CBS DenverDENVER (CBS4) – President Barack Obama is apologizing to Americans who are losing their current health insurance plans. Millions of people are getting cancellation notices, including about 250,000 Coloradans.
For years the president said that those who like their current plan would be able to keep it, but it turns out that’s not the case.
In order to comply with the Affordable Care Act insurance companies have had to cancel millions of policies, forcing people to find new, and in many cases, more expensive coverage on the exchange.
The Colorado Division of Insurance says 250,000 people in Colorado alone have lost their policies in the last few months.
Cathy Wagner says she isn’t political and has never written a lawmaker, much less the president, but with Obamacare she felt compelled.
“I really just wanted him to know … I was so hopeful that this plan was going to move us forward, but in fact I think it’s moving us backward,” Wagner said.
Wagner and her husband retired early. She was a nurse for 35 years and championed Obamacare, until she received a letter from her insurance company saying it was canceling her policy.
“I was really shocked … all of my hopes were sort of dashed,” Wagner said. “’Oh my gosh President Obama, this is not what we hoped for, it’s not what we were told.’ “
She was shocked further to learn that for the same coverage she would pay 35 percent more and have a higher deductible.
“Our premium for next year is going up to over $1,000 a month for two of us and we’re two fairly healthy individuals,” Wagner said.
“This is yet the most recent issue,” said U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado.
DeGette sits on the committee that oversees Obamacare. She insists the Wagners are the exception, not the rule.
“As we work through all of this I think that a year from now people overall are going to be very, very happy with the way the Affordable Care Act is working,” DeGette said.
But Wagner isn’t convinced. For the first time she’s considering going without health insurance.
“The whole plan was to get everyone enrolled so there’s a larger risk pool and our costs go down,” she said. “Wow, not at all what we’re seeing.”
The president says the administration will do everything it can to help people who are in a difficult situation because of the cancellations, although he hasn’t said what that help will be.
Nationwide at least 3.5 million people have received the cancellation notices.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/11/08/colorado-woman-who-championed-obamacare-loses-insurance-plan/
My Fellow Patriots:
“Cathy Wagner says she isn’t political and has never written a lawmaker, much less the president, but with Obamacare she felt compelled.
“I really just wanted him to know … I was so hopeful that this plan was going to move us forward, but in fact I think it’s moving us backward,” Wagner said.”
HEY!!!!,.. Cathy!!,.. you stupid F’n Douch-Bag!!!,…
How’s that Commie-care working out for you now???!!!!
Your a F’n Douch-Bag!
Freakin typical commie,…”But,..but,..but,…but,.. I’m one of the commies!!!,.. I WASN’T suppose to pay more!!!!,.. Everybody else was!!!”
What do they call this?,.. oh yeah,…. “Poetic justice”,….
Gotta love it when the commies stand there stunned by their own stupidity.
JD – US Marines – God,.. I really do hate these F’n commies!!!
Double that. All of these Limousine Liberals figured that you and I were going to take the hit and THEY were going to stand their laughing about it (with their red and yellow banners fapping in the breeze, of course) Vote with your wallet and buy more arms and ammo. Liberty and 1775. Good hunting. MGK/GDW!
Yes, and I double that too Mark and JD.
Same here. Ya know, somehow saying to her, “I told you so” just doesn’t cut it.
Yep NC, it is amazing how people act when what they do actually come s back to cuff them a good one upside the old noggin`. If ya know what I mean NC.
lmao.
I agree JD.
I dont think she has to worry though.
Not enough ‘folks’ are gonna sign on without a struggle. That as it may, If they cant grab a bunch of money and put it on their books it will de-fund the system of ‘money’ they need asap so as to ‘prove’ solvency.
Hey lady,,, yeah you.
buy a month or two worth of food and water. Also get a .38 and two bullets. One for you and one for your old man. When the power stays off or the streets are flooded for 3 months. Take orally.
If you do decide to cry… Cry for all the people you helped poon-jab.
I love it when assholes are thrust upon the scale of justice and it’s 2100 degrees Fahrenheit, and you hear them scream and sizzle!
Now if she will only contract breast cancer and her daughter brain cancer from the cell phone, the universe will be more in balance!
What’s the old hag whining about?
Obummer promised “change”, and he’s delivered – well beyond all the stupid sheeple’s expectations.
Deal with it, morons.
LOL, yes #1 I agree 100%. I kind of think it is pretty funny myself.
I’m so tired of the BAAAAAA..ing of the clueless ones, digger.
No one forces them to listen to or believe the lamestream propaganda & lies.
It is priceless though #1 when their ignorance/naiveness comes back and wakes them up a little. Some of them never seen to get it though, – like they are to stupid to live or something like that.
She says she is healthy. Well lady, you have commietosis, that’s for damn sure. Here is the cure, throw away your Obama pleasure toys and start smokin the Colorado herb.
Yeah, Mark, but she was talking about being physically healthy.
Not mentally.
Lmao Mark,
Bless her heart………