The Obama Presidency

[Yoshi]

The Democrats aren't the ones basing their platform on Yahoo Answers

Clearly, because some of the Yahoo Answers are actually right.

[bbobb]

More people are losing their insurance than are signing up on the exchanges.

And where exactly are you getting the figures from to say that?

[YellerDog]

Seeing as how nothing goes into effect until the new year.... I'd say "his butt".

[Diff-chan]

They are "losing their insurance" so they can go on the exchanges and get a new plan, which offers more coverage for, in many instances, less money.

Here's an article on the right's dishonesty on this "losing their insurance" line: http://www.salon.com/2013/10/18/insi..._on_obamacare/

[Josh]

"his butt".

From Yoshi? No way.

[Yoshi]

They are "losing their insurance" so they can go on the exchanges and get a new plan, which offers more coverage for, in many instances, less money.

Here's an article on the right's dishonesty on this "losing their insurance" line: http://www.salon.com/2013/10/18/insi..._on_obamacare/

"If you like your current plan, you can keep it." Who's dishonest? And, again, bring me the equivalent to that 10% you quoted when it comes to the rate increase for next year.

[Diff-chan]

I don't care about scoring points, I just want to see people get health insurance. If people lose a crappy, expensive plan and get a better, cheaper one, good.

[Yoshi]

And where exactly are you getting the figures from to say that?

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stor...insurance.aspx

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201..._new_ones.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...y-will-finish/

Those are regarding the losses. Consistent with his typical transparency, Obama won't release the enrollment numbers, but several states have shown pitiful ones.

[Yoshi]

If people lose a crappy, expensive plan and get a better, cheaper one, good.

And, again, bring me the equivalent to that 10% you quoted when it comes to the rate increase for next year.

[sleeve]

"If you like your current plan, you can keep it." Who's dishonest?

What is your beef here?

Are you objecting to the fact that a portion of the 14 million Americans who purchase their own insurance will not be able to literally purchase the exact same policy they bought pre-ACA?

It is true that some people will not be able to literally purchase the same policy they bought previously, because insurance companies can no longer exclude pre-existing conditions. So this will naturally affect people who purchase non-ACA-compliant health plans. But did you even read Eric Stern's Salon article that Diff linked?

Finally, I called Robbie and Tina Robison from Franklin, Tenn. Robbie is self-employed as a Christian youth motivational speaker. (You can see his work here.) On Hannity, the couple said that they, too, were recently notified that their Blue Cross policy would be expiring for lack of ACA compliance. They told Hannity that the replacement plans Blue Cross was offering would come with a rate increase of 50 percent or even 75 percent, and that the new offerings would contain all sorts of benefits they don’t need, like maternity care, pediatric care, prenatal care and so forth. Their kids are grown and moved out, so why should they be forced to pay extra for a health plan with superfluous features?

When I spoke to Robbie, he said he and Tina have been paying a little over $800 a month for their plan, about $10,000 a year. And the ACA-compliant policy that will cost 50-75 percent more? They said this information was related to them by their insurance agent.

Had they shopped on the exchange yet, I asked? No, Tina said, nor would they. They oppose Obamacare and want nothing to do with it. Fair enough, but they should know that I found a plan for them for, at most, $3,700 a year, 63 percent less than their current bill. It might cover things that they don’t need, but so does every insurance policy.