A Lie From Day One

The American Spectator ^ | 10-30-13 | Betsy McCaughey

[afraidfortherepublic]

Believing in this president is proving to be a health hazard.

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The liar is none other than the President of the United States. On June 15, 2009, President Obama told a town hall meeting that “No matter how we reform healthcare, we will keep this promise…. if you like your healthcare plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what.”

The fine print in his health law proves that he never intended to keep that promise.

Sec. 1251(a)(1) of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) says that no one can be required to give up a plan in effect on March 23, 2010, when the law was passed. Those plans are “grandfathered.” But following that guarantee is a list of costly requirements that made it difficult for insurers to keep offering your plan.

It gets worse. Union plans were “grandfathered” with none of those fine print tricks and exceptions [Sec. 1251(d)].

The law also left open the possibility that the president could impose additional requirements on grandfathered plans (except union plans). Two months after Obamacare was passed, the IRS, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services — all reporting to the president — churned out hundreds of additional rules to make it even harder for grandfathered plans to survive.

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Seniors in Medicare Advantage plans are getting a similar run around when they ask about why their doctors are being axed. United Healthcare cut thousands of cardiologists and other specialists from Advantage plans in the New York metro area and Connecticut during October. So much for the promise that grandma can keep her doctor.

[afraidfortherepublic]

It's well worth going to the source to read the whole article. FR length restraints required that I snip this article, but EVERY WORD is worth reading.

My question: if the Act has been changed so much since Congress approved it, is it still legal?

[Doogle]

from “I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR”

[liberalh8ter]

I never understood how a open ended law could be passed allowing an unelected official (Sebelius) to legislate. How did that ALONE pass SCOTUS muster?

[Junk Silver]

[workerbee]

You guys need to stop thinking so pre-2008. We’re now Obamanation. “Legal” means whatever he says it means.

[Tupelo]

Betsy McCaughey has been out in front on this since 2009.
But I still do not trust her. She was a Republican who became a Democrat to help her political fortune, Then back to being a Republican when the grass looked better there.
There is really nothing more inspiring than a chameleon like politician that really has the courage of their convictions.

[liberalh8ter]

My bad. I can't shake this Constitutional tenacity thing.

[longfellow]

Don’t pay your taxes. If Americans figure that odumbass is done.

[nathanbedford]

Betsy McCaughey is a clear thinking critic of Obamacare who has demonstrated time and again in articles and in television commentary her grasp of the subject and the accuracy of her predictions.

[workerbee]

Don’t worry, one day soon there will be dedicated “re-education camps” to help you.

[deoetdoctrinae]

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[elhombrelibre]

From the article: "Most of the policyholders dumped this month no longer had their grandfathered plans. Their current plans were cancelled because they don’t provide the “10 essential benefits.” Essential, that is, according to the experts. Fifty-year old couples must pay for maternity care. And straight arrows must pay for substance-abuse treatment."

Also see:

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials-obama-care/102813-676947-jarrett-balkissoon-wedding-influenced-cgi-selection.htm?p=full

[oh8eleven]

My question: if the Act has been changed so much since Congress approved it, is it still legal?
I agree and wonder why no one has brought this up in congress, on the news shows, talk shows, etc?
Classic bait and switch.

[i_robot73]

Same way Congress can create a whole new ‘Dept of ABC’ and ‘give it the power’ to do XYZ.

Neither part Constitutional, but we don’t have a Constitutional Republic anymore...so.

Course, the GOP is JUST about to close that 40yr old Dept of Educ finally, when they get the Pres and Congress majority. I’m sure the rest are soon to follow. *do I need to say it*

[liberalh8ter]

*do I need to say it*

Not to me, you don't. It's pretty much a given these days.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Kathleen Sebelius has accomplished what the President couldn’t because he has no line item veto. In Wisconsin, the Governor has something we call the Franken-veto. IOW, the Governor can change a Bill by crossing out punctuation, single letters, whole words, etc. until the Act may mean the opposite of what the legislature intended. Democrat Governors have used this liberally. Republicans, not so much.

But, this has been prohibited to our Presidents. Kathleen has just used a work around. No wonder O won’t fire her. It’s all intended.

[oh8eleven]

Kathleen has just used a work around.
She does not have the authority to change law. Again I ask - why hasn't this been made more public?
Maybe it'll come up in today's congressional hearings.

[afraidfortherepublic]

[oh8eleven]

For many years (probably since Nixon resigned), I've believed this country will go through every good, bad and/or ugly event, the same as any other country.
Specifically, that would include a military coup, although I never thought it would happen in my lifetime.
Lately, I'm thinking it might.

[afraidfortherepublic]

She’s on TV right now.