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You haven't debunked it, the article you presented gave possibilities based on guestimations.. The key issue here is a cancer patient is being booted off of his plan because of obamacare along with millions of others.
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Did you even read the article which I posted in rebuttal to the Fox hit piece?
The whole story is based on the cancer patient supposedly losing his insurance because of Obamacare, yet in the interview, he gave indications that in fact his insurance had previously been cancelled (unrelated to Obamacare):
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As the interview went on, Mr. Elliott seemed to indicate that his plan was already canceled, and not scheduled for cancellation Dec. 31, like most of the people getting letters transitioning them to new Obamacare policies.
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In any case, he is is mistaken (or lying), about the monthly cost of Obamacare insurance in SC, where he lives:
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He later reveals that his old plan cost him about $170, and the one his ?insurance guy? offered would cost him $1500 a month, with a $13,500 deductible. However, the most expensive Obamacare plan offered to individuals over 50 on the exchange for South Carolina is $796.87 a month, for the most expensive Gold plan, and Bronze plans in the state start at $255.35 a month.
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I'm sorry to hear about all of your hardships. I will be going from no health insurance (due to being self-employed with pre-existing conditions) to having to pay over $1,000 a month because of my income level. Not looking forward to the payments, but sure looking forward to the coverage.
If it is any consolation, President Obama announced today that he is trying to make it possible so that people will be entitled to keep their existing policies for one year:
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Obama letting people keep canceled health plans for another year
President Obama announced Thursday that his administration will let health insurers extend existing health plans on the individual and small-group markets into 2014. The administrative policy change will let insurers reach out to the millions of Americans being dropped from their plans so that they can renew their insurance for another year while the market adjusts to new Obamacare regulations.
"I completely get how upsetting this could be for a lot of Americans, particularly after assurances they heard from me," Mr. Obama said from the White House briefing room. "To those Americans, I hear you loud and clear."
Insurers that extend existing plans must also notify consumers of what protections these renewed plans do not include. They must also notify customers that there are more options available on the new Obamacare marketplaces that offer better coverage, and that tax credits are available for many consumers. While insurers will be able to let customers keep their existing plans for another year, they will not be able to let new customers buy these existing plans that do not meet new Obamacare standards.
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Of course, the Party of No is doing everything they can to prevent anything positive from happening:
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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Thursday morning took the opportunity to pounce on the president, charging that his administrative fix wasn't good enough.
"It's clear the American people simply can't trust this White House," he said. "The only way to fully protect the American people is to scrap this law once and for all. There is no way to fix this."
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