American people finally finding out what's in Obamacare -and that's bad news for Dems

[Little-Acorn]

In 1993, the then-version of Obamacare (called Hillarycare after the co-President's pushing of it) was roundly defeated after Billary made a fatal mistake: They wrote a book describing what was in it, and they published it.

The American people read the book, expressed astonishment, and buried their congresscritters with calls, cards, letters, and even telegrams, demanding that they vote against it. Reaction was so strong, that the program was never even brought to a vote.

Fast forward to 2013. The Obots have been careful not to repeat the grievous error of telling the American people what they intended to impose on them. The closest anyone ever came, was a slip of the tongue by the President, saying he wanted to "spread the wealth around", and a secretive non-statement from Nancy Pelosi who said "You have to pass the bill to find out what's in it".

Public reaction was still strongly negative, so the Obots resorted to bribing Democrat congressmen with Federal project money right and left, granting exceptions and waivers to any who still resisted, and holding votes at midnight the day before Christmas, to sneak it through when the American people were least alert.

So Obamacare was carefully hidden from the public until after it was passed and signed.

But the American people had to find out sometime. And now, with the Obamacare exchanges open for business and chock full of details on what it will and won't cover, how much people's premiums will increase (often doubling or tripling),and how much they will have to pay before ANY coverage kicks in ($6,000 or more deductible)... finally the American people are getting their first good look at the leftists' agenda for them.

To no one's surprise, they hate it, almost to a man. And that's BEFORE they found out the hard way, that the system is so poorly set up, that they cannot sign up for it even when the law forces them to, or face stiff penalties.

In 1993, once the people found out what the leftists intended (by reading the book about it), they kicked the leftists out of office in huge numbers, handing large majorities to the Republicans for years to come.

Today, the people are (finally) finding out once again, what the leftists intend. Unsurprisingly, it's not much different from they intended in 1993.

And the next Congressional election, is next year.

What do you suppose will happen? Again?

[tailfins]

Tennessee enacted something called TennCare in 1994 when the Democrats were in control. It wreaked financial havoc on the state. It took much heavy lifting to undo TennCare, but it was instrumental in converting Tennessee from a Democrat state to a GOP State.

[Kathianne]

In CA, 'you can keep your doctors...' not if you can't find what insurance they'll accept:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-exchange-doctors-20131017,0,7017010.story


Covered California removes glitchy online directory of doctors The insurance exchange's online search tool for doctors and hospitals has been offline since Oct. 9 while fixes are being made. That's making it hard for consumers to pick insurance plans.
By Chad Terhune October 16, 2013, 6:05 p.m.




Checking up on a doctor is becoming a major snag for Obamacare (http://www.latimes.com/topic/health/healthcare-laws/affordable-care-act-%28obamacare%29-EVGAP00039.topic) shoppers in California.


Three weeks into open enrollment, the state's insurance exchange, Covered California, has pulled its online directory of medical providers after acknowledging there are serious problems with the information. The California Medical Assn. says it found mistakes such as obstetricians labeled as ophthalmologists and the wrong doctors described as fluent in Russian and Farsi.


Anthem Blue Cross, the state's largest for-profit health insurer, has shut down a similar physician search tool on its website until it can be updated for new plans for sale now under the federal healthcare law. And consumers say calling other insurers and doctor's offices around the state often yields confusing or conflicting answers, leaving them largely in the dark.


"Nobody can give me a straight answer," said Larry Greenfield, a 47-year-old musician in Fountain Valley. He said he has checked online and called insurers to no avail as he tries to choose between different exchange policies. "I don't want to be forced to buy something if I don't know what I'm getting."


Overall, Covered California's website and enrollment system appear to have recovered from some early computer glitches to post a solid start for sign-ups. The insurance exchange announced this week that nearly 95,000 applications for health coverage have been started since Oct. 1. Officials won't disclose how many applications have actually been completed.


Some consumers may be holding off until more details are available on what doctors and hospitals are included in the health plan networks. That could put a damper on enrollment for the time being.


This information is particularly important because many insurers reduced their provider networks in the exchange in an effort to hold down rates. Blue Shield of California says it will include about half of its contracted doctors. In contrast, HMO giant Kaiser Permanente is making its full network of doctors available.


For months, Covered California has promised a convenient online search tool to help people find their preferred medical providers. But it wasn't available when enrollment launched Oct. 1, and it's been offline since Oct. 9 while fixes are being made. An exchange spokesman said it might be restored sometime in the next week.

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