[beethovenfan]

Let’s hope so.

[Cowboy Bob]

And Obama is the “smartest man to ever be President...” He he he

[pepsionice]

If a real evaluation had occurred in August...maybe there would have been time. Frankly, if I were one of the thirty-five health insurance companies in the US....I would not take the bait on this. Too much chance for screw-ups or failure.

Adding to the mess...a bunch of lawyers are likely reviewing how each state moves forward. A President’s waiver? It’s not legal in any court as far as I can see. It had to be a legislative thing, and he just wasn’t going that direction.

The “fix”? It’s made things twice as bad as I can see.

[AU72]

Bammy came up with this all on his own.
Like his brain fart last summer to ditch the Syrian red line and toss it to Putin and Congress.

[spokeshave]

Ob boy....I an suffering from extreme Schadenfreude exhaustion.....

...is that covered under Obamacare....?

[Cobra64]

Donelon argued on CNN that the White House proposal is not logistically feasible and would be an administrative nightmare.

[Logical me]

The insurance industry is in shambles. It will never revert back to the older policies without premiums increases. The entire health care system is totally destroyed and who get it in the butt? Us little slaves to America's corrupt system.

[The Great RJ]

Obama’s fix is all about giving political cover to Democrats up for reelection and was hatched by White House political operatives who gave little or no thought to if it could be done. Besides Obama does not have the legal authority to make this change. I have a feeling that states attorney generals will rule that insurance companies cannot issue policies contrary to the AHA without Congress amending the law no matter what Obama says .

[Cobra64]

Donelon argued on CNN that the White House proposal is not logistically feasible and would be an administrative nightmare.

[DJ MacWoW]

Chaos = More Government Control

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[Buckeye McFrog]

I take it then today’s arm-twisting meeting was a No Sale?

[TomGuy]

there was near unanimous opposition among state regulators to the White House proposal

That is what Obama wants -- scapegoats: so now he can blame the state regulators.

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Across the street, trial lawyers are starting to line up. They see potential lawsuits.

If there are injuries/deaths under the newly revised old policies which do not meet current Obamacare legal standards, hospitals and doctors might be sued.

If insurance companies fail to restore policies that existed prior to October 1, those companies could possibly be sued -- on behalf of the consumers.

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The unintended consequences of the president's load of crap yesterday could be massive.

Bottom line, this will end up costing the taxpayers -- either in higher premiums for the restored plans or for bailouts to the losses insurance companies may have.

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[Chewbarkah]

“[Donelon] said premium prices have been set based on assumptions about what plans would be available.”

Translation of Donelon’s points: ObamaCare works by forcing people who already have adequate health insurance to pay much much more for a “government” plan.

The excess cost is a tax because the payers receive no benefit in exchange — it merely raises money to pay for benefits for others who pay little or nothing. Only some people must pay this tax.

When Chief Justice Roberts ruled ObamaCare to be a “tax”, he wasn’t kidding. Only after these taxes have been levied can they be challenged in court; ObamaCare violates the Constitution on many levels and cannot stand.