Valin Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Contentions:Jennifer Rubin 06.26.2010Over the last year or so, Obama has repeated dozens — perhaps hundreds — of times that his health-care ”reform” would allow you to keep your existing insurance plan. It’s quite apparent now that this was false. Time magazine is the latest to report:Now that regulations about existing employer-sponsored plans have been issued, it’s becoming clear that many of the 160 million Americans with job-based coverage will not, in fact, be able to keep what they currently have. Republican critics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act point to the Obama Administration’s own estimates that by 2013, 39% to 69% of employer plans will be subject to new regulations and not grandfathered in, or exempted from the new rules. House minority leader John Boehner issued a press release about the new regulations with the headline “New ObamaCare Tagline Should Be ‘If You Like Your Health Care Plan, Too Bad.’ “ While the reporter feels compelled to call GOP rhetoric “overheated,” she readily concedes that conservative critics have the facts on their side:The truth is that employer-based plans, which many assumed would easily be categorized as grandfathered, will be subject to the full regulatory thrust of the new law if they are altered in ways that are standard practice in the industry. Plans that increase the percentage of costs patients must pay out of pocket — known as co-insurance — lose their grandfathered status. The same is true for plans that significantly decrease the percentage that employers contribute to premiums or those that significantly increase deductibles or co-payments. An employer that switches health-insurance providers also loses its grandfathered status. These kinds of changes are common year to year in the current marketplace, since employers are constantly looking for ways to limit their expenses in the face of rising costs. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Ok. So is it now ok for us to say "You lie?" out loud? It is one thing to have a REAL debate about socialized medicine and government controls. But these guys intentionally LIED to cover up what they were doing so they could get it passed. And because most of these dopes don't actually read or understand what they are voting for...went right along with the rhetoric. Maybe we aren't so "overheated" after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle58 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Ok. So is it now ok for us to say "You lie?" out loud? It is one thing to have a REAL debate about socialized medicine and government controls. But these guys intentionally LIED to cover up what they were doing so they could get it passed. And because most of these dopes don't actually read or understand what they are voting for...went right along with the rhetoric. Maybe we aren't so "overheated" after all. The truly maddening part of it all is that a majority of the American public knew they were lying at the time, and called them on it. We were told that we just didn't understand the bill......which we were not allowed to have access to in full until after they passed it. Pay attention, Barry, Nancy and Harry......the anger ISN'T going away as you thought....it is growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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