Terrible MT @michellemalkin: Just got letter from Anthem canceling our family's health insurance plan. #ifyoulikeyourplanyouCANTkeepit
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 21, 2013
What was that President Obama promised about the Affordable Care Act? If you like your health care plan, you can keep it?
If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what.
Or as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D.-Calif., helpfully explained, “Keep your doctor, and your current plan, if you like them.”
During the 2008 campaign, PolitiFact rated Obama’s claim total swoon, and later dialed it down to half awesome sauce.
The president signed the bill and now insurers are letting consumers know what’s in it.
Anthem told us if we had enrolled in our plan before 3/23/10, we'd have been able to keep it. 3/23/10 is the day Obamacare went into effect.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 21, 2013
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield sent a letter telling customers that plans which don’t meet Obamacare’s requirements will be discontinued in 2014.
Changes from health care reform (also called the Affordable Care Act or ACA) continue to take effect in 2014. To meet the requirements of the new laws, your current plan can no longer be continued beyond your 2014 renewal date.
Shorter Anthem: Buh-bye, PPO. Hello, HMO.
While we are not going to be selling new individual PPO plans, you will have the option to purchase a new HMO plan through our subsidiary company….
The Anthem letter informs us open enrollment begins Oct. 1. Look what they're advertising: Obamacare exchanges! pic.twitter.com/WuJ83uX7yC
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 21, 2013
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Customers can move to an HMO plan or — surprise! — buy insurance through the Obamacare exchanges set to roll out in October.
Obamacare is destroying the private individual market for health insurance. By design, not accident.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 21, 2013
Bingo.
Twitchy founder/CEO Michelle Malkin is hardly the only one who won’t be able to keep her plan.
https://twitter.com/ben_techpro/status/376144017638952960
The full tweet via TwitLonger:
Well it’s starting. Just got a letter from Anthem Blue Cross telling me that I’m losing my current health plan in favor of an ACA ‘Compliant’ plan. Compliant? WTF? @michellemalkin @AlanColmes @gretawire@RichardGrenell
https://twitter.com/ben_techpro/status/380327824256536576
The full tweet via TwitLonger:
I received a letter from Anthem Blue Cross canceling my current plan by 1/1/14. The letter asks me to continue paying to keep my coverage. When I asked if the new ‘compliant’ plans will be more expensive, the answer was “Most Likely”. RT @BenHowe: I had insurance for years. Now I don’t because the premiums have become out of reach since I’m self-employed. #ThingsArentBetter
@BarackObama said if I like my health insurance plan I can keep it. This letter from my insurance says otherwise. Who's lying?!?
— Lamestream Loather (@Buggered_off) September 20, 2013
About keeping your same insurance plan. My dad got a letter this wk stating all 65yo+ retirees being switched to new plan 12/31/13. #NoSay
— MamaMiaSC (@MamaMiaSC) September 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/bradshasta/status/380915436847513600
@laurenmsausser my insurance already sent me a letter saying they will cancel my plan on dec 31 2013. Ridiculous
— Ryan Nelson (@Ryan_NelsonSC) August 2, 2013
Just got notice from my health insurance carrier today – because of #Obama's Affordable Care Act, my coverage is cancelled.
— Michael O'Loughlin (@molfamily) September 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/jpcrotser/status/357491375102623744
Hummm hubby got letter from his health insurance. Guess what. He CANNOT keep his current coverage. #obamafail #obamacare
— Madonna Warwick (@MadonnaWarwick) September 20, 2013
Just alerted by employee that a letter from his insurer states that due to Obamacare coming into effect, he'll be losing his current plan.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) August 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/bgailmarie/status/380401209342820352
@tedcruz Obamacare is responsible for BCBS dropping my family's plan. We have to pick another, but they won't give us options yet. Or can't.
— ⚾️ Mandi ⚾️ (@linesfade) September 16, 2013
Just for the record, the actual letter from my insurance company STATED it was because of Obamacare. You libs stay classy! ✌
— ⚾️ Mandi ⚾️ (@linesfade) September 16, 2013
Got a letter from my health insurance provider. Seems #Obamacare is taking my current plan away. Thanks, @BarackObama! #YouLie #tcot
— Anthony Rek LeCounte (@RekLeCounte) August 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/Ed_Street/status/381414477834383360
Just got notice from Horizon BCBS that we won't be able to keep our plan that we like. Not ACA compliant. #EnoughAlready #Obamacare
— #NeverTrump Meredith (@Mermaz) September 20, 2013
@michellemalkin just rec notice from my hlth ins-"By law we must close your plan."New plan-deductible up from $2500 to $6500. Premium higher
— Skip (@T10parachute) September 21, 2013
@TwitchyTeam Just came in the mail yesterday. Thanks Democrats! pic.twitter.com/9MpVEDuiVN
— IamBetaPsi (@betapsi1266) September 21, 2013
@michellemalkin @TwitchyTeam We got one from Excellus BCBS. Our plan is no longer available.
— Hanksmom (@Hanksmom) September 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/rtoddmendoza/status/381448869990506496
Your current doctor may not be in your HMO’s network, but, hey, at least you’ll be in a plan that’s Obamacare-compliant!
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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