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  • Loyal Obama Supporters, Canceled by Obamacare (Eat your peas!)

    11/07/2013 3:07:12 AM PST · by tobyhill · 44 replies
    Propublica ^ | 11/6/2013 | by Charles Ornstein
    San Francisco architect Lee Hammack says he and his wife, JoEllen Brothers, are “cradle Democrats.” They have donated to the liberal group Organizing for America and worked the phone banks a year ago for President Obama’s re-election. Since 1995, Hammack and Brothers have received their health coverage from Kaiser Permanente, where Brothers worked until 2009 as a dietitian and diabetes educator. “We’ve both been in very good health all of our lives – exercise, don’t smoke, drink lightly, healthy weight, no health issues, and so on,” Hammack told me. The couple — Lee, 60, and JoEllen, 59 — have been...
  • Obama Voters Learn the Hard Way

    11/06/2013 1:56:09 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 42 replies
    Ricochet ^ | November 6, 2013 | Jon Gabriel
    Photo of JoEllen Brothers and Lee Hammack via ProPublica. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Loyal Democrats thought they could simply elect their progressive messiah and social justice would flood the land as sea levels dropped. Everyone knew that the U.S. healthcare system was imperfect, so just let Obama make a few quick changes and, voilà, better care for less money! Sure the guy had never run so much as a county fair’s funnel cake concession, but how tough could healthcare reform be? The president’s most ardent fans are now learning that magical thinking and good intentions don’t amount...
  • “Big proponent” of Obamacare is “surprised” that his family’s premium and deductible went up

    11/06/2013 1:08:18 PM PST · by grundle · 39 replies
    wordpress ^ | November 6, 2013 | Dan from Squirrel Hill
    Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog Self described “big proponent” of Obamacare says he is “surprised” that his family’s premium and deductible went up KQED reports:The notice from Kaiser came in the mail about ten days ago.Luke Donavan’s health insurance premiums were going up. A lot.Donavan, 41 of San Francisco, is self-employed and buys his own health insurance. Currently he pays $841 per month for insurance for himself, his wife and three young children. But, Kaiser is canceling that policy and offering him a new one that fully complies with the Affordable Care Act. Effective Jan. 1, his family’s premium is going...