Another #Obamacare proponent loses her insurance because of … Obamacare
Via CBS DenverΒ (hat tip):
Cathy Wagner says she isnβt political and has never written a lawmaker, much less the president, but withΒ ObamacareΒ she felt compelled.
βI really just wanted him to know β¦ I was so hopeful that this plan was going to move us forward, but in fact I think itβs moving us backward,β Wagner said.
Wagner and her husband retired early. She was a nurse for 35 years and championed Obamacare, until she received a letter from her insurance company saying it was canceling her policy.
βI was really shocked β¦ all of my hopes were sort of dashed,β Wagner said. ββOh my goshΒ President Obama, this is not what we hoped for, itβs not what we were told.β β
She was shocked further to learn that for the same coverage she would pay 35 percent more and have a higher deductible.
βOur premium for next year is going up to over $1,000 a month for two of us and weβre two fairly healthy individuals,β Wagner said.
Think Ms. Wagner has gotten any support or sympathy from her Congressional representation? Nope:
βThis is yet the most recent issue,β said U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado.
DeGette sits on the committee that oversees Obamacare. She insists the Wagners are the exception, not the rule.
βAs we work through all of this I think that a year from now people overall are going to be very, very happy with the way the Affordable Care Act is working,β DeGette said.
Translation: Sit tight, rubes. And learn to like it.
Alternate headline: Obamacare proponent has second thoughts after her affordable healthcare plan becomes unaffordable thanks to … the “Affordable Care Act.”
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