Speaker Boehner Enrolls In Obamacare

John Boehner Successfully Enrolls In Obamacare 45 Minutes After He Blogs About 'Frustrating' Experience
WASHINGTON (AP)

"The Ohio Republican says he had to re-start the process several times while spending four hours trying to sign up at HealthCare.gov."While we're on this subject, the #1 talking point for the past few weeks has been about people getting their medical insurance policies cancelled. Shortly before the Affordable Healthcare Act was passed, on December 24th 2009, this was a common everyday practice that had nothing to do with Obamacare.

June 17, 2009-- The L.A. Times: Blue Cross praised employees who dropped sick policyholders: "An investigation by the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations showed that health insurers WellPoint Inc., UnitedHealth Group and Assurant Inc. canceled the coverage of more than 20,000 people, allowing the companies to avoid paying more than $300 million in medical claims over a five-year period.

Another reason these plans are getting cancelled is because they are junk policies. Consumer Reports (May 2009): "Many people who believe they have adequate health insurance actually have coverage so riddled with loopholes, limits, exclusions, and gotchas that it won't come close to covering their expenses... An estimated 14,000 Americans a day lose their job-based coverage.

In September 2010 'Families USA.org' had this to say: about cancellations. "One troubling health insurance industry practice that has gained attention recently is known as “rescission.” A rescission occurs when an insurer retroactively cancels an enrollee’s policy (usually when the enrollee needs expensive care), blaming it on an error that the enrollee made.

Under the Affordable Care Act, an insurance company will be able to rescind your health plan only if you (or someone you’ve authorized to represent you on a health insurance application, including your employer) commits fraud."


COMMENTARYSometimes we all need to be reminded why healthcare reforms were needed. It's unlikely 'Obamacare' will fix all these problems. One thing is certain. When it comes to canceling and recessions, it is nothing new for insurance companies to do this. About the major difference between 2013 and 2009 is now they came blame Obama for what they've been doing all along.

It's important to understand that this entire current healthcare debate is based on the very same objections as those in 2009. The result is, rather then fix and adjust the problems with 'Obamacare', those opposed to it seek to destroy not only the plan but all those not politically aligned with them. In essence this argument isn't over healthcare as much as it is a war going on between two political parties. Each fighting to remain relevant. One side wants to take us back to the days before reform. The other struggling to make this work through patches and legislative repairs. Lord knows this Obamacare needs a lot of work, but will eliminating it leave people better off or not? That's the real issue!

I am totally aware there are a lot of people who aren't fans of Michael Moore. I ask for one moment that Michael's cynics set aside their dislike of him. Listen only to his words and what he saying. Pretend it isn't him. Listen to the words as he addresses the California State Legislature back in September 2009. See if you agree or not.




I ask you do the same with this video clip of Ed Schultz from July 2009...
Today's Talking Points Are Exactly As They Were In 2009



A FEW QUESTIONS WE SHOULD ASK OURSELVESWere we better off back in 2009?
Is this more about politics then healthcare itself?
Is this the first time your medical plan has been dropped or altered forcing a change in coverage?
Were you ever denied medical coverage based on yearly or lifetime caps?
Before Obamacare came along, did you ever lose employer based coverage?

I genuinely believe this entire issue is more about Obama then it is medical insurance coverage.