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Obama's Health Insurance Whopper: He's misleading the country on a key reform proposal
NYDailyNews.com ^ | October 1, 2009 | John R. Graham

Posted on 10/01/2009 6:53:19 PM PDT by khnyny

"As soon as I sign this bill," President Obama promised in his prime-time address to Congress, "it will be against the law for insurance companies to drop your coverage when you get sick." Thunderous applause followed. It's easy to understand why - no one wants to lose their insurance coverage when they need it most.

But here's a news flash: It's already illegal for insurance companies to drop patients once they become ill. It has been for over a decade. The American people should take note, as President Obama is using this non-existent crisis to justify massive federal intervention in America's health sector.

Since 1997, federal regulations have prohibited insurance companies from raising a person's rates if he develops an illness. And no matter how sick a customer gets, an insurer can't drop him or refuse to renew his policy - provided he didn't lie on his application or move out of the state where his policy was issued.

Perhaps the President thinks this law isn't being enforced. He has repeatedly claimed that "no one holds these companies accountable for these practices." But that's not true. State insurance commissioners are charged with enforcing good-faith execution of insurance contracts. In fact, that's exactly what Obama's current Health Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, did for eight years as Kansas state insurance commissioner.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; agenda; bhofascism; bhohealthcare; bhotyranny; corruption; deceit; democrats; healthcare; healthinsurance; liarliarpantsonfire; obama; obamacare; socialzedmedicine; youlie
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1 posted on 10/01/2009 6:53:19 PM PDT by khnyny
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To: khnyny

HEY OBAMA - YOU LIE


2 posted on 10/01/2009 6:56:38 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (Joe Wilson was speaking truth to power in the Peoples House. I am Joe !)
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To: khnyny

He is talking about classifying a illness as a pre-existing condition, only some states outlaw that. It’s a complicated issue, not one for the feds to screw with lightly.


3 posted on 10/01/2009 6:58:37 PM PDT by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the government spending you demand stupid")
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To: khnyny

“But here’s a news flash: It’s already illegal for insurance companies to drop patients once they become ill.”

Only a decade?

He does this a lot. Takes credit for things not his own doing.


4 posted on 10/01/2009 6:59:36 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: khnyny

Clearly, the guy is a Liar. That’s the nicest thing I can say.


5 posted on 10/01/2009 7:01:59 PM PDT by JerseyDvl (Since they call Bush, "Dubya" then I must insist on calling Barry, "Hussein" *2009=1984 on steroids*)
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To: khnyny

He’s a lying little bitch.


6 posted on 10/01/2009 7:04:57 PM PDT by FrdmLvr ("The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." Orwell)
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7 posted on 10/01/2009 7:06:27 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (Keep your powder dry, and your iron hidden.)
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To: FrdmLvr

He’s a lying little bitch.

A lot of people think he is a lying ba$tard,


8 posted on 10/01/2009 7:07:38 PM PDT by rolling_stone (no more bailouts, the taxpayers are out of money!)
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To: rolling_stone; FrdmLvr
He’s a lying little bitch.

A lot of people think he is a lying ba$tard,


In my opinion, he's a little bit of both.:)


9 posted on 10/01/2009 7:16:22 PM PDT by khnyny
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To: Typical_Whitey

The ENTIRE BILL is a lie our for NOTHING but power.


10 posted on 10/01/2009 7:34:57 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
But here's a news flash: It's already illegal for insurance companies to drop patients once they become ill. It has been for over a decade. The American people should take note, as President Obama is using this non-existent crisis to justify massive federal intervention in America's health sector.
And proposals to raise the age for benefits under Social Security ignore the fact that they were raised -- over thirty years ago.
11 posted on 10/01/2009 7:42:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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12 posted on 10/01/2009 7:59:04 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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“Fr. Frank Pavone
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A lot of energy was expended to stop the “Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA), and those efforts succeeded. But pro-life groups warned that the FOCA provisions to expand abortion and force us to pay for it would be snuck in under another bill.

Well now it’s here, and we have to act quickly to stop it. The health care reform bills now being finalized in Congress are going to end up mandating the federal funding of abortion without even mentioning the word ..”

Keep calling your reps and tell them you don’t want this bill, because it is a Trojan Horse for FOCA.


13 posted on 10/01/2009 8:09:32 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: sickoflibs
He is talking about classifying a illness as a pre-existing condition, only some states outlaw that. It’s a complicated issue, not one for the feds to screw with lightly.

Nah, he's talking about fraud cancellations. Preexisting condition exclusions are usually for a limited period (typically 90 days) and have been greatly reduced by HIPAA.

Fraud cancellations are open ended. You get sick, they pull the application. If you failed to disclose being treated for the condition in the past, it's 'adios amigo'. This is almost exclusively a situation involving individual (non-group) policies. They have the highest fraud potential, 'cause they're the ones an individual trying to get insurance after becoming sick tries to buy.

So, he's wrong in implying the issue occurs because of sickness, and he's also wrong in implying it's something an that impacts individuals with all forms of coverage. In other words, he's compounding overstatement with misstatement.

14 posted on 10/01/2009 9:02:26 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: rolling_stone

I hope I express myself correctly when I say I would like to bitch slap ob, but he would LIKE that, so I won’t give him the satisfaction...my anger may have gotten in the way of good taste, but good taste be damned!


15 posted on 10/01/2009 9:48:38 PM PDT by itssme
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To: Typical_Whitey

He’s a Democrat. Therefore, he’s a liar. It goes without saying.


16 posted on 10/01/2009 9:54:54 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government -- Thomas Payne)
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To: khnyny

17 posted on 10/01/2009 11:04:23 PM PDT by DaveTesla (You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
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To: socialismisinsidious


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18 posted on 10/02/2009 6:02:45 AM PDT by socialismisinsidious ( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
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To: khnyny
But here's a news flash: It's already illegal for insurance companies to drop patients once they become ill. It has been for over a decade.

Here in New Hampshire, an insurance company was going to drop a young college student with cancer because her coverage was through her parents' policy as a full-time student, and the cancer treatments forced her to cut back her course load and lose her full-time student status.

This resulted in the passage of HR.2851, signed by President Bush just last year. So it's imprecise at best to say that it's been illegal for "over a decade."

19 posted on 10/02/2009 7:18:30 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: mvpel
I think the more egregious error was committed by Obama - thoroughly manipulative and purposefully deceitful.
20 posted on 10/02/2009 7:29:01 AM PDT by khnyny
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