Earlier this afternoon, Ezra Klein retweeted this from his Vox colleague Sarah Kliff:
http://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/459400348533538817
https://twitter.com/riteormite/status/459436682052243456
Guess he changed his mind, because shortly thereafter, Klein shared this piece (also written by Kliff):
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/459431271928954881
“Mostly hype.”
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/459434709605285888
Or Harry Reid’s, perhaps. Reid, if you’ll recall, accused Obamacare victims — first all of them, then just a “vast majority” of them — of being liars. Looks like Ezra’s doing his best to take up Harry’s mantle.
https://twitter.com/DMIIICEO/status/459435322548305920
Yeah, what about them? Well, according to Kliff:
Obamacare might have caused insurance companies to cancel some plans and, in some cases, replace existing plans with more expansive coverage. But it doesn’t seem, at least based on the evidence so far, that the cancellations were any higher than a typical year of churn in the individual marketplace.
In other words, all those cancellation notices were just a product of “churn.”
Hey Ezra, care to Voxsplain this one to all the Americans who watched Obamacare kill their current coverage and/or jack up their premiums?
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/459436379848441856
@ezraklein my wife and kid's cancellation wasn't hype pic.twitter.com/XN7y1uVWr5
— Kevin, former community college attendee (@Chug_A_Lugg) April 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/459434165713506304
.@redsteeze My mother is already "disapproved" for routine tests. #byeGranny @ezraklein
— @FedUpJoe (@FedUpJoe2) April 24, 2014
@ezraklein @voxdotcom Mine was cancelled. I've got a letter to prove it. Cheapest new policy I could find was literally twice as expensive.
— Joegiberra (@Joegiberra) April 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/TheRightWingM/status/459435356337631232
So my family DIDN'T lose our insurance? Thanks for the clarification, Ezra! MT @ezraklein Obamacare cancellation stories were mostly hype:
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 24, 2014
I guess #ObamaCare's cancellation of my family's catastrophic plan/HSA doesn't count either, @exjon. Why do you hate the other, @ezraklein?
— Mary Magdalen (@Gr8LakesCzarina) April 24, 2014
@ezraklein I lost mine. Paying 3x plus huge deductible. Mom lost hers in middle of chemo. 3 month wait for appt. Hype?? Its pain not hype
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) April 24, 2014
Happy to send our cancellation letter & the 300% increase. RT @ezraklein ACA cancellation stories were mostly hype: http://t.co/JqGJFM9iCo
— The Real Matt Finn (@mdrache) April 24, 2014
.@redsteeze We're out thousands in medical expenses just since January. Hey, maybe @ezraklein can cover my imaginary bills!
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 24, 2014
@exjon @ezraklein Gosh my policy sure FELT cancelled.
— Poinzy (@FreedomBruce) April 24, 2014
@exjon @ezraklein Ours was canceled. Our OOP went from $7k to $21k. But, that's hype in Ezra's tiny, insular world.
— The Real Matt Finn (@mdrache) April 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/CplSoletrain/status/459436460773359617
Don’t fit the pro-Obamacare narrative? You’re just part of the “hype.”
@exjon None of us did. All in our imagination. @ezraklein
— Sheryl #rescue #loveofcountry (@sav01) April 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/459437060789522432
Klein’s not a doctor, but his bedside manner still stinks.
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/459443219072176128
Does it hurt to be that much of a lying hack? RT @ezraklein Obamacare cancellation stories were mostly hype
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) April 24, 2014
Not anymore. He’s gotten used to it.
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