Michele Bachmann talked with Wolf Blitzer on CNN this past week and claimed that she was one of those Americans who lost their health insurance under Obamacare.
what eye thynk: Let's make this real clear. Ms. Bachmann is lying...again.
She is not losing her health insurance because of the ACA. As a member of Congress, she will be buying her insurance through her state's insurance exchange and the federal government will pay for her portion of the cost, at least until she leaves Congress next year. Language mandating that members of Congress and their staffs purchase their health insurance through state exchanges was added to the health care law at the request of Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).
I have not been able to find any information on whether the federal government will continue to pay for her coverage after she retires; but the "old" congressional benefit package continued to provide excellent coverage at little or no cost to the retiree, so I have to assume that this has not changed.
As for her claim that she isn't going to "sit there and frustrate myself for hours and hours" by going online to sign up: she is again demonstrating her penchant for fact-adverse rhetoric. Her home state of Minnesota has set up its own exchange and the reports coming from there are good. Robin Skrebes, a Minneapolis citizen, had this to say: "I am thrilled. It's affordable, good coverage. And the Website of the Minnesota exchange was pretty simple to use, pretty straight forward. The language was really clear."
Ms. Bachmann went on to complain that she needs continuing health insurance because "I have a husband with very significant health issues." How lucky for her then that the ACA was passed, since her policy cannot be canceled because of her husband's bad health, nor can he be denied insurance from any provider because of a pre-existing condition if she ever decides to change policies.
When Paul Begala, Democratic strategist pointed out to her that the ACA includes those two rules to safeguard her husband's coverage, she replied, "Actually, we were just fine before."
Yes, YOU were just fine, Michele, but what about the 45 million uninsured Americans who were not? Look beyond your own rosey situation for once, Ms. Bachmann; and please, STOP LYING!
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