Posted on 04/07/2010 10:03:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
WASHINGTON — Two weeks after President Barack Obama signed the big health care overhaul into law, Americans are struggling to understand how — and when — the sweeping measure will affect them.
Questions reflecting confusion have flooded insurance companies, doctors' offices, human resources departments and business groups.
"They're saying, 'Where do we get the free Obama care, and how do I sign up for that?' " said Carrie McLean, a licensed agent for eHealthInsurance.com. The California-based company sells coverage from 185 health insurance carriers in 50 states.
McLean said the call center had been inundated by uninsured consumers who were hoping that the overhaul would translate into instant, affordable coverage. That widespread misconception may have originated in part from distorted rhetoric about the legislation bubbling up from the hyper-partisan debate about it in Washington and some media outlets, such as when opponents denounced it as socialism.
"We tell them it's not free, that there are going to be things in place that help people who are low-income, but that ultimately most of that is not going to be taking place until 2014," McLean said.
Adults with pre-existing conditions are frustrated to learn that insurers won't have to cover them until 2014 (though those under 18 will be protected in late September); then they become both hopeful and confused upon learning that a federal high-risk pool for them will be established in the next few months. "Health insurance is so confusing. You add this on top of it and it makes it even more confusing," McLean said.
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My friend is one. He is going out of Biz and broke, about to lose his house and STILL says. It is not Obamas fault. They are amazing. He STILL blames Bush. He also claims there have not been and never will be a tax on anyone under 250k and thinks Olberdork is smart. I have known him for 25 years and am really worried for the guy but he is hopelessly Liberal.
But do note - it's THE REPUBLICANS' FAULT!!! If those bad, evil republicans hadn't attacked the bill, everyone would have understood it! LOL
There are boxes for other items that aren’t reported as income already. Box 12 is where my 401K contributions show up.
Spelling test too....
hehehe
duh.
I’ll take a voter who can read but can’t spell over a voter who can spell but doesn’t read any day! LOL
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I know you're right about that, but I was mostly referring to the media who will blame Rush for the confusion and not the real reason for it. Any reason the MSM can find to twist the truth and put it on a target of theirs they will if it makes Obama look better.
I just shake my head. Stupid 53% of Americans who voted for this deserve every inconvenience and misery they get. They screwed themselves. And the other 47% of us, too.
"Obama’s Stash"
That is exactly what I thought of when I read this.
You’re gellin’ like Magellan.
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FRegards,
No need for that. Just read the IRS enforcement provisions, nothing at all confusing about those, the rest won't really matter.
A personal anecdote from today. I had an outpatient procedure done @ a local hospital. The clerk that checked me in has a sign on her office wall which has a picture of MLK on top reading “I have a dream”, on the bottome of the sign it has a picture of odumer (lower case intended) that reads, “He is the dream”. My better half and I just looked at each other and shook our heads.
Before leaving the hospital I stopped by to speak to a dear friend who works in HR at the facility. She said you wouldn’t believe how many people are DEMANDING their “free” services.
I’ve said all along that the “clueless” ones already recieve “free” healthcare and have been lead to believe they will receive something more with this insurance. They are going to be exremely preturbed when they find out they already receive all they are going to get.
bah... who didn’t see this coming...
This country is full of f’n idiots.
I imagine that Congress will have to make paying of cash illegal, in order to force everyone, especially the young and healthy who will be net payers, into the system. Anyone preparing their counter-0bamaCare strategy should consider how they will access the black market, where cash will be welcome.
Yep, so many of the libs still not blaming Obama for anything are hanging their hats on that phony $250K figure re the taxes and think Olbermann is ‘smart.’ The ones I know also freak out if they hear the name “Palin.”
What is WRONG with these people?
I may as well confess. It isn’t just Rush that is encouraging chaos.....I’ve kinda helped it along too.
I was trying to figure out what is more powerful than odumer’s (lower case intended) bully pulpit and the MSM. It dawned on me, the “good ole” grapevine.
So, I called my Mom, Mother-in-Law and a few other elderly friends. I didn’t want to lie to them so here’s what I told them; I figure the premiums for the new healthcare will be held out of people’s welfare checks like your medicare premiums are witheld from your SS check. I only said, “I figure” and the grapevine took care of the rest.
Sure enough, in less than 36 hours the “word” was out. When someone repeats this to me I guess they wonder why I start laughing. I just say I heard it too!
My better half says this is a strategy. It’s working so well he’s using it too! We have family and friends all over several states that decided to do it also. It’s all over our state now!
I should be ashamed:)
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