Comments on: The President overpromises on keeping your health insurance http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/ Your guide to American economic policy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Catastrophic Health http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-4/#comment-12824 Catastrophic Health Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:08:28 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-12824 Obama said: "If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period." According to the CBO, 10 Million people will be affected by employers canceling their health plan- whether the individuals like it or not. Or are you saying that all of those 10 Million people who end up on the Public Option didn't "Like" their health plan? <a href="http://www.catastrophichealthinsurance.biz /" target="_blank">Catastrophic Health Insurance</a> <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12824','Catastrophic Health '); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12824','Catastrophic Health ','Obama said: "If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period." \n \nAccording to the CBO, 10 Million people will be affected by employers canceling their health plan- whether the individuals like it or not. Or are you saying that all of those 10 Million people who end up on the Public Option didn't "Like" their health plan? \n \n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catastrophichealthinsurance.biz \/\" target=\"_blank\">Catastrophic Health Insurance<\/a> '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Obama said: "If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period."

According to the CBO, 10 Million people will be affected by employers canceling their health plan- whether the individuals like it or not. Or are you saying that all of those 10 Million people who end up on the Public Option didn't "Like" their health plan?

Catastrophic Health Insurance

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]]> By: Wizbang http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-4/#comment-9846 Wizbang Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:48:28 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-9846 <strong>The Top 5 Lies About Obama's Health Care Reform...</strong> Newsweek, still carrying water for Obamacare, details the supposed "top 5 lies about Obama's health care reform" in the forthcoming issue. Not surprisingly they completely ignore the lies spread by......<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('9846','Wizbang'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('9846','Wizbang','<strong>The Top 5 Lies About Obama\'s Health Care Reform...<\/strong>\n\nNewsweek, still carrying water for Obamacare, details the supposed \"top 5 lies about Obama\'s health care reform\" in the forthcoming issue. Not surprisingly they completely ignore the lies spread by......'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The Top 5 Lies About Obama’s Health Care Reform…

Newsweek, still carrying water for Obamacare, details the supposed “top 5 lies about Obama’s health care reform” in the forthcoming issue. Not surprisingly they completely ignore the lies spread by……

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]]> By: Debating the President’s Portsmouth pitch (part 1)  |  KeithHennessey.com http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-4/#comment-5978 Debating the President’s Portsmouth pitch (part 1)  |  KeithHennessey.com Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:08:18 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-5978 [...] “represent the dropping of existing coverage.”  CBO reached similar conclusions.  Here is a more detailed explanation of this problem that I wrote for an earlier draft of the Kennedy-Dodd bill, under which 10 million [...]
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]]> By: Parsing Words « I Think ^(Link)…… http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-4/#comment-4837 Parsing Words « I Think ^(Link)…… Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:05:46 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-4837 [...] Keith Hennessey has talked about the immediate effect. If you like your current policy, you get to keep it as long as your employer decides to keep it! [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4837','Parsing Words « I Think ^(Link)……'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4837','Parsing Words « I Think ^(Link)……','[...] Keith Hennessey has talked about the immediate effect. If you like your current policy, you get to keep it as long as your employer decides to keep it! [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Keith Hennessey has talked about the immediate effect. If you like your current policy, you get to keep it as long as your employer decides to keep it! [...]
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]]> By: The President’s press conference: health | KeithHennessey.com http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-4/#comment-4776 The President’s press conference: health | KeithHennessey.com Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:38:48 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-4776 [...] legislation being developed does not fulfill this goal.  Then again, no legislation could.  This is a Presidential overpromise (and a serious tactical error) that the Congress will be unable to fulfill.  CBO says the [...]
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]]> By: Bob Belvedere http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-4/#comment-1803 Bob Belvedere Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:41:48 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-1803 Linked to in the JUST THE FACTS, MAM Section at: http://www.thecampofthesaints.com/wwuam.html<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1803','Bob Belvedere'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1803','Bob Belvedere','Linked to in the JUST THE FACTS, MAM Section at: http:\/\/www.thecampofthesaints.com\/wwuam.html'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Linked to in the JUST THE FACTS, MAM Section at: http://www.thecampofthesaints.com/wwuam.html
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]]> By: jharp http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-4/#comment-1607 jharp Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:55:08 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-1607 I inadvertently omitted a letter from my e mail address. It is correct now if you would like to contact me. If not, I will heed your advice. Peace and good health to all.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1607','jharp'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1607','jharp','I inadvertently omitted a letter from my e mail address.\r\n\r\nIt is correct now if you would like to contact me.\r\n\r\nIf not, I will heed your advice.\r\n\r\nPeace and good health to all.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I inadvertently omitted a letter from my e mail address.

It is correct now if you would like to contact me.

If not, I will heed your advice.

Peace and good health to all.

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]]> By: kbh http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-4/#comment-1605 kbh Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:42:40 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-1605 jharp, Thank you for your comments on my blog. You have provided a significant intellectual challenge to the other commenters, and I appreciate and respect the perspective you have brought to the debate. I am therefore sorry that, because of your repeated violations of my comment policy in spite of my previous warnings, I ask you not to comment further. I tried to contact you privately to communicate this, but was unable to do so using the email address you provided. Your contributions have been valuable, but the tone of your comments, and the lack of respect expressed for those with points of view different from your own, make this an easy call. I thank you for the contribution you have made. Respectfully, Keith Hennessey For others, I have posted about this decision: <a href=/2009/06/20/a-tough-call/" rel="nofollow">A tough call</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1605','kbh'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1605','kbh','jharp,\r\n\r\nThank you for your comments on my blog. You have provided a significant intellectual challenge to the other commenters, and I appreciate and respect the perspective you have brought to the debate.\r\n\r\nI am therefore sorry that, because of your repeated violations of my comment policy in spite of my previous warnings, I ask you not to comment further. I tried to contact you privately to communicate this, but was unable to do so using the email address you provided.\r\n\r\nYour contributions have been valuable, but the tone of your comments, and the lack of respect expressed for those with points of view different from your own, make this an easy call.\r\n\r\nI thank you for the contribution you have made.\r\n\r\nRespectfully,\r\n\r\nKeith Hennessey\r\n\r\nFor others, I have posted about this decision: <a href=\/2009\/06\/20\/a-tough-call\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">A tough call<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> jharp,

Thank you for your comments on my blog. You have provided a significant intellectual challenge to the other commenters, and I appreciate and respect the perspective you have brought to the debate.

I am therefore sorry that, because of your repeated violations of my comment policy in spite of my previous warnings, I ask you not to comment further. I tried to contact you privately to communicate this, but was unable to do so using the email address you provided.

Your contributions have been valuable, but the tone of your comments, and the lack of respect expressed for those with points of view different from your own, make this an easy call.

I thank you for the contribution you have made.

Respectfully,

Keith Hennessey

For others, I have posted about this decision: A tough call

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]]> By: jharp http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-3/#comment-1603 jharp Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:43:30 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-1603 kingstu
Commented on June 19, 2009 at 6:23 pm |

“I would support a public option modeled on this…”

I’ve got no problem with the plan you support.

As long as it is a public insurance plan. It is time the private insurers get some competition. The profit incentive from denying claims and denying coverage needs to be stopped.

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]]> By: jharp http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/health-insurance-overpromise/comment-page-3/#comment-1602 jharp Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:14:28 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/17/the-president-overpromises-on-keeping-your-health-insurance/#comment-1602 "Also, I have an inherent distrust of government from studying capture theory." And I have a well founded distrust of business having been in it for 25 years. I'm not a big fan of government, they are not to be trusted. Business is to be trusted less. And with the government we get a chance to vote the bums out. No such luck with business. As a matter of fact, the more business can gouge and over charge and deny claims and deny coverage, the better the shareholders like them.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1602','jharp'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1602','jharp','\"Also, I have an inherent distrust of government from studying capture theory.\"\r\n\r\nAnd I have a well founded distrust of business having been in it for 25 years. I\'m not a big fan of government, they are not to be trusted. Business is to be trusted less.\r\n\r\nAnd with the government we get a chance to vote the bums out. No such luck with business. As a matter of fact, the more business can gouge and over charge and deny claims and deny coverage, the better the shareholders like them.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> “Also, I have an inherent distrust of government from studying capture theory.”

And I have a well founded distrust of business having been in it for 25 years. I’m not a big fan of government, they are not to be trusted. Business is to be trusted less.

And with the government we get a chance to vote the bums out. No such luck with business. As a matter of fact, the more business can gouge and over charge and deny claims and deny coverage, the better the shareholders like them.

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