Posted on 12/27/2010 11:07:04 PM PST by Innovative
President Obama's administration and states are stepping up their efforts to motivate people to buy government - sponsored health plans for high-risk patients, as the new program continues to attract only a fraction of the projected customers.
At the same time, since the high-risk insurance pools began in late summer and early fall, the medical bills have been much higher than anticipated in a few states, raising the question of whether the $5 billion that Congress has allocated for the program could run out even if relatively few people join.
The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, as the program is officially known, is one of the first parts of the new health care law to be implemented, and federal health officials contend the plans are experiencing growing pains. It will take time to spread the word and to adjust prices and benefits so the plans are as attractive as possible, they said.
Last spring, the Medicare program's chief actuary predicted that 375,000 people would sign up by the end of 2010. In early November, the Health and Human Services Department reported that just 8,000 people had enrolled.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
TRANSLATION: CUT benefits.
How surprising!
Idiots.
A friend of mine had her Kaiser plan go up 200% because her daughter has a congenital heart defect.
I have cancer and am wondering when my Blue Cross is going to go up again. Lucky for me it only went up 30% last time around.
There is only one solution, REPEAL Obamacare.
I can't believe "I-Do" that there are so many IDIOTs that believe this CRAP!
Rot in Hell ZERO!
CRAP. Just making sure I mentioned CRAP. CRAP!
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