Sen. Mark Udall bullies insurance commission over number of 250,000 CO cancellations

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WASHINGTON — An administrator at Colorado's Division of Insurance felt intimidated by U.S. Sen. Mark Udall's legislative director in November after he pushed back against claims that 250,000 Coloradans had policies canceled because of the Affordable Care Act, according to internal e-mails.

The 250,000 number, which garnered national attention and drew a response from President Barack Obama, was openly challenged by Udall at the time. He called it misleading since about 95 percent, or about 237,500, of those "cancellations" included offers to renew current plans.

The tension between the senior senator's staff and state insurance administrators came as Udall — up for re-election this year — scrambled with other Democrats on Capitol Hill to defend a bungled rollout of the new health care law.

In e-mails first published by the conservative blog Complete Colorado and obtained by The Denver Post Thursday, Jo Donlin, Colorado's Division of Insurance director of external affairs, said in a Nov. 14 e-mail to colleagues: "Sen. Udall says our numbers were wrong. They are not wrong. Cancellation notices affected 249,199 people. They want to trash our numbers. I'm holding strong while we get more details. Many have already done early renewals. Regardless, they received cancellation notices."

Colorado official felt pressure from Udall office on ACA, e-mails show - The Denver Post

Not only this but Democrat Sen. Mark Udall also voted against a FIX that would have allowed Coloradoans/Americans to keep the insurance they liked back in September 2010. Of course this after being promised by Obama and democrats over 40 times that they would be able to keep their plans, if they liked them.

Washington (CNN) - Senate Democrats voted unanimously three years ago to support the Obamacare rule that is largely responsible for some of the health insurance cancellation letters that are going out.

In September 2010, Senate Republicans brought a resolution to the floor to block implementation of the grandfather rule, warning that it would result in canceled policies and violate President Barack Obama’s promise that people could keep their insurance if they liked it.

“The District of Columbia is an island surrounded by reality. Only in the District of Columbia could you get away with telling the people if you like what you have you can keep it, and then pass regulations six months later that do just the opposite and figure that people are going to ignore it. But common sense is eventually going to prevail in this town and common sense is going to have to prevail on this piece of legislation as well,” Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said at the time.

“The administration's own regulations prove this is not the case. Under the grandfathering regulation, according to the White House's own economic impact analysis, as many as 69 percent of businesses will lose their grandfathered status by 2013 and be forced to buy government-approved plans,” the Iowa Republican said.

On a party line vote, Democrats killed the resolution, which could come back to haunt vulnerable Democrats up for re-election this year.

Senate Democrats supported rule that led to insurance cancellations ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

 

[Agit8r]

What, did he give them all wedgies?

 

[TheOldSchool]

What, did he give them all wedgies?

He pooped on them

 

[oreo]

At least the insurance commission in Colorado didn't back down.