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In response to "There's substantial turnover in plans that would remove them from the grandfathering" by Will Hunting

Eh. IMO they knew that there was a substantial turnover in plans and terms, and they set rules that allowed for people to keep grandfathered plans.

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Oct 30 '13, 12:27

If people can't meet the criteria, they can't meet the criteria. There are plenty of choices out there for people to find something comparable (or better if necessary to have a minimum standard plan). Was it somewhat disingenuous, probably, but in the grand scheme of things this is a blip. Let's worry about the big picture and then we can fine tune the minutiae.

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7 to 12 million people getting cancellation notices is not a blip. -- nm - Inigo Oct 30, 12:29 3
- They didn't meet the criteria and/or the private insurers decided to change the plans. That happened with regularity before the ACA too. This is not - pmb Oct 30, 12:33 2
  - Well, sure. The difference here is that the ACA is causing these plans to go away. Which wasn't supposed to happen. -- nm - Inigo Oct 30, 12:42 1
    - But it really was in ways that people aren't recognizing. The plans changed. Coverages changed. Costs changed. People thought they had the same - pmb Oct 30, 12:45

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Eh. IMO they knew that there was a substantial turnover in plans and terms, and they set rules that allowed for people to keep grandfathered plans.

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