Posted on 09/22/2010 4:30:14 AM PDT by tobyhill
President Barack Obama launches a new attempt to convince Americans of the advantages of his healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, just six weeks before an election in which the plan has proved more of a liability than a benefit for his fellow Democrats.
Obama will travel to the suburban backyard of a family home in Falls Church, Virginia, to talk about provisions of the new law that will come into effect on Thursday, six months after it became law.
The event will include Americans from across the country who are already benefiting from healthcare reform, the White House said, seeking to put a human face on a law that has seemed to many voters to be mostly a confusing array of new regulations.
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The “benefits” I’m seeing from “healthcare reform” are increased premiums, increased co-pays, and increased thresholds.
Consequently, my share of my medical and dental expenses this year has increased about fivefold.
I got a letter about a month ago telling me that they were dropping my Child Only Plan and I should seek other options. I ended up putting my kid on my company plan for about $150 more a month.
“Obama will travel to the suburban backyard of a family home in Falls Church, Virginia”
...because that’s plenty of room for his consituent.
How about I hold up my kids and say “See, hussein obama’s insane socialist plan for America has robbed them of a happy and prosperous future. They are going to work like dogs for their entire life to support themselves, hopefully they’ll have their own family some day too. Thanks to obama/Reid/Pelosi, they’ll also be supporting a few other lazy people and families too while struggling to pay off obama’s debts to some Chinaman.”
Thank you President obama, oh, and FU too.
There’s a huge Mosque in Falls Church. I have to wonder if that might not be a fitting forum for Zero?
Is there an airport in Falls Church where he can land Air Force One?
I can’t believe he will travel that 20 miles without his plane.
Received my insurance letter in the mail yesterday, my deductable has gone from $2200.00 for the family plan to $3500.00. Thanks obIWONa.
You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
Too little play is being given to this aspect of Obamacare, but watch for the provision that takes effect tomorrow eliminating a Maximum Lifetime Benefit to send rates through the roof, and quickly.
Small businesses that are shopping for an affordable policy generally do so by agreeing to a $2 million lifetime maximum benefit. When that becomes illegal at a minute past midnight, those policies will become unaffordable to tens of thousands of small employers.
The walking library of stupidity can name what he wants but it’s still stupidity,note his record.
I was at the pharmacy yesterday, picking up a refill. The pharmacist told me they now have to ask patients questions about their conditions and put that in their files, so the insurance companies will pay the claims. They’re being told to ask things like “how many migraines a month do you get?” and “how much of this cream do you use each time you apply it?” and “how big is the rash you have?” and “how frequently do you use this medication?” If the pharmacy doesn’t ask the questions, the insurance company won’t pay the claim. Welcome to the start of rationing.
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