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NYC_SKP

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20. Cable TV, Mainstream Media, they have things they want to sell you. They are owned.

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 07:21 PM

Oct 2013

The have your attention and if you think they're looking out for your interests then I worry for you.

Did you think that Obama or anyone else could force insurers to suddenly care for people?

What he said was true: nothing in ACA was going to limit choice of plans or physicians.

He did NOT say that he was going to magically dictate that nothing could change, that insurers and the old plans would HAVE to remain available under the same terms.

That would have been impossible to enforce and it was never the intention.

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NBC NEWS: Obama Admin. Knew Millions Could Not Keep Their Health Insurance [View all] Purveyor Oct 2013 OP

Shut up and cheer louder. (n/t) vi5 Oct 2013 #1

Completely agree with the basic premise.... Swede Atlanta Oct 2013 #2

Correct, it sets a new standard of care. If we consider the extremes it becomes more obvious stevenleser Oct 2013 #18

oh no you mean I cant keep my 100 dollar a month policy okieinpain Oct 2013 #3

Oh, please. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #4

I see what you did there! Earth_First Oct 2013 #5

You don't like the message, so you accuse Purveyor of being dkf-ish? SMC22307 Oct 2013 #11

"-ish" BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #12

Oh, my, dkf then? SMC22307 Oct 2013 #15

Coming from a forum authority that just started posting here on October 5th? Indeed! Purveyor Oct 2013 #16

I don't know how those letters were bolded. I had healthcare.gov up at the time I was writing it. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #17

Kinda ishy, huh? pintobean Oct 2013 #35

Poster has been nuked. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #66

Why did you do that? hrmjustin Oct 2013 #40

Wow. That's a whole new level of classlessness. marmar Oct 2013 #47

What's DKF? nt KAESNO2 Oct 2013 #64

MIR Team (EarlG) banned BluegrassStateBlues hrmjustin Oct 2013 #65

Does that also mean some millions won't get to keep their PCP HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #6

If you were "happy" with such a policy ... surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #7

That's the truth. n/t Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #8

NBC investigations? ProSense Oct 2013 #9

Yep. The RW is all over this and it's already been posted twice here on DU. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #10

I just watched it on the NBC Evening News so I guess we need to keep this 'under wraps', eh? Purveyor Oct 2013 #13

Cable TV, Mainstream Media, they have things they want to sell you. They are owned. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #20

Well I guess we are all fucked then because I know of few sources the news that don't "have things Purveyor Oct 2013 #21

Hey, you folks who are rooting for it to fail geek tragedy Oct 2013 #27

One needn't be 'rooting for it to fail' as it is doing that just fine all by itself. eom Purveyor Oct 2013 #68

Oh btw, do you have a list handy of 'approved' media sources? I'm curious to see it if available. Purveyor Oct 2013 #14

I <3 Obama blogs. SMC22307 Oct 2013 #25

If a policy is "significantly altered" then it's not the SAME policy that was grandfathered-in. pnwmom Oct 2013 #19

We were also promised that premiums would plummet. woo me with science Oct 2013 #22

You shouldn't expect them to have gone down yet. phleshdef Oct 2013 #23

The structure of ACA *guarantees* huge corporate profits for middlemen. woo me with science Oct 2013 #33

Not quite Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #38

What do you think it is now Rilgin Oct 2013 #43

Prior to the ACA they made a shit load more Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #46

This is simply not true -- Just google health insurance profit margin Rilgin Oct 2013 #48

I'm so sorry but let's go over my original quote Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #51

Would say the same thing Rilgin Oct 2013 #61

Premium increases under 10 percent aren't even reviewed. woo me with science Oct 2013 #45

Are you paying attention? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #49

perfection. nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #53

I don't know enough to make a credible prediction on how much they will drop. phleshdef Oct 2013 #54

You're posting a 2012 article from a wingnut paper? ProSense Oct 2013 #24

Yet you're linking to an article sourcing CAHI. Look them UP my dear. Republican oushers DevonRex Oct 2013 #44

Your post is utterly dishonest. Shame on you. woo me with science Oct 2013 #50

"I posted an article on Yahoo News, from BusinessInsider." ProSense Oct 2013 #58

What the FUCK??? The article YOU posted gets some 'facts" from a Fucking Republican insurance DevonRex Oct 2013 #63

That was always silly. Look... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #52

Yes, it is clear. woo me with science Oct 2013 #55

Yes, because their policies were such junk geek tragedy Oct 2013 #26

That may well be . . . markpkessinger Oct 2013 #56

Part of the problem was the grandfather clause--they grandfathered in geek tragedy Oct 2013 #67

Yeah, this really sucks. I don't know what I'm going to do. Mr.Bill Oct 2013 #28

This is because many people run around with $25K deductible "major medical" ... OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #29

and even that "major medical" Aerows Oct 2013 #32

"Health Insurance" Aerows Oct 2013 #30

Good I can skip MSNBC tonight... mimi85 Oct 2013 #31

All you have missed so far is Chris Matthew joining the Benghazi bandwagon. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #36

in sports they call this a full court press, i believe....m$m spanone Oct 2013 #34

Try reading again Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #37

Okay, to be fair, the ACA is mostly aimed at people who buy insurance individually. BlueCheese Oct 2013 #42

this was part of the payoff to Insurance Companies... quadrature Oct 2013 #39

Shocking! ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #41

The majority of Americans will keep their policies. bravenak Oct 2013 #57

Be Glad Your Policy Was Dropped? dennis4868 Oct 2013 #59

Yes, people are getting notices that their plan is being cancelled... dennis4868 Oct 2013 #60

I have insurance right now, but my company is dropping covergae as of Jan 1 aznativ Oct 2013 #62