Posted on 12/12/2013 7:24:03 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The government on Thursday announced steps to stave off unpleasant surprises for Americans when the health-overhaul law fully kicks in Jan. 1, including measures to ensure continuous care for people with serious medical conditions.
The moves include a one-month extension of a federal insurance program for certain chronically ill people. The Obama administration also asked insurers to take a flexible approach about their rules when patients refill prescriptions or see their existing doctor in the early days of the new year in case new health plans haven't kicked in.
Officials even encouraged insurers to do something that normally would be anathema: offer coverage to consumers who sign up and pay a few days into the new year, but backdate the policies to Jan. 1. It wasn't clear how many carriers would take up the idea.
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Play nice or else what? Another punishment audit? We’ll take our chances, says the Insurance Companies. Our websites work fine, unlike that Canadian Monstrosity you paid $700. Million for!
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Obama doesn’t have a clue!
Tomorrow is Friday. What wonderful news awaits.
I demand coverage from a policy I had 15 years ago.
Quote of the Day
“Nelson Mandela is a leader who Barack Obama should try to emulate. He could start by spending 27 years in prison.”
— Don Imus
Under this theory, not only could people apply for insurance at hospital admission to get coverage, but they could apply for insurance AFTER care and then demand that the insurer cover it.
Insurers need to fight back with all of the legal talent they have and nail this to the wall.
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