Posted on 11/14/2013 7:14:33 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
WASHINGTON–President Barack Obama will offer a fix for people facing health insurance policy cancellations as a result of his Obamacare health care law today at 11:35 a.m. ET.
Earlier Thursday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi D-Calif., Obama will take action for people whose health insurance policies were cancelled as a result of his Obamacare health care law while House Democrats are also working on a plan.
“The president will offer a proposal today is my understanding and we have our own proposal which we think is really good. But we’ll see. And it has to be done in the next little period, Pelosi said, referring to cancellations kicking in on Jan. 1.
Speaking at The Atlantic Ideas forum, Pelosi said, “So again, stay tuned. It could be an administrative fix, it could be a legislative fix. I would prefer an administrative fix because it could be done much more quickly without any accompanying agendas.”
Pelosi’s comments come as Congressional Democrats—in particular those with big 2014 contests—are angry at the Obama White House, with cancellations of health insurance policies far more a political threat than the botched Obamacare website and the resulting initial low enrollments.
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A DIKTAT is coming on this compelling insurers to do something.
Pelosi decoder ring: Executive Order to fix existing law.
You just know it’s going to cost us.
And the Stupid Party who will run to help Obama and the Dems save face:
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2013/11/13/a_trap_for_republicans
And it will probably cost the insurers a lot since many have already gone down the cancellation and re-pool road...
Yes - Pelosi likes the dictator-esque approach.
We have to pass it to find out what’s in it. LOL! That’s one hellava way to run a country, Nancy. That’s not a bill, that’s a can of worms.
cant wait :)
The industry chose to sleep with dogs. It’s hard to work up much sympathy for it now that it’s been bitten by fleas.
The insurance companies had bailout provisions written into the law. Plus, they gave a lot of money to Republicans, too. They will not suffer at all.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2014&cid=n00003389&type=I
Senator Mitch McConnell
Kindred Healthcare $76,300 $66,300 $10,000
Humana Inc $45,550 $40,550 $5,000
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $41,450 $24,450 $17,000
Aetna Inc $38,450 $28,450 $10,000
1. Insurance companies who were all for this debacle are about to get the rug pulled from under them (might not want to hold a lot of insurance stock on Friday).
2. Drastic expansion of Medicaid and/or Medicare with a requirement that doctors and hospitals accept them. Half the private doctors retire or quit in the next 5 years.
My bet is on #2 since it moves them closer to socialized medicine.
The story from The Won today: “All those if you like it, you can keep it - periods were photoshopped into my speeches by the extreme right wing Tea Party wingnuts.”
and he’s only doing this for political cover for dems. if they weren’t upset, he’d let this whole thing keep going the way it is. all dems care about are poll numbers and re-election.
According to Rand Paul this was never in the original bill.
It is a regulation
WRITTEN BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
then voted on and approved
BY EVERY DEMOCRAT SENATOR
http://sgtreport.com/2013/11/rand-paul
(I think this deserves it’s own thread but I’ve never posted and don’t want to do something wrong)
That’s exactly what I just told the RNC soliciter who just called me.
The Republicans will do whatever they have to do to bailout the insurance companies:
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=D000000109&chamber=S&party=R&cycle=2012&state=&sort=A
Blue Cross/Blue Shield: Senate Republicans
Among Federal Candidates, 2012 Cycle
Name Office Total Contributions
Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) Senate $41,500
Corker, Bob (R-TN) Senate $28,850
Heller, Dean (R-NV) Senate $27,500
Brown, Scott (R-MA) Senate $24,350
Barrasso, John A (R-WY) Senate $18,500
Lugar, Richard G (R-IN) Senate $18,000
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Senate $17,000
Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) Senate $12,000
Collins, Susan M (R-ME) Senate $10,000
Snowe, Olympia (R-ME) Senate $10,000
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) Senate $7,500
Roberts, Pat (R-KS) Senate $5,500
Coats, Dan (R-IN) Senate $5,000
Johnson, Ron (R-WI) Senate $5,000
Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) Senate $5,000
Wicker, Roger (R-MS) Senate $4,500
Crapo, Mike (R-ID) Senate $4,000
Risch, James E (R-ID) Senate $4,000
Thune, John (R-SD) Senate $4,000
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Rubio, Marco (R-FL) Senate $3,100
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Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate $2,000
Enzi, Mike (R-WY) Senate $2,000
Kirk, Mark (R-IL) Senate $2,000
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http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=D000000109&chamber=H&party=R&cycle=2012&state=&sort=A
Blue Cross/Blue Shield: House Republicans
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Boustany, Charles W Jr (R-LA) House $34,000
Rigell, Scott (R-VA) House $33,750
Wilson, Joe (R-SC) House $30,500
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Camp, Dave (R-MI) House $21,000
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