Comments on: Health Insurance: HMOs vs. PPOs http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/10/13/health-insurance-hmos-vs-ppos/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:35:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: nancy http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/10/13/health-insurance-hmos-vs-ppos/comment-page-1/#comment-117883 nancy Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:07:31 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/10/13/health-insurance-hmos-vs-ppos/#comment-117883 I too have a POS,(point of service). Priour to that, I had an HMO. I like being having the flexibility to goto different doctors. I too have a POS,(point of service). Priour to that, I had an HMO. I like being having the flexibility to goto different doctors.

]]> By: Rob http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/10/13/health-insurance-hmos-vs-ppos/comment-page-1/#comment-28464 Rob Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:06:27 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/10/13/health-insurance-hmos-vs-ppos/#comment-28464 I actually have a POS plan (no seriously that is its name) and the means except for hospitals I can chose any service provider. I have you all beat, my premium went up 38.3% this year. I actually have a POS plan (no seriously that is its name) and the means except for hospitals I can chose any service provider. I have you all beat, my premium went up 38.3% this year.

]]> By: Frugal Frugalson http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/10/13/health-insurance-hmos-vs-ppos/comment-page-1/#comment-28463 Frugal Frugalson Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:55:03 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/10/13/health-insurance-hmos-vs-ppos/#comment-28463 I've been pretty happy with the coverage I've received from my HMO family plan, but the cost increases have been pretty brutal. My health insurance premium has <a>increased by 51% since 2001</a>, and it would have gone up quite a bit higher if I didn't downgrade my plan to one with higher co-pays and deductibles. I’ve been pretty happy with the coverage I’ve received from my HMO family plan, but the cost increases have been pretty brutal.

My health insurance premium has increased by 51% since 2001, and it would have gone up quite a bit higher if I didn’t downgrade my plan to one with higher co-pays and deductibles.

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