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(JD) · Oct 19, 2010, 11:01 PM

First off, this is not about who or what or what if regarding anything political.

I'm trying to figure out how much of an increase in health insurance premiums I will accept, and how much will be too much and I'll cancel, before I receive this year's "open season" packet from my hospitalization carrier.

Generally, I have it by now. I was hoping they were sitting on until after the election ... as if that would make a difference? IDK

But I'm trying to think about this so I don't panic when I receive the offering... just in case... because the word on the street is health care coverage may rise as much as 40%. If it does that, my premiums would rival my house payments! I'm not sure I can do that, though home and health are the two big deals in my life.

Has anyone else been working on this, or am just totally off the wall now?

I know it used to go up about 9% a year. Last year it went up 18% and I had to move to a lesser plan.

Does anyone know of a site that can help me compute this type of thing directly for health care???

What percentage would you be able to go with, with your plan, should it increase?

Of course, I'd love to be surprised with a decrease in premiums.