Posted on 11/13/2013 10:20:19 PM PST by Olog-hai
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) did not support Sen. Ted Cruz’s effort to omit Obamacare funding in a continuing resolution, at one point calling Cruz’s defunding strategy “intellectually dishonest” and a “circular firing squad.”
But now Johnson is out with his own strategy to deal with the problems caused by the law. Although he favors repeal, he’s going for a patch.
Johnson has introduced the “If You Like Your Health Care, You Can Keep It Act,” which would amend the Affordable Care Act to ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage. His bill promises “no changes to existing coverage.”
But Johnson admits the legislation won’t help people—apparently millions of them—who already have received policy cancellation notices, most of them in the individual insurance market. …
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what. by fiat he wants a bill that tells insurance companies that they can’t follow the rules of obamacare?
and obamacare says you can’t write any insurance unless you do.
so basically he puts the insurance companies completely out of business.
what kind of fool is this guy? he’s definitely not a conservative.
This thing is going to take a LOT of politicians down. First to go should be the “Republicans” who ridiculed Lee and Cruz when they were just doing what common sense dictated had to be done.
I wonder if we are approaching a turning point here. I work at a large company with a unionized segment. they are usually pro democrat with all the usual lefty leanings. but they’re friendly enough, and we typically engage them in conversation. surprisingly enough, they are not in favor of obamacare, and even more surprising they are blaming the media for covering and distorting obamacare. they actually didn’t know if they were exempt, but they surmise that even if they are, they might eventually lose they’re gold plated healthcare(good guess).
I loved the part with they blame the media, and I was goading them into doing some kind of occupy movement of the local news stations.
Is Ron “Jellyfish” Johnson thinking about taking a stand?
Why are Republicans trying to help the Dems? They voted for this disaster, let them twist in the wind. If everything collapses, perhaps we can have a true free market in health care, where insurance is only for major expenses. If providere dealt directly with patients most of the time, we would have lower costs, better access, and higher quality care with much innovation.
Don’t save the Dems from their own destruction! Stand back and watch Obamacore collapse.
That 3:20 to Yuma train has SO left the station...
If Congress mandates that insurance companies assume an average lifespan of 150 years, then think of the income they can bring in during all those extra "healthy" years that a millenial will live before needing a payout from their insurance plans!
Congress acts! Problem solved! Mission Accomplished!
-PJ
Ron supports amnesty for those who are “otherwise law abiding.”
Even in his 2010 primary I think there may have been attack on him based on amnesty.
I dont mind him for VP because of his troubles with Senate re-election. He should attack Paul Ryan to win with working people.
So yea, they “fixed” it, bow out and let them take the credit.
Didn’t Lee came up with the idea? But Cruz carried the ball because he is such a great debater. He is one of the few in Congress who could hold his own in the cut and thrust of the British House of Commons.
Any bill that repeals any Obamacare mandate does not patch Obamacare, it weakens it.
Less paying people in exchanges raises those premiums and deters others from joining.
why?
short answer: because their power and money depends on helping the dems.
Kill it dead.
I was under the impression that was already the "law"; but the REGS were written so any changes at all to a policy made it a new, rather than existing, policy. How does this change that? Seems like not only is the barn door already open, and that horse is somewhere in the next county; but the barn has burned as well.
How is he proposing that cancelled grandfathered policies be re-grandfathered? Would this only apply going forward?
How is anyone who lost coverage made whole, without screwing someone else's pooch?
Ron Johnson on Obamacare...
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No fixes! Total repeal, taxes and all, only!
I forget that ad. Good flashback.
“But Johnson admits the legislation won’t help people—apparently millions of them—who already have received policy cancellation notices, most of them in the individual insurance market. …”
So whats the point of this bill if it would be pointless for the millions who have received their notice?
I hate most politicians they suck.
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