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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You've got so many splintered threads going, you can't keep track of then all.

I never told you that you were hallucinating. You said that yourself.

I saw the link. It doesn't outline a law that does what you're stating. Try again.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I never told you that you were hallucinating. You said that yourself.

Oh, I assumed that's what you were getting at when you were telling me that Obamacare isn't real.

I saw the link. It doesn’t outline a law that does what you’re stating. Try again.

Is this not what I was stating?

The 80/20 Rule generally requires insurance companies to spend at least 80% of the money they take in from premiums on health care costs and quality improvement activities. The other 20% can go to administrative, overhead, and marketing costs.

The 80/20 rule is sometimes known as Medical Loss Ratio, or MLR. If an insurance company uses 80 cents out of every premium dollar to pay for your medical claims and activities that improve the quality of care, the company has a Medical Loss Ratio of 80%.

Insurance companies selling to large groups (usually more than 50 employees) must spend at least 85% of premiums on care and quality improvement.

If your insurance company doesn’t meet these requirements, you’ll get a rebate on part of the premium that you paid.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nope. Maybe you hallucinated that.

Did you even read what you copied? That's not all of the money. They're still clearly able to profit.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When did I say they pay out "all of the money"?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -1 points 2 months ago

Just gonna accuse me of lying and then go silent, huh?

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol -1 points 2 months ago

How can I link you to something I don't believe I said?