It has been very interesting to hear the response from the White House and its allies to the news that not only have millions of Americans been forced to lose their insurance policies by Obamacare, but also that president Obama has known for many years that this would be the result.
The first talking point in response has been truly lame. The Obamacrats are all busy with the claim that the policies which were lost were not "real" health insurance anyway. These policies did not have all the minimums now set by Obamacare for all insurance. If you hear the words "faux insurance", you know that you are just listening to someone regurgitate a talking point.
So does this make sense? No way! Some folks had insurance that did not include maternity coverage. Others did not have substance abuse coverage or mental health coverage. Why is that inadequate for a sixty year old single woman who does not drink or use drugs and who has never had any mental problems? Why must that woman get "real" insurance that includes all these unneeded benefits but which costs $150 more each month? Why can't that woman keep the policy that she is perfectly happy to have?
The second talking point in response is that Obamacare did not cancel these policies, but the insurance companies did. Picture Valerie Jarrett telling reporters that Americans could have kept their policies if those evil insurance companies had not changed the terms, a move which forced cancellation of the policies in question. This talking point is even worse than the first. Think about it. The changes to policies are made by the insurance companies because they are required by law to make them. And what law requires changes to the insurance policies? The answer is Obamacare.
I can't wait to hear the third talking point. It ought to be a doozy.
The first talking point in response has been truly lame. The Obamacrats are all busy with the claim that the policies which were lost were not "real" health insurance anyway. These policies did not have all the minimums now set by Obamacare for all insurance. If you hear the words "faux insurance", you know that you are just listening to someone regurgitate a talking point.
So does this make sense? No way! Some folks had insurance that did not include maternity coverage. Others did not have substance abuse coverage or mental health coverage. Why is that inadequate for a sixty year old single woman who does not drink or use drugs and who has never had any mental problems? Why must that woman get "real" insurance that includes all these unneeded benefits but which costs $150 more each month? Why can't that woman keep the policy that she is perfectly happy to have?
The second talking point in response is that Obamacare did not cancel these policies, but the insurance companies did. Picture Valerie Jarrett telling reporters that Americans could have kept their policies if those evil insurance companies had not changed the terms, a move which forced cancellation of the policies in question. This talking point is even worse than the first. Think about it. The changes to policies are made by the insurance companies because they are required by law to make them. And what law requires changes to the insurance policies? The answer is Obamacare.
I can't wait to hear the third talking point. It ought to be a doozy.
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