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NBC: Buried in Obamacare regulations from July 2010 is an estimate that ..... “40 to 67 percent” of customers will not be able to keep their policy. -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Oct 29 '13, 10:20

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link (investigations.nbcnews.com)

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I love that people are now scouring through every item then feeding the info to news agencies. -- nm - David Oct 29, 10:23 1
- "keep the pigs, tell me how many broads I'm getting" -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 10:25
And this from Slate shows how the admin is trying to push it on the insurance companies but I'm not really buying in. - ty97 Oct 29, 10:22 25
- The question being levelled was "will the *government* force me to change insurance" and the answer was "no. if you like your policy you can keep - TWuG Oct 29, 10:30 24
  - The government regulated half the private policies out of existence. - Dr.Vermin Oct 29, 10:37 9
    - And, again, the insurers could make that clear by offering increased benefits with the increased rates. They've chosen to cut instead. The goal of - TWuG Oct 29, 10:42 8
      - That's not "keeping your insurance." - The Devil and Daniel Vermin Oct 29, 10:48
      - You're making the assumption that all of the cases are where they had barebones insurance. - spamlet Oct 29, 10:45
      - Which circles back to Obama saying this wouldn't happen. It did. - Inigo Oct 29, 10:44 5
        
        He said you could keep your policy because the government wouldn't take it away. The government hasn't forced any insurers to cancel any policies. - TWuG Oct 29, 10:47 4
        
        Dude, I'm an Obamacare supporter, I think that's clear. There's nothing to spin here though. What Obama said, repeatedly, is wrong. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 10:59 1
        
        I am as well. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 11:01
        
        Yes they did. Read Ty's link. Millions of "their existing policies don’t meet the standards mandated by the new health care law" -- nm - The Devil and Daniel Vermin Oct 29, 10:51
        
        He didn't put that qualifier on it. You are. He spoke in absolutes, as Will said. - Inigo Oct 29, 10:51
  - More: The insurance providers had a choice. They could comply with the ACA by offering the coverage the law requires - TWuG Oct 29, 10:36
  - No. This was Obama doing many speeches saying "If you like your insurance, you can keep it. If you like your doctor, you can keep it. Period." - Inigo Oct 29, 10:34 12
    - It was him answering the question being asked, whether it was directly from a reporter or not. And the answer is exactly correct. - TWuG Oct 29, 10:38 9
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      - Again, no. It was in his words, a promise. One he either lied about, or didn't realize he couldn't make happen. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 10:40 7
        
        or, he just went with the simplest answer that was truest for most people. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:45 6
        
        He spoke in in absolutes. He's either inept or lying. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 10:46 4
        
        or he's a politician. - znufrii Oct 29, 10:51 3
        
        So both? Defend all day long...they had an inkling half the people wouldn't qualify to keep the policy - Will Hunting Oct 29, 10:58
        
        This was 2009, not the campain trail. Unless you mean the Obamacare campaign trail. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 10:53 1
        
        that's what I mean, yes. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:55
        
        unlike opponents of his plan who decided to just make sh!t up. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:45
    - Yeah, I agree that the message/result are problematic. - Kim Pine Oct 29, 10:37
    - and since when does nuance ever play well on the campaign trail? -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:36

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