Dumbass is as Dumbass does - The Ted Cruz Edition
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"Ted Cruz Forgets To Sign Up For Health Insurance, Blames Obamacare"
GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz says his family is no longer covered by health insurance, and he thinks its all Obamacares fault.
Ill tell you, you know who one of those millions of Americans is whos lost their health care because of Obamacare? That would be me, Cruz told the audience at a campaign stop New Hampshire on Thursday evening. I dont have health care right now.
But the Affordable Care Act isnt directly responsible for Cruzs current situation.
Last year, the Cruz family signed up for health insurance through Obamacares state insurance marketplaces. (Thanks to a Republican-sponsored amendment that was introduced to prove a point about Obamacare, federal lawmakers and their staffers are required to enroll in these Obamacare plans if they want to maintain the government contribution to their insurance.)
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The July announcement gave people enrolled in BlueCross BlueShields plans a full five months to select a new HMO plan if they wanted to maintain coverage into the new year. Ted Cruzs family apparently just didnt sign up in time.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/01/22/3741921/ted-cruz-health-insurance/
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