Obamacare could help fuel a tech start-up boom

Re:Obamacare could help fuel a tech start-up boom by MaysonL on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @03:38AM (#6474757)

It might do that, but so what? A slight increase in fixed costs, with a massive decrease in variance will decreases the risk of medical bankruptcy considerably, even for the young.

You seem to be under the impression that all potential entrepreners are young, without dependents, and without pre-existing medical conditions. Not true.

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Re:Obamacare could help fuel a tech start-up boom by NoPiece on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @03:47AM (#6474792)

It does help potential entrepreneurs with preexisting conditions. But it hurts potential healthy entrepreneurs whose rates have skyrocketed. So it is unclear if there is an overall net benefit, and the article doesn't provide any evidence that it would drive a tech boom.

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Re:Obamacare could help fuel a tech start-up boom by ghaff on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @04:44AM (#6474948)

Note also that (as I understand it), if someone already has insurance they can maintain it through HIPAA. The main difference in that case from the new law is that they can't let their insurance lapse or there is no obligation for the insurance company to renew it.

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Re:Obamacare could help fuel a tech start-up boom by dantheman on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @05:49AM (#6475135)

Lots of insurance plans people had are being cancelled since they don't provide coverage mandated by ACA.

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