November 7, 2013 – 8:12 am
I’ve mentioned several times that those who receive health insurance through their employer will soon have to deal with the same problems as individuals due to the grandfathering rules established by Health and Human Services. The administration’s own mid-range estimate was that 51% would lose their employer based plans. That would be 78 million people. […]
November 6, 2013 – 7:43 am
Liberals are furiously spinning to protect this turd of a law as it becomes quite clear that Mr. Obama knowingly lied about being able to keep your plan if you like it. Here’s another cute on (Daily Caller) President Obama’s “you can keep your health insurance†lie is now being compared to President Bush’s “lie†[…]
November 5, 2013 – 8:56 am
I wonder how this would have played prior to the 2012 elections? (Real Clear Politics has the video) (Fox News) The president told about 200 of his campaign supporters and health care activists Monday that the administration had promised Americans they could keep their current coverage — as long as their plans hadn’t changed since […]
November 4, 2013 – 1:21 pm
There’s political spin, then there’s plain lying. Obama was plain lying when he said you could keep your plan (and doctor). Then there are those who are attempting to protect Obama, Democrats, and Obamacare. Many of them have crossed the line from spin to performing an oral sexual act. Yesterday we had the big NY […]
November 4, 2013 – 8:11 am
Bloomberg’s Megan McCardle notices that consumers were sold a lemon (too bad Obama’s Consumer Protection Agency can’t do anything about that bad actor, Barack Obama), based on a New Yorker article which states that most people will either be winners or unaffected. What’s the reality? (Washington Post) Americans who face higher Âinsurance costs under President […]
November 3, 2013 – 7:56 am
Well, she was speaking to low information voters/Democrats, so she had to keep the speech at a very simply level (National Journal) Kathleen Sebelius brushed off questions Friday about reports saying only six people signed up for coverage on the first day of the Obamacare website’s operation. Speaking at a library in Memphis as part […]
November 2, 2013 – 10:39 am
No matter how many times (NMP) Obama stated that if you liked your plan you could keep your plan, it was always a concern. Glenn Reynolds notes and reposts this CNN article (yes, CNN) Senate Democrats voted unanimously three years ago to support the Obamacare rule that is largely responsible for some of the health […]
November 2, 2013 – 8:07 am
One thing to remember, the contraception mandate isn’t really a mandate in terms of being in the law: HHS made the rule that employers must provide free contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients through their health insurance plans (The Hill) A federal appeals court on Friday struck down the birth control mandate in ObamaCare, concluding the requirement […]
November 1, 2013 – 10:51 am
Another day, more people lose their plans (NY Post) Insurers are canceling the medical policies of about 100,000 New Yorkers enrolled in individual health plans because of ObamaCare, state health officials said. But the figure is actually much higher because it doesn’t take into account hundreds of thousands covered under small business group policies that […]
November 1, 2013 – 7:46 am
You know how I’ve been mentioning that the individual market health insurance cancellations are just the beginning? That we’ll start seeing plans offered through companies being cancelled? Well, I’m not the only one who’s saying this (via Ace) (Forbes) Section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act contains what’s called a “grandfather†provision that, in theory, […]
