Posted on 04/17/2014 10:14:53 AM PDT by grundle
Photo caption: Alexandra Porto, VP of Membership & Outreach, at the SIEDC. Employees there received letters that their medical insurance policy was canceled.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Alexandra Porto believes in the premise of President Obama's Affordable Care Act -- to provide medical benefits for all Americans.
But when she, along with 13 of her colleagues at the Bloomfield-based Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC), received letters stating that their Empire BlueCross/BlueShield health plan will be canceled, she started to have second thoughts about what is commonly referred to as Obamacare.
"The letter said Blue Cross/Blue Shield will be ending our current policy, and it will be replaced with a new policy. It said new premium rates will take effect April 1," said Ms. Porto, vice president of membership and outreach at the SIEDC.
"The problem is we don't know what the new policy is or what the new premium rates will be, and we are being told by Empire BlueCross/BlueShield that we won't have that information until Jan. 1," she added.
And the folks at the SIEDC aren't alone.
Ms. Porto said at least 13 SIEDC members -- all small business owners with less than 50 employees on Staten Island -- were informed that the health plans for their employees have been canceled.
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Im sure she’ll figure it out once the TV news tells her what to think. After all its the obstructionist republicans...see wasnt that easy. Now she can go back to sleep until the dems need her vote again.
SHE LOOKS STUPID
A word of caution Miz Porto, don't complain lest you be branded a racist. And OH, by the way, your grandma now has her birth control pills and abortion needs covered.
“Wait a minute - it’s supposed to be those OTHER people that get hurt !”
“Alexandra Porto believes in the premise of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act — to provide medical benefits for all Americans.”
Hey, Alexandra: How does it feel to have your “belief” in Obummer’s lies come back to bite you in the butt?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, she was also one of the gore tabs in FL.
“SHE LOOKS STUPID”
Yeah,,,, but Laz?
Could have guessed she’s from Staten Island by just her picture
But, but, but, I work for a *non-profit*! (sobs) Thanks grundle.
I have no sympathy for liberal idiots.
I know, I know. The way to heaven, to perfection, to peace and the next booty call…is to work for a “non profit”….BS that our kids are getting sold on...
Just FYI, This story is from November of 2013.
And they really don’t get that they’re about to lose “their” country too because of traitor in office.
Well, so it’s now April. This story is from November. What occurred?
I hope for this woman and her colleagues’ that her customers don’t see this,who would want to do business with such an idiot
You were warned, Alexandra. I can guess what you thought of those who were shouting the warnings back in 2009 and 2010.
There were Obamacare supporters in Staten Island? That’s because of the influx of people into Brooklyn, chasing long time residents out of the borough into Staten Island. You can’t afford to live here anymore and neighborhoods are changing.
If you’re gonna be dumb, you better be tough. Idiot!
Since when have liberals become interested in logic? I recently read on a Yahoo! board, some Obamacare supporter claiming that the "basic premise" of Obamacare was to make "all individuals responsible" for paying for their healthcare! It does NO SUCH THING.
My jaw dropped after reading that.
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