By Denny Burk
DennyBurk.com
Lisa Myers of NBC News has just released a jaw-dropping investigative report. This is explosive. In light of the montage below, the report speaks for itself.
Myers writes,
President Obama repeatedly assured Americans that after the Affordable Care Act became law, people who liked their health insurance would be able to keep it. But millions of Americans are getting or are about to get cancellation letters for their health insurance under Obamacare, say experts, and the Obama administration has known that for at least three years.
Four sources deeply involved in the Affordable Care Act tell NBC NEWS that 50 to 75 percent of the 14 million consumers who buy their insurance individually can expect to receive a "cancellation" letter or the equivalent over the next year because their existing policies don't meet the standards mandated by the new health care law. One expert predicts that number could reach as high as 80 percent. And all say that many of those forced to buy pricier new policies will experience "sticker shock."
I would add one more angle to this story that I think is relevant to those of us who have been critical of Obamacare's contraceptive mandate—which is one of the new regulations that has caused the cancellation of all these policies and which requires coverage for contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs.
As Myers reports, the healthcare law has been sold to Americans with promises that did not come true. One promise was that no one would lose their current insurance plans under Obamacare. Another promise was that no one's religious liberty would be in jeopardy as a result of the contraceptive mandate. As Myers' reporting shows, it was a mistake to be credulous about the former. No one should be surprised that so many of us are incredulous about the latter.
The contraceptive mandate is one of the chief threats to religious liberty in the United States today, and we have more than enough reason to be skeptical about the administration's assurances to the contrary.
- Obama administration knew millions could not keep their health insurance • NBC News
- Obamacare: More than 2 million people getting booted from existing health insurance plans • CBS News
- White House knew ObamaCare claims were false • FOX News
- State of Alabama joins Catholic organization in suit against Obamacare contraception mandate • Daily Caller
- God's Word on Abortion • BPB (Tony Garland)
- Now Obama is Blaming the Private Market for People Losing Insurance Coverage • Town Hall
