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DireStrike

(6,452 posts) Thu Sep 26, 2013, 03:29 PM Sep 2013

Twitter/Malkin campaign claiming Obamacare cancelled health plans

http://michellemalkin.com/2013/09/25/obama-lied-my-health-plan-died/

The heart of the issue: Obama and Pelosi had made statements that existing plans would be unaffected. Some peoples' plans are now being discontinued.

Since it's Malkin, I assume it's pretty close to an outright lie. How though? Maybe the law was changed after the statements were made? Maybe nobody's plan is actually being cancelled? Maybe the plans ARE being cancelled, but by the choice of the insurers (who then blame Obamacare)? I really haven't followed ACA issues much since the bill's passage.

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Twitter/Malkin campaign claiming Obamacare cancelled health plans (Original Post) DireStrike Sep 2013 OP

The claim that existing plans would be unaffected was never going to be 100% true, PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #1

What changes did the law cause outright? DireStrike Sep 2013 #2

Probably required coverages for pregnancy, etc. Ilsa Sep 2013 #4

I don't know that there were any policy changes made after it was signed into law TxDemChem Sep 2013 #3

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. The claim that existing plans would be unaffected was never going to be 100% true,

Reply to DireStrike (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 03:39 PM

Sep 2013

as the law did force changes in some (non-grandfathered) already existing plans.

More information is needed as to specific cases of plans being changes/cancelled.

DireStrike

(6,452 posts)

2. What changes did the law cause outright?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 04:04 PM

Sep 2013

Ilsa

(61,696 posts)

4. Probably required coverages for pregnancy, etc.

Reply to DireStrike (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 09:13 PM

Sep 2013

Previously, individual plans could cover major medical, but not things like pregnancy or gynecological preventive healthcare, IIRC.

TxDemChem

(1,918 posts)

3. I don't know that there were any policy changes made after it was signed into law

Reply to DireStrike (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 07:57 PM

Sep 2013

But there is at least one insurer, Aetna I think, that is leaving New York. Some businesses have chosen to go the route of vouchers so that employees can choose which company they want. Other than those two, I've not heard of the law actually affecting anyone else's insurance. Unless you include changes the insurers are making to their own plans .

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