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Former MSNBC Host Loses Catostrophic Insurance, Is Baffled
Townhall.com ^ | November 8, 2013 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 11/08/2013 10:56:01 AM PST by Kaslin

Former MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan recently got a rude awakening about Obamacare when he received a cancellation notice in the mail for his catastrophic insurance policy.

I bought a catastrophic health policy for $170/mo when I left MSNBC. Obamacare cancelled the policy. New rate $600/mo. Thnx Mr. President! — Dylan Ratigan (@DylanRatigan) November 8, 2013

Interesting discussion...many seem to think paying a high deductible in exchange for low cost catastrophic should be outlawed? I disagree. — Dylan Ratigan (@DylanRatigan) November 8, 2013

Serious question...do you guys think simple catastrophic coverage should be outlawed? If so, why? — Dylan Ratigan (@DylanRatigan) November 8, 2013

I have been a long time advocate of catastrophic with a transparent mkt for routine. Struck me as interesting that that is illegal now. — Dylan Ratigan (@DylanRatigan) November 8, 2013

We've known for years Obamacare would get rid of catastrophic insurance plans, Ratigan just wasn't paying close enough attention. The good news is, Ratigan isn't being a hypocrite on this issue and has been a critic of Obamacare since the beginning by pointing out the cronyism between the government and healthcare insurance companies. A flashback from 2009:

MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Yells at Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

H/T Twitchy


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: 0bamacare; aca; dylanratigan; msnbc; obama; ratigan; schadenfreude
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To: CSM

It would not surprise me if he did.


61 posted on 11/08/2013 12:48:34 PM PST by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

These multi-thousand dollar deductibles are terrible! Having a deductible that is way more than one can hope to pay is virtually the same thing as not having any insurance at all.


62 posted on 11/08/2013 12:56:48 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (We're At That Awkward Stage: It's too late to vote them out, too early to shoot the bastards.)
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To: Kaslin

SHADENFREUDE can be very sweet when prepared by a lib.


63 posted on 11/08/2013 1:08:09 PM PST by showme_the_Glory (ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
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To: Kaslin

Is this why he is a “former” employee of msnbc?


64 posted on 11/08/2013 2:44:22 PM PST by diamond6 (Behold this Heart which has so loved men!" Jesus to St. Margaret Mary)
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To: Personal Responsibility

A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged.

Dylan has been mugged.


65 posted on 11/08/2013 3:51:59 PM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: NonValueAdded

Catastrophic coverage at inflated full-coverage prices!


66 posted on 11/08/2013 4:24:04 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: tcrlaf
I have noticed an interesting shift in the ultra-left wing media, MSNBC and the Air America types. Instead of doing a victory lap over their election win in Virginia and a couple other races they are going way over the top in their vitriol. While I would expect any of these shows to call people like me a racist at least once an hour, now it is a constant diatribe of hate. Prior to the election the new lefty narrative was anybody complaining about Obamacare was greedy and needed to pay their "fair" share. Now they go on and on about white men being racists, wanting to disenfranchise voters, and hating foreigners.

I am wondering if this isn't a sign of desperation because they know what is about to happen.

67 posted on 11/08/2013 10:04:52 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: lepton

You have struck the proverbial nail squarely on the head. That should be our narrative.


68 posted on 11/08/2013 10:06:42 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Kaslin

-— I have been a long time advocate of catastrophic with a transparent mkt for routine. Struck me as interesting that that is illegal now. —Dylan Ratigan ——

Strikes me as Marxist. I guess that’s how we’re different, Dylan.


69 posted on 11/08/2013 10:09:08 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Kaslin

I guess it was a CRAPPY policy you bought, Dylan......the Negro Nero knows what’s BEST for you.....EAT YOUR PEAS!!


70 posted on 11/09/2013 2:22:07 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: CPT Clay

Doubt it. He is still a lib, just passed that he didn’t get his....


71 posted on 11/09/2013 10:10:17 AM PST by Personal Responsibility (Government: Slimy used car salesmen writing laws forcing you to buy their cars)
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