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Insurers Angrily Attack Obama's Health Care 'fix' To Reinstate Canceled Policies
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| 15 November 2013
| David Martosko
Posted on 11/15/2013 7:33:32 PM PST by Windflier
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To: Windflier
Of course Obama is setting the regulators and insurance companies up. During his spiel, he basically tossed the problem to them. Now, if it fails, Obama will have them to blame.
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posted on
11/15/2013 7:55:07 PM PST
by
TomGuy
(.)
To: Windflier
Faux anger by the companies. bammer is going to give them a bailout. He will buy them off.
To: tobyhill
If they are really upset the insurance companies could pull out of the exchanges. It would collapse Obamacare Obama only said that he will use "prosecutorial discretion" if insurance companies want to provide pre-Obamacare plans to their customers. In other words, he won't go after them for breaking the new law.
However, there's nothing that compels the insurance companies to offer the cancelled plans again, and I think few will. Obama's 'fix' ain't gonna amount to anything but stale air. His co-conspirators in Congress are still going to be left dangling in the wind.
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posted on
11/15/2013 7:58:45 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
How is it that not a single news reporter was able to gather up the gumption to ask Obama this single question?;
Mr. Obama? How is it you think you have the power to amend a law by fiat...the literal law of the land...and bypassing Congress to do it?
As a follow up; "Do you see yourself as King of America?"
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posted on
11/15/2013 7:59:58 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Hey Nancy! Ya think these problems could've been avoided if you'd read the bill before passing it?)
To: bray
The insurers should say no you have to unplug the entire fiasco. I'm certain that all of them will ignore Obama's offer to let them skate on complying with the new law. There's nothing (that we know of) that compels them to offer the cancelled plans again.
His little act looks like another Keystone Kops backfire.
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:01:37 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Working in the insurance industry in today’s climate has to be pure hell. My company is self insured and we are twisting around like pretzels.
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:03:14 PM PST
by
berdie
To: TomGuy
Of course Obama is setting the regulators and insurance companies up. During his spiel, he basically tossed the problem to them. Now, if it fails, Obama will have them to blame. They've been badly burned by this pResident, and they know it. I highly doubt a single insurance company will be foolish enough to trust him to keep his latest promise.
They're not going to suddenly begin re-writing the old plans, just so he can turn around and prosecute them for violating the law, after his bacon is pulled from the fire.
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:04:38 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: chessplayer
Faux anger by the companies. bammer is going to give them a bailout. He will buy them off. Where's he gonna get the bailout money from?
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:05:24 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
According to Rush, the Executive Branch has the power to “not enforce” laws. That’s what Obama is trying to say he is doing. Not enforce THAT part of ObamaCare. It’s certainly a stretch.
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:06:46 PM PST
by
Hildy
(Falling down is how you grow. Staying down is how you die.)
To: Windflier
Will the corporate lawyers tell the CEOs “sure, go ahead and break the law. 0bozo said it would be OK.”
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:10:05 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
How is it that not a single news reporter was able to gather up the gumption to ask Obama this single question?; Mr. Obama? How is it you think you have the power to amend a law by fiat...the literal law of the land...and bypassing Congress to do it?
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:14:46 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Could it be that they are all in the tank and carrying the koolaid?
I hate the MSM even more than I hate The One and his uninformed voter base.
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:15:46 PM PST
by
berdie
To: tobyhill
It would collapse Obamacare and they could keep all their current customers without having to answer to Obama. The insurance companies can sell policies direct, without the exchange.
But, by law, those policies must still be Obamacare- compliant.
In other words, there's no gain
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:16:03 PM PST
by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: Ignorance On Parade)
To: okie01
Why would any insurance company sell an “illegal policy” at this point?
Insurance Stock holders won’t stand for it.
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:19:42 PM PST
by
bkaycee
(John 3:16)
To: Hildy
According to Rush, the Executive Branch has the power to not enforce laws. U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 3: "...he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed..."
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:19:43 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: doc1019
doc! Is that the same as the pucker factor torquing up tight?
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:19:55 PM PST
by
willibeaux
(de ole Korean War vet age 83)
To: TigersEye
Will the corporate lawyers tell the CEOs sure, go ahead and break the law. 0bozo said it would be OK. Not on your life.
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:20:23 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
The boards of all these insurance companies will demand legal opinion letters from their outside counsel firms concluding that the deal Obama proposing is legal and won’t expose the companies to undue liability and risk. Not gonna happen.
To: Windflier
What if 0bozo says "You won't be prosecuted,
period?"
What if he says "I guarantee you can break this law?"
Those corp. lawyers would like that wouldn't they? ;^)
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:23:52 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: Avid Coug
You’re absolutely right. Obama is a fool who’s trying desperately to have his cake and eat it too. I think he’s gonna get a Roman candle up his keister instead.
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posted on
11/15/2013 8:25:44 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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