The latest news coming out of the Obama administration may be the best news sick people have had in a while. Obamacare may not cover sick people. Yeah, I know.
The Hill reports:
The Obama administration has not ruled out turning sick people away from an insurance program created by the new healthcare law to provide coverage for the uninsured.
Critics of the $5 billion high-risk pool program insist it will run out of money before Jan. 1, 2014. That’s when the program sunsets and health plans can no longer discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions.
Administration officials insist they can make changes to the program to ensure it lasts until 2014, and that it may not have to turn away sick people. Officials said the administration could also consider reducing benefits under the program, or redistributing funds between state pools. But they acknowledged turning some people away was also a possibility.
Now correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t covering the sick and uninsured the entire reason for this monstrosity coming into being.
So let’s review what we know about Obamacare so far: If you’re sick they may not cover you. And if you get Obamacare coverage and are really sick they may opt to let you die rather than waste money on medicine they deem too expensive to keep you waking up in the morning.
Yeah, sounds like a great plan.
The sad part is that actually this is just blackmail in order to get more funding for Obamacare which somehow seems to be going broke before it even starts. Not a good sign.
July 2, 2010 at 12:34 pm
That is why I never voted for Democrats. The Socialists are neither logical nor are they fair. There's not a shred of human decency in them. They should all be rounded up and deported for treason.
July 2, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Yet they claim to be the party that cares about people and allege the Republicans only care about money. I think your solution is extreme …. let's just vote the liars out of office.
July 2, 2010 at 1:18 pm
"And if you get Obamacare coverage and are really sick they may opt to let you die rather than waste money on medicine they deem too expensive to keep you waking up in the morning."
Silly me, the term "death panel" keeps popping up when I read that. Guess it shows the success of our plutocrat masters in mind control.
July 2, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Silly me, the term "death panel" keeps popping up when I read that.
But remember, Sarah Palin's the stupid one.
July 2, 2010 at 4:13 pm
The sooner you accept the fact that the Healthcare Bill had nothing to do with healthcare, the easier it will be to see that these situations are not flaws, but features.
July 2, 2010 at 7:47 pm
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July 2, 2010 at 7:48 pm
According to HHS, the average- yes, average- premium for this so-called "transitional" program will be $400- $600 with premiums ranging as high at $900… per month! Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this bill titled Affordable Healthcare Act?
July 4, 2010 at 12:37 pm
It runs out of money in 2014? They tax us immediately and the "benefits" don't start until 2015. How is it going to run out of money?
July 4, 2010 at 6:08 pm
And is anyone truly surprised? Someone thought there was truth and honesty and a concern for health? Wake up.