Post by JP5 on Oct 30, 2013 20:48:25 GMT
So....if it's so much better than what other people had but liked and wanted to keep.....then why isn't she giving up hers and going under Obamacare? At 72, I'm sure she'll benefit from the forced "maternal" care. Although....for her, the "Mental health" care requirement would likely be more of a benefit in her case......
"While you might like your old plan, what you're going to get under the new plan is that [it does] not discriminate on the basis of pre-existing conditions, does not deny you a key benefit like … maternal, mental health or prescription drug coverage and cannot drop you when you are sick," Pelosi said during a press conference in the Capitol.
"These are part of the 'patients' bill of rights,' which is a vast improvement over other plans."
Pelosi said the sharp rise in medical costs, combined with the transient nature of the individual insurance market, would eventually have forced people out of their individual plans – ObamaCare or none."
thehill.com/homenews/house/188697-pelosi-defends-obamacare-in-face-of-criticism-over-dropped-plans