your pay and we want you to have the same coverage available to private citizens...
I saw NJs new govenor on and he mentioned a 45 year old 25 year employee of the state of NJ would have put into his pension on average 120K and would recieve 3.3 million in pension benefits plus 500K of medical benefits in retirement and they don't pay a penny for healthcare coverage as employees...Maybe we are in the wrong business.
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California pensions, public employees, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger - latimes.com
"...which allow some public employees to stop working at age 50 with a pension nearly equal to their entire salary — are more generous than taxpayers can afford."
Wow - nice work if you can find it! Work 'til 50 then retire at full salary?
"...which allow some public employees to stop working at age 50 with a pension nearly equal to their entire salary — are more generous than taxpayers can afford."
Wow - nice work if you can find it! Work 'til 50 then retire at full salary?
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Varies from state to state IMO.
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Yeh. that reminds me. About 15 years ago or whenever we had a major, major, major icestorm in the northeast, actually across the northern tier of the country. Weeks without power in some places, a month in others.
Anyway we had crews from all over the country working here and believe me they worked day and night and day and night out in those conditions. Down in one of the remote counties (Washington County) , the old ladies down at the Grange immediately took charge, as is the norm, and started cooking the obligatory pies and tuna casseroles, and clam chowder to help feed the crews. When one of the crews came in the folks all started applauding to thank them. Some of the old hardened crew members from Massachusetts broke down in tears as though no one had ever thanked them for anything in their lives. One guy said "back where we come from if the power is out for more than an hour, and their beer begins to warm up, they start shooting at us." That was funnier than hell. Never forgot that. Sad but funny.
Don't ever, ever, ever mess with the Blue Hair Brigade. Obama might do that with Medicare at great political risk but I would not do it. I bet the pies were good though. Blueberry undoubtedly in that area.
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