Hmm, might need some duct tape too.
Posted on 11/14/2013 8:39:52 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Edited on 11/14/2013 9:02:20 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON — Facing dissent from his own party and growing pressure from anxious Congressional Democrats, President Obama is to propose on Thursday an administrative fix to a central element of his signature health care law, allowing Americans who are losing their health insurance coverage because of the Affordable Care Act to retain it.
A House Democrat with knowledge of the president’s plan said that the fix would allow insurance companies to renew plans that do not meet the higher standard of the new health care law for a year for existing policyholders, though they would be required to notify the policy holder of alternative available coverage options, as well any benefits they might lose by staying on their existing plan.
The president’s proposal would apply only to people who have had their existing policies already canceled — those currently without insurance would not be able to buy these old plans, said the lawmaker, who declined to be identified discussing the proposal before the president’s announcement.
State insurance commissioners would have the right to override the administrative proposal.
Mr. Obama is scheduled to make remarks on his changes to the law at 11:30 a.m.
Earlier in the day, Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic leader, hinted that a change to the Affordable Care Act was likely before the end of the week.
“Stay tuned. It could be an administrative fix, it could be a legislative fix,” said Ms. Pelosi, speaking at the Washington Ideas Forum. “I would rather it be done administratively, because then it could be done much more quickly without any accompanying agendas.”
Excerpt, read more at the New York Times
is the president allowed to rewrite laws now?
If Obama were to hang himself, that wopuld be the best healthcare for America, and for the world - ever.
“is the president allowed to rewrite laws now?”
Dictators can do pretty much whatever they want to do until someone challenges them.
Just an attempt to blame shift to the evil greedy rich insurance companies, those foul dastardly capitalists.
This guy rules by edict. We don’t have a republic anymore; we have a monarchy.
I think you have nailed it perfectly. Obama knows this “patch” cannot possibly work. He’s just trying to pass the buck (yet again) and put the blame on insurance companies (yet again).
More snake oil leadership. Bleah!
He “allows” it “for a year.” How nice. Why would insurance companies, or individuals, want to go back into a state of uncertainty for yet another year? I think most of them will prefer just to drop it.
Obama really suckered the insurance companies, as well as the American voters. They supported and lobbied for Obamacare because they thought they were going to get some kind of crony deal out of it. Instead, they got screwed like everyone else.
If Obama is allowed to make law from the Executive Branch, our constitutional republic is lost. This country is no longer the United States of America that was formed under The Constitution.
To quote VP Biden, “This is a big *&^%^ deal.”
Yeah, until after the election when the “patch” will be revoked.
He’s already blamed the insurance companies...
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
People HAVE to be smart enough to see that they WILL still lose their plans. One year “ain’t diddly”.
Two steps forward, one step back.
So... you will be ALLOWED to keep your plan - how nice
But no one else can by into it.
So... as people die out, the cost will be spread over fewer and fewer people, and without new customers the whole insurance model fails.
I guess they don’t understand that about insurance...
Don’t allow Obama to circumvent public law.
Hmm, might need some duct tape too.
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