How 100 million lose insurance under Obamacare

The Charleston Daily Mail ^ | April 9, 2010 | Don Surber

[2ndDivisionVet]

President Obama has blamed Mitt Romney for Obamacare, saying he modeled the ruination of the American medical system after the Massachusetts plan.

OK.

Fine.

But in passing one buck, he accepts two more. What happens in Massachusetts reflects upon President Obama. After all, he saw what was happening in Massachusetts and evidently wanted those results to go nationwide.

Mitt can shrug and call the bad stuff unintended consequences.

Obama however has to accept that this is what he intended to do.

So what are the consequences.

From the Wall Street Journal: “This week it became impossible in Massachusetts for small businesses and individuals to buy health-care coverage after Governor Deval Patrick imposed price controls on premiums. Read on, because under ObamaCare this kind of political showdown will soon be coming to an insurance market near you.”

Obamacare sets up 115 different federal agencies to regulate the medical system. At least one of them is bound to set health insurance rates.

Roughly 200 million Americans have private health insurance.

I wonder how many of those health insurance companies will simply get out of the game, either by choice or by force.

Heckuva job, Barry.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Both men get a "F" in my opinion.

[rbg81]

I wonder how many of those health insurance companies will simply get out of the game, either by choice or by force.

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No problem. Congress will simply pass a law compelling insurance companies to stay in business. And hospitals to stay open. And Doctors to keep working. And.....etc, etc, etc. Instead of remaining free men, we will all be tied together in bondage for the sake of “free” health care.

[2ndDivisionVet]

If I had some spare change to invest, medical tourism would be high on my list.

[EGPWS]

President Obama has blamed Mitt Romney for Obamacare,...

If a bull has a tail, Obama will be first to grab it!

[Buddy B]

Bump.....

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

It will be interesting to see how long the Massachusetts state capitol and governor’s mansion are left standing.
There is an earthquake coming.

[Nateman]

One good thing will that will come out of this: It will not be President Romney who will repeal this Obamanation.

[jazusamo]

Both men get a "F" in my opinion.

Amen to that!

Surber makes a good point about the number of insurance companies simply folding, I believe it will be many.

Thanks for the ping, it's definitely related.

[Blood of Tyrants]

If you have read “Atlas Shrugged”, that is precisely what a Congress full of looters and thieves does.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It won’t take long for the insurance companies in Mass to simply close their doors and leave the people without insurance at all.

[Publius]

Directive 10-289:

1. All workers are bound to their jobs and can neither leave nor be fired under penalty of one year in prison. The Unification Board, reporting to the Bureau of Economic Planning and National Resources, possesses judicial authority. All citizens upon turning 21 must register with the Unification Board which will assign them jobs in the best interests of the nation.
2. All businesses must remain in operation and cannot close under penalty of nationalization and confiscation of property.
3. All patents and copyrights are to be turned over to the government by the use of “voluntary” Gift Certificates. The Unification Board will license those processes to all applicants to eliminate monopolies. All brand names and private trademarks are abolished.
4. No new inventions shall be produced or invented. The Patent Office is suspended.
5. All business establishments will produce the same amount every year as they did in the baseline known as the Yardstick Year, to be enforced by the Unification Board.
6. All citizens must purchase the same amount of goods every year as they did in the Yardstick Year, to be enforced by the Unification Board.
7. All wages and prices are frozen.
8. All cases arising from this directive are to be decided by the Unification Board.

[EternalVigilance]

‘Say NO to Socialism’ bump.

[upchuck]

It won’t take long for the insurance companies in Mass to simply close their doors and leave the people without insurance at all.

Agreed. But that will make it easier for nobama to stuff single payer down our throats.

nobama desperately wants to kill the private insurance industry.

[rbg81]

Actually, yes, I have read “Atlas Shrugged”—which prompted the post.

[DNME]

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How much longer, folks? How much more can we tolerate?

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[Blood of Tyrants]

Obastard assumes that the people will meekly accept the fact that the government destroyed private health insurance and accept whatever the Rats want to give us.

[Rennes Templar]

“Obastard assumes that the people will meekly accept...”

BIG mistake. Huge.

[WOSG]

REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER

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[TigerBait]

New ObamaMeal at McDonald’s.

Get in line, order, and the guy behind you pays for it.

[Gapplega]

Not very much more.