The silent victims of Obamacare
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November 22, 2013 |
By Congressman Raul Labrador
President Obama famously promised that, under
the Affordable Care Act, “If you like your
health care plan, you will be able to keep your
health care plan, period.” He made that promise
at least 29 times.
And yet, here we are, in the early stages of the
Obamacare rollout, and what are the results so
far?
According to the Associated Press, 4.2 million
Americans have lost their health insurance
because of Obamacare. Meanwhile, only 106,185
have signed up for the exchanges. That means,
for every American who bought a plan on the
exchanges, nearly 40 had to lose their plan.
Who are these 4.2 million Americans who lost
their insurance? They’re friends, neighbors,
family members, good people who lost their
insurance through no fault of their own.
I have received many letters from Idahoans who
lost their insurance. Here are four stories I
wanted to share:
Carol
Harrison, ID
Carol is 62 years old and has 10 grandchildren.
She received a letter from her health carrier,
saying her plan no longer qualified under the
Affordable Care Act. She will be dropped from
her coverage on February 1st.
Jason
Nampa, ID
Jason is a Deputy Sheriff employed by Canyon
County. He is a former member of the Coast Guard
and the Army National Guard. Obamacare made his
health plan too expensive, forcing him to drop
his family from his plan. He is still looking at
other options for his family.
David
Clark Fork, ID
David is 65, retired, and received his coverage
through Mutual of Omaha. His health plan is
being dropped. His son, who is currently
self-employed, also lost his insurance and had
to go on a group plan.
Jan
Boise, ID
Jan was notified by her health carrier that her
coverage will end on February 1st. The carrier
offered to replace her plan with another one,
but it has higher premiums. Jan is currently
looking at other options.
These are just a few of the silent victims of
the President’s broken promises. There are many
more out there. And there will likely be even
more before this is over.
The President would like to apologize for his
broken promises and move on. But that’s not good
enough. The time has come to take action – to
truly solve this problem once and for all. And
at this point, it should be clear that the only
action worth taking – the only solution that
will truly work - is FULL repeal of Obamacare. |
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