Anyone with common sense and that was “health insurance aware” knew. Obama admin. knew millions could not keep their health insurance – Investigations. And anyone with an open mind that asked questions would know as well. Of course, you would have to get your news from somewhere besides the MSM.
President Obama repeatedly assured Americans that after the Affordable Care Act became law, people who liked their health insurance would be able to keep it. But millions of Americans are getting or are about to get cancellation letters for their health insurance under Obamacare, say experts, and the Obama administration has known that for at least three years.
Duh.
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.”
That means the administration knew that more than 40 to 67 percent of those in the individual market would not be able to keep their plans, even if they liked them.
Yet President Obama, who had promised in 2009, “if you like your health plan, you will be able to keep your health plan,” was still saying in 2012, “If [you] already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance.”
That my friends make Obama either a liar or too ignorant to be President. The article goes on to point out the real number is closer to 80%.
The White House does not dispute that many in the individual market will lose their current coverage, but argues they will be offered better coverage in its place, and that many will get tax subsidies that would offset any increased costs. “One of the main goals of the law is to ensure that people have insurance they can rely on – that doesn’t discriminate or charge more based on pre-existing conditions. The consumers who are getting notices are in plans that do not provide all these protections – but in the vast majority of cases, those same insurers will automatically shift their enrollees to a plan that provides new consumer protections and, for nearly half of individual market enrollees, discounts through premium tax credits,” said White House spokesperson Jessica Santillo.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whoopie doo. I’m really tired of the “old plans suck” argument. Of course, some of the old plans DID suck but a majority of them did not.
Also, NO the carrier can NOT automatically shift their enrollees to a qualified plan. EVEN IF THEY COULD, they could NOT shift those who are eligible for a subsidy. The ONLY way to get a subsidy is to purchase a plan through the exchange. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY.
Of course if the ends justify the means then why not lie? Why not be ignorant? Why not be both?
Inquiring minds want to know… Does Barack Obama Know Anything?
To me the answer is a resounding “NO”.
