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Obama admin. knew millions could not keep their health insurance - NBC Investigations
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Four sources deeply involved in the Affordable Care Act tell NBC NEWS that 50 to 75 percent of the 14 million consumers who buy their insurance individually can expect to receive a cancellation letter or the equivalent over the next year because their existing policies dont meet the standards mandated by the new health care law. One expert predicts that number could reach as high as 80 percent. And all say that many of those forced to buy pricier new policies will experience sticker shock.
None of this should come as a shock to the Obama administration. The law states that policies in effect as of March 23, 2010 will be grandfathered, meaning consumers can keep those policies even though they dont meet requirements of the new health care law. But the Department of Health and Human Services then wrote regulations that narrowed that provision, by saying that if any part of a policy was significantly changed since that date -- the deductible, co-pay, or benefits, for example -- the policy would not be grandfathered.
Buried in Obamacare regulations from July 2010 is an estimate that because of normal turnover in the individual insurance market, 40 to 67 percent of customers will not be able to keep their policy. And because many policies will have been changed since the key date, the percentage of individual market policies losing grandfather status in a given year exceeds the 40 to 67 percent range.
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SNIP from your link:
While the Affordable Care Act was making its way through Congress in 2009 and 2010, President Obama famously promised the American people over and over again that if you like your health plan, you can keep it.
Obamacare
Let me be exactly clear about what health care reform means to you, Obama said at one rally in July 2009. First of all, if youve got health insurance, you like your doctors, you like your plan, you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan. Nobody is talking about taking that away from you.
But the president's promise is turning out to be false for millions of Americans who have had their health insurance policies canceled because they don't meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
For the past two weeks, healthcare.gov, the federal governments new health insurance marketplace, has been bogged down by problems, preventing users (including me) from viewing insurance options and plans on the website.
Federal officials have pointed to overwhelming demand to explain the sites problems. But web developers, other experts and journalists have uncovered more fundamental issues with the design and functioning of the site.
Here are excerpts from five of the better stories explaining what happened:
Read more: Here's why healthcare.gov broke down
Over a half billion dollars spent on this site ..What joke
I find it a tad encouraging that the MSM are finally reporting on how awful ObamaCare is.
I bet some of them are really enjoying the schadenfreude after years of harassment and threats by the O-Bots.
Wow. A 63-year-old called into Hannity to tell the lengths she had to go to in order to keep her insurance with BCBS. That call needs to be made available for distribution via youtube or something. First of all her premiums increased dramatically. Good news is she is now covered for pregnancy. But she had to reapply and the application packet she received was 1/4" thick. She was required to contact every doctor she has seen in the past 10 years. She had to employ multiple clerical skills including faxing -- things beyond the skill set of Obama's target demographic, many of whom, according to Democrats, don't even have the skill set required to obtain a government ID.
I find it a tad encouraging that the MSM are finally reporting on how awful ObamaCare is.
I bet some of them are really enjoying the schadenfreude after years of harassment and threats by the O-Bots.
I'm somewhat encouraged too. Qualifiedly.
I'm torn between being bitter that they didn't investigate and report upon the situation when there was still time to make a difference ... and being happy that they aren't all sitting on the story now.
I'm so pessimistic about what can be done now. The jobs are already lost. The policies are already cancelled. So much has already been spent breaking things. How much would it cost to fix them again?
The good news is that eventually the bad news will get out. It's probably too late to do much good. Jobs, income and insurance policies are already lost -- even if there is a delay Blue Cross Blue Shield won't be able to say, "Come back to us at your old rates and deductions". Nor will employers be able to say, "Come back to work for us at your old hourly level for one more year before we have to let you go again". But at least the news will eventually be told. I hope.
Marc Thiessen: The Obamacare implosion is worse than you think - The Washington Post
The good news is that eventually the bad news will get out. It's probably too late to do much good. Jobs, income and insurance policies are already lost -- even if there is a delay Blue Cross Blue Shield won't be able to say, "Come back to us at your old rates and deductions". Nor will employers be able to say, "Come back to work for us at your old hourly level for one more year before we have to let you go again". But at least the news will eventually be told. I hope.
Marc Thiessen: The Obamacare implosion is worse than you think - The Washington Post
Tick-tock----tick-tock......
I do like that Democrats have fully taken responsibility for the realities of Dem-O-Care, even if Obama can't.
I do like that Democrats have fully taken responsibility for the realities of Dem-O-Care, even if Obama can't.
The cowards were for it and now they are against it. Reelections coming soon. The author of the bill calls it a train wreck....Sebelius smiles pretty and says all will be well soon. She had nothing to do with it, after all....
SNIP from your link:
While the Affordable Care Act was making its way through Congress in 2009 and 2010, President Obama famously promised the American people over and over again that if you like your health plan, you can keep it.
Obamacare
Let me be exactly clear about what health care reform means to you, Obama said at one rally in July 2009. First of all, if youve got health insurance, you like your doctors, you like your plan, you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan. Nobody is talking about taking that away from you.
But the president's promise is turning out to be false for millions of Americans who have had their health insurance policies canceled because they don't meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
Well, he didn't exactly tell lie. He just didn't tell the complete truth. You CAN keep your health plan if you like it. But your health plan is not required to keep you!
SNIP from your link:
While the Affordable Care Act was making its way through Congress in 2009 and 2010, President Obama famously promised the American people over and over again that if you like your health plan, you can keep it.
Obamacare
Let me be exactly clear about what health care reform means to you, Obama said at one rally in July 2009. First of all, if youve got health insurance, you like your doctors, you like your plan, you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan. Nobody is talking about taking that away from you.
But the president's promise is turning out to be false for millions of Americans who have had their health insurance policies canceled because they don't meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
Well, he didn't exactly tell lie. He just didn't tell the complete truth. You CAN keep your health plan if you like it. But your health plan is not required to keep you!
No you can't, they die on Dec 31st
I do like that Democrats have fully taken responsibility for the realities of Dem-O-Care, even if Obama can't.
The cowards were for it and now they are against it. Reelections coming soon. The author of the bill calls it a train wreck....Sebelius smiles pretty and says all will be well soon. She had nothing to do with it, after all....
Wow. A 63-year-old called into Hannity to tell the lengths she had to go to in order to keep her insurance with BCBS. That call needs to be made available for distribution via youtube or something. First of all her premiums increased dramatically. Good news is she is now covered for pregnancy. But she had to reapply and the application packet she received was 1/4" thick. She was required to contact every doctor she has seen in the past 10 years. She had to employ multiple clerical skills including faxing -- things beyond the skill set of Obama's target demographic, many of whom, according to Democrats, don't even have the skill set required to obtain a government ID.
You gotta love it.
when articles like this start to appear in friendly democrat territory (WaPo) trouble is coming. Things are going to get really ugly n this country, very soon.
It certainly 'Splains why Homeland Security has stocked up on 2 Billion + bullets.
White House Grants Extension on Health Law Sign-Up - ABC News
What was it Obama said about not being able to change the law?
