Posted on 10/25/2013 9:45:13 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike
Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin will propose a new law next week called: "If You Like Your Health Plan, You Can Keep It Act."
“One of the most important promises made by President Obama and Democrat congressional leadership to promote the Affordable Care Act was that Americans who were satisfied with their health plans could keep them. That promise has been broken. More than a million Americans have been notified that the plans they like with the coverage they have chosen have been canceled. Millions more Americans will have the plans of their choice canceled in months to come,” says Senator Johnson in a statement.
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Nice try but no cigar. Leave it alone for now Ron. The popcorn just came out and I am enjoying this way too much right now.
Go find Mr Cruz and apologize to him. I bet he is popping corn right now too.
There is no way that dingy, filthy scum-bag hairy will ever allow this legislation to see the light of day. NFW
I’d be interested to know how this would work. If he’s forcing more regulations on insurance companies, that’s only going to make matters worse.
But if his goal is to do away with Obamacare’s requirement that pre-existing policies adhere to their newly imposed standards, which is causing the cancellations, that would be a step in the right direction.
And it would also be the demise of Obamacare.
Even then the costs imposed in shifting over and then back will necessarily cause an increase in premiums for no change coverage, so you still can't keep your policy, as price was part of the policy.
Constitutionally indefensible Obamacare is an enormous document, made to be deliberately confusing. This was undoubtedly so that activists could interpret it any way that they wanted to.
And as big and ambiguous as it already is, Constitution-ignoring lawmakers are effectively making it even bigger with this additional legislation.
Where was he with this weeks ago??
The only option is R E P E A L !
Anything else is just putting perfume on a pile of poo that can’t be fixed!
What’s wrong with taking the mandate out of Obamacare? If people didn’t have to buy it, policies that didn’t meet Obamacare requirements would emerge again. The longer the Obamacare mandate is in place, the worse the damage is going to be to medical care in the US.
Exactly. Such a law is unworkable.
I think this is a great slap at obammy.
Not entirely true. Obamacare law mandates certain levels of coverage. If a plan does not offer, for example, full mental health coverage, it's no longer legally available to offer. The insurance companies have no choice but to cancel "non-compliant" (and in most case, cost-saving, plans.
Exactly!
Passing a new law without first overturning the "Affordable" Care Act would not result in people being able to keep their current health plans. Obamacare is forcing the health plans to change, whether people want them to or not.
Of course, Obama knew it was going to happen even as he was making his ridiculous promise.
...and both the barn and the horse are on fire.
These people go through the motions, when they know they are only jack*** off.
Johnson, IIRC, voted to surrender to Harry Reid. This is straight of the Marco Rubio School Of Conservative Window-Dressing.
Start explaining, Senator Johnson.
All Congress would have to do is issue the following short legislation:
"Any health insurance plan or policy in effect before Dec 31, 2013 may continue in effect, and be renewed indefinitely, any words in the Affordable Care Act notwithstanding".
About time someone is using his own words against him.
Hannity did a reasonable job last night on his panel show.
Side note.
For those of you that didn’t see it or aren’t aware of this Sean has gifted the fired Obamacare worker he spoke to on his phone conversation a years full salary.
Well done, truly compassionate, and putting your money where your mouth is.
Hooray Sean Hannity
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