Lauren

Swindlers

Empire Rates

I work for a small internet company in NYC. We have employees all across the country - this month we have to renew our plan with Empire BCBS. They raised our rates 40%. The company I work for contributes an annual sum to each employee for health care - they raised their sum as much as possible - 20%. It will impossible for them to function and contribute if this increase continues, let alone hire more employees. I was told by Empire and our payroll company that all small companies in downstate new york with our plan had this increase. Is New York the only state that doesn't have a cap on insurance increases? We've been bullied into a corner. And I'm mad as hell. Congress (at least) needs to do something.

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