Forum Post: Obama admin winds down plan for pre-existing condition 'uninsurables' no longer eligible - No News Coverage Here
Posted 11 years ago on Feb. 15, 2013, 10:54 p.m. EST by Shayneh
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Obama Healthcare really great isn't it folks -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing financial concerns, the Obama administration Friday began quietly winding down one of the earliest programs created by the president's health care overhaul, a plan that helps people with medical problems who can't get private insurance.
In an afternoon teleconference with state counterparts, administration officials said the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan will stop taking new applications. People already in the plan will not lose coverage.
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-admin-winds-down-plan-uninsurables
Designed as a stopgap solution until the law's full consumer protections are in effect next year, PCIP has served more than 135,000 people, a lifeline for patients with serious medical problems such as cancer and heart failure. But Congress allocated a limited amount of money, and the administration's technical experts want to make sure it doesn't run out.
Health and Human Services Department spokeswoman Erin Shields Britt said PCIP has "provided needed security to some of our nation's sickest people."
The plan covers people who have had problems getting private insurance because of a medical condition and have been uninsured for at least six months. Premiums are keyed to average rates charged in each state, which means they're not necessarily cheap, often amounting to several hundred dollars a month for middle-aged individuals.
"We're glad this program was here and able to help," said Amie Goldman, who oversees the program in Wisconsin. "I'm certainly disappointed we won't be able to serve everyone who has a need for this coverage."
Starting next January 1, insurance companies will no longer be able to turn anyone away because of poor health. At the same time, the federal government will begin subsidizing coverage for millions of individuals who have no access to employer plans. That means many of the people currently in the PCIP program may end up with lower premiums once the government's financial help is factored in.
The enrollment suspension will take effect immediately in 23 states where the federal government administers the program, Goldman said. Residents of states that run their own programs may have longer. Wisconsin residents, for example, have until March 2 to apply.
Enrollment around the country has been lower than expected, partly because some people could not afford the premiums. But individual cases have turned out to be costlier than originally projected. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/obamacare-uninsurable_n_2698435.html
You are such a fuckin' snot nosed little troll.
Meanwhile, Repubs are trying to de-fund the ACA piecemeal. HR 523 Repeal the Medical Device Excise Tax, which provides nearly $2billion of funding to the ACA/year. Sponsored by 166 R and 21 Dems.
That is an identified problem. You so rock. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr523
Just wait until next year and lets see how happy you are with Obamacare. -
I'm not happy with it currently. I don't see that as changing any time soon. By the same token, I have seen hospitals refuse necessary treatment for people because they don't have insurance. They didn't have it before and they might get it in the future. Might. But, I doubt it. There are married couples that have what is called Medicaid divorces because they cannot get the care that is needed for their spouse.
Here is the thing that you, and your ilk, fail to get. I also pay taxes. I am also watching who does not pay taxes. There is no reason why we cannot have the health care that we need. There is no reason why we can't have the public education that we need.
If you took all of the energy that you spend in spreading disinformation and being an all around douchebag and began applying it to the issues that actually impact the people then things might actually be accomplished. Instead you are a sell out.
big obama donor, zuckerberg ( facebook) did not pay any taxes.
Lots of other organizations don't either. You have, unfortunately, decided that it is far more important to scrap over the scraps than take them to task. You've chosen your path.
So, get money out of politics.
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2012/02/09/mark-zuckerberg-will-pay-less-tax-you
And fix the tax code.
That sounds eerily familiar
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/4466:demand-to-get-the-money-out-of-politics-a-one-demand-for-occupy-wall-street
Once, and I believe still are not pro Obama http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/11-reasons-why-occupy-wall-street-protesters-are-hypocrites-if-they-do-not-call-for-barack-obama-to-resign
both from harvard
zuckerberg sold out to the public
'No News Coverage Here' - yet I count 1, 2, 3 news articles in this post about it. Reported by the AP. Which means it's widely distributed. So I guess there is news coverage about it.
US muslim beheads 2 christians in new jersey, no news covrage .after all it doesnt fit the phoney PR the islam is the religion of peace.
So, basically, you lost your ass on this argument and are now trying to deflect to an entirely different event that came off of Jihadwatch. Because that right there is a trustworthy source.
i live in nj, it was reported locally. i am not aware of jihadwatch
there was no news coverage about the muslim in new jersey that beheaded to christians. happened last week.
Oi - u 'derain'ged scabrous fuckwit !!! What conclusion should we all draw from say - 'Christian' people killing 'Muslims' in eg. illegal wars ?!! Or even 'Jewish' people killing 'Christian or Muslim' Palestinians ?!
Fuck this Abrahamic Mumbo Jumbo - put up a link to something hard or STFU and piss off.
I absolutely Fkn H8 pig-ignorant, prejudiced pricks like you - wtf is your agenda here ?
temet nosce ...
PS - More usefully : "Another Giveaway to the Banksters - Obama, Housing and the Next Big Heist", by Mike Whitney : http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33961.htm - e tenebris, lux ?
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a muslim beheads 2 christians,.....not a typical thing in the USA. but the msm does not cover it.
What has psychopathy got to do with the shade of Abrahamic Mumbo Jumbo ?! What's your agenda ?!! A soft head and a hard heart are a rather bad combination especially when hate & bigotry are present !!!
Here, loosen up - tR=<3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxHG3jUqdQ0 [4:51]
fiat lux ...
i do not have an agenda , the msm does, in accordance with the current administration.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=8989357
Lookie there, an article.
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indiana-native-yusuf-ibrahim-accused-of-decapitating-2-men-in-new-jersey
http://photos.nj.com/jersey-journal/2013/02/yusuf_ibrahim_accused_in_decap_2.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/02/additional_bail_set_for_jersey.html
Ya, big ass secret.
was it on the kneepad media? cbs? nbc? abc?
Kneepad media. lol
That was pretty funny. It was. I pulled the first article from ABC. But, your spin came straight from Jihadwatch.
I want to make sure that you hear this on whatever ID you pull up: Your shit is so scripted that it's pathetic. I don't care why you do this. I don't care what your cause is. I don't care how firmly you believe in it. You're disgusting.
Links?
Now you know why no one takes you seriously. Your cherry picking of news articles shows that you're more interested in getting points for your side than trying to find truth. And you call other people hacks. For shame...
Besides, haven't you learned yet that Yahoo is full of yahoos? or is that where you feel most at home?
obamacare is written for and by the health insurance companies the same way the medicare drug plan was. fucking mainstream hacks better wake the fuck up before they find themselves living in hell.
Exactly. Its going to turn into a logistical nightmare, and both sides are just going to point to another and yell.
Meanwhile, the insurance companies and big pharma make out big time.
I was talking with some people a while back, and we were wondering what would happen first- We move to universal like Europe? Or Europe moves to the US model of forcing the people to buy it whether they want it or not, do to budget issues?
We had a conversation on a forum several years ago after the public option was discarded and someone said that this would force the issue to universal health care. I don't believe it. Even so, that is entirely too much plotting to get something done that harms too many people in the process.
The last time that I checked-they were trying to move health care in Europe to the system like the US and people were not getting the care that they had previously.
As is, there are going to be hella problems but it would be better if we could identify the actual ones instead of the ones that some clown pulls out of their ass.
they are too fucking stupid as evidenced by our negative points on this issue. so sick of fake ass liberal hacks who go along with whatever the demoncrats say.
Your shit is so scripted that it's pathetic. I don't care why you do this. I don't care what your cause is. I don't care how firmly you believe in it. You're disgusting.
what is disgusting is so called liberals supporting this president and or congress. what is disgusting is middle of the road hacks like you running this country into the ground with your right wing solutions disguised as liberal policy. don't be a fucking moron.
I don't care how much you believe in what you are doing. You are the lowest of the low scum sucking waste of human space. You really are.
You sell shit. Everything about you is shit.
I don't know how the hell it is that you can wake up and look in the mirror. You sociopathic fuck.
i am lowest of the low? ha ha ha ha then what the hell are you? you support the killing of babies, of women. you support fascists and murderers. you support liars and swindlers. the invasion and subjugation of foreign nations. when justice is dispensed realize the people won't forget about scum like you.
You use multiple IDs. You're a piece of shit. Fuck you.
Everything about you is for sale.
you have me confused for someone else. for sale?
Here's the link:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-admin-winds-plan-uninsurables-18516238
We the people must pressure ALL politicians (repubs) in congress who have purposely underfunded this TEMPORARY program that prevents health insurance corps from turning people with preexisting conditions away.
In 9 months the ACA kicks in and repubs in congress can't stop it like they did now.
From your article:
"Starting next January 1, insurance companies will no longer be able to turn anyone away because of poor health. At the same time, the federal government will begin subsidizing coverage for millions of individuals who have no access to employer plans. That means many of the people currently in the PCIP program may end up with lower premiums once the government's financial help is factored in."
Good article!! Clearly shows that repubs in congress don't care to fund programs that help the sickk 99%.
Thanks
What? The plan that was supposed to pay for itself? The plan that was supposed to give such people more access? That was supposed to mean you could keep your current doctor and insurance if you had it?
No. You don't say.
I guess it "gave out" because of "lack of planning".
You mean like you should have planned on reading the whole article?
No it didn't "give out", You appear to have missed the fact this was NOT the ACA but rather a temporary plan to help Americans refused coverage by criminal healthcare corps.
And the only reason it can't accept new participants (until ACA starts on Jan 1st) is because republicans in congress have underfunded it.
Do you understand? Pres Obama is trying to help, republicans in congress are obstructing that effort.