You Lose Under #Obamacare....WE ALL DO!

Who Is Affected by Obamacare? EVERYONE 11/05/2013 In response to the wave of insurance cancellations hitting millions of Americans, and the admission by some on the left that President Obama’s “if you like your plan” promise was false, Obamacare’s defenders are now taking a different tack. While the law’s supporters finally admit that some people will be worse off under the law, they now claim that those “losers” will be few and far between. The facts speak otherwise, because few Americans will be unaffected by Obamacare’s new health care regime: If You Have Insurance Through an Employer: The Administration claims that employer-provided coverage is not changing under Obamacare—even as it brags that Obamacare is providing better benefits to those with employer plans. Those “better benefits” are not free, however. One recent surveyfrom consultants at Mercer found that half of large employers believe Obamacare will raise health costs by at least 2 percent next year. With the average employer plan costing more than $16,000 per family, even a 2 percent increase amounts to hundreds of dollars in added costs for employers and families every year—for “benefits” they may not have wanted to purchase absent a government order. If You Buy Insurance Yourself: As many Americans have found in recent weeks, the odds are that those who previously purchased their own health plan will not be able to keep it. Some experts have predicted that as many as 16 million individuals could fall into this category. Individuals whose insurance has been canceled will have to buy Obamacare-compliant insurance. As a result, they may facesubstantially higher premiums for insurance coverage that provides a smaller network of doctors and hospitals. If You Qualify for Subsidized Insurance: Defenders of the law would argue that these individuals are clear “winners” under Obamacare. But many of these Americans may use taxpayer subsidies to buy insurance coverage they don’t need or want—because the federal government has forced them to, and/or because Washington bureaucrats have taken away their existing plan. What’s more, the nearly $1.8 trillion in spending on exchange plans and for Medicaid will create a significant new burden forfuture generations of taxpayers. If You Are a Senior Citizen on Medicare: Obamacare will affect seniors as well—because, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) famously said in 2011, Democrats “took half a trillion dollars out of Medicare in [Obamacare]” to fund the law’s new entitlements. The Administration’s non-partisan actuaryconcluded that the law’s unsustainable spending reductions to Medicare could cause 15 percent of hospitals to become unprofitable by 2019, and 40 percent to become unprofitable by 2050—which could have a significant impact on beneficiaries’ access to care. The idea that “only” 3 percent of Americans will end up on the short end of a 2,700-page law remaking the nation’s health care system seems as fanciful as the President’s pledge that anyone who likes their current plan could keep it. The facts are clear: Obamacare isn’t just unfair for a small percentage of Americans; it’s unfair for the entire country. The American people deserve better. >>> Read More: The Conservative Alternative to Obamacare Quick Hits: The Obama Administration is blaming “software code” for the HealthCare.gov privacy breach. Did you watch Fox News last night? If not, here’s a more on Obamacare’s security failures. She’s fighting stage-4 cancer. Her insurance was canceled. Now, she writes, “I worry how long I'll live.” Here are even more people who received cancellation notices, thanks to Obamacare. CNN, ABC, and MSNBC are finally formally requesting documents on HealthCare.gov from the Administration. Do you know if your insurance rate is going up in your state? Here’s an interactive map to find out. Even President Obama’s former press secretary agrees it was wrong to say people could keep their health plans under Obamacare. You can oppose unjust discrimination without supporting the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Heritage’s Nile Gardiner talks about his new book on Margaret Thatcher today at noon ET. Print  |  Comments  |  Forward  |  Donate