And after the story broke last night and was widely circulated, the link from NBC News mysteriously stopped working. Speculation was quick, as youโd expect on Twitter, with many wondering if Team Obama had somehow killed the story. Nah. It was just a โglitch.โ Did NBC News tweet a not-so-subtle dig and the rollout of Obamacare? I hope so:
Team Obama pushed back against the NBC report. Some examples. . .
. . .FACT! Yes, there are no regulations whatsoever in the ACA that are causing insurance companies to cancel policies. Not one damn thing.
And how about some zombie-imagery? Eviscerates!
. . .Please, Dan, tell us: these people getting cancelation letters is just normal turnover? Really? Reads more like Obamacare โevisceratesโ consumer choices in the individual market.
Letโs add a link to PolitiFact for some gravitas when challenged. . .
But did Josh Earnest actually read what he linked to from PolitiFact? Doesnโt look that way. Or, maybe, heโs just cherry-picking. Either way, heโs wrong (emphasis mine):
Our ruling
Rubio said, โ300,000 people are going to lose their individual coverage because of Obamacare. Now those people next year, they donโt have health insurance.โ
Rubio was referring to letters Florida Blue started sending to consumers in the individual market in August. The letters do tell consumers that their particular plan will end due to the Affordable Care Act. Thatโs because the plans typically donโt offer the comprehensive coverage that is required under the new law.
However, the letters also state that consumers will have โcontinuous health care coverageโ and assigned them a particular plan, or gave them the option to contact Florida Blue and choose another plan. So their coverage is not dependent on being able to buy insurance through healthcare.gov, the governmentโs online marketplace.
We rate this claim Mostly False.
See that Josh? Some 300,000 in Florida losing their coverage because of the ACA was ruled โtrueโ by PolitiFact. You still need to answer the question, โAre health insurance companies lying in these cancellation letters when they cite ACA as the reason?โ
And as a bonus, please show this PolitiFact piece to Valerie Jarrett to fact-check her ridiculous claim that Nothing in #Obamacare forces people out of their health plans. Thanks!





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