Posted on 10/18/2013 6:31:44 PM PDT by Beave Meister
Health plans are sending hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters to people who buy their own coverage, frustrating some consumers who want to keep what they have and forcing others to buy more costly policies.
The main reason insurers offer is that the policies fall short of what the Affordable Care Act requires starting Jan. 1. Most are ending policies sold after the law passed in March 2010. At least a few are canceling plans sold to people with pre-existing medical conditions.
By all accounts, the new policies will offer consumers better coverage, in some cases, for comparable cost -- especially after the inclusion of federal subsidies for those who qualify. The law requires policies sold in the individual market to cover 10 “essential” benefits, such as prescription drugs, mental health treatment and maternity care. In addition, insurers cannot reject people with medical problems or charge them higher prices. The policies must also cap consumers’ annual expenses at levels lower than many plans sold before the new rules.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
I was going to post a reply saying “NBC NEWS is reporting this?!?”
but then I realized that this execrable “news” organization, like all the others, is going to use the disaster that is Obamacare as ‘Exhibit A’ for single payer. Would that we had a Republican Party that would make the case for the free market. Perhaps, if the Tea Party makes it voice heard, we will come November 2014.
If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.
But, President Obama promised the American people that if they liked their health care plan, they could keep it. He wouldn't have lied to us, would he?
VA, Affordable Care Act and You
What is the Affordable Care Act?
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But, President Obama promised the American people that if they liked their health care plan, they could keep it. He wouldn't have lied to us, would he?
No, only Bush lies.
If I need maternity care, we're headed into a new age of miracles.
/johnny
I think this is Valerie Jarett’s way of testing the waters and nudging the democrats towards accepting Obama’s face saving delay for a year. If they had a black democrat, like Booker for instance, bring it up the republicans would jump all over it and it would pass easily.
Of all the stupid media tricks, the appeal to majority combined with the substitution of the writer's opinion as fact bugs me the most.
The 'new policies' are delivered at the point of a sword as well...but of course NBC thinks this is just ducky.
There are always people on FR who say they won't vote because they're interested in seeing Dems win so the country can learn a "lesson".
Do they stop to think about all the conservatives who will suffer when the country implodes?
More redistribution of wealth at the point of an IRS agent's gun.
And everyone of them that voted for Obama can only elicit a hope from me that they enjoy the sweet taste of schadenfreude.
Unless you’re one of those trans-testicles.
/johnny
No, of course not,
42 lashes for mere thought!
You still can keep your old plan. Note, however, that he said nothing about your old plan keeping you.
But will your doctor keep you?
Ping.
All part of the plan.
Agreed. See my tag line.
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