ObamaCare “Embarrassment”: Centerpiece of Gov’t Takeover Fails to Address Rising Premiums
Experts Warn Funding For Special Coverage Program Could Run Out By 2013
President Obama Promised Affordable Healthcare For Those With Pre-Existing Conditions:
“Starting this year and continuing through 2014, the Affordable Care Act will be implemented, increasing access to affordable health care for individuals, families, seniors and businesses. Many important benefits begin immediately, including bans on the worst insurance company abuses, cost savings for seniors, families and small and large businesses, and coverage options for many Americans who have been locked out of the insurance market because of a preexisting condition.” (Office of the Press Secretary, “The Affordable Care Act - Implementation Timeline,” whitehouse.gov, Accessed 6/30/2010)
RED ALERT: Experts Warn Special Coverage Program Will Be An Embarrassment To Obama:
“’The Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. But here's the catch: Premiums will be a stretch for many, even after government subsidies to bring rates close to what healthier groups of people are charged. And $5 billion that Congress allocated to the program through 2013 could run out well before that…To qualify for the temporary program, a person must have a pre-existing medical condition and must have been uninsured for six months or longer...That would be an embarrassment for Obama, since the program is a centerpiece of his plan for putting the nation on a path to coverage for all.” (Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, “New coverage for uninsured people in poor health,” Associated Press, 6/29/2010)