Why Your Plan Was Cancelled: Health Insurance and the Affordable Care Act

There's a bizarre reason why millions of Americans saw their health plans cancelled in 2013 and, as explained in a new video featuring Robert Graboyes of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, millions more will lose their plans in years to come.


"If you like your plan..."

Welcome to "The Obamacare Care-nival!"

"Something Creepy This Way Comes"...

Sebelius speechless...

Really, though, what can she say?



(Probably better to remain quiet, anyway...)

That was then, this is now...

Remember when Mr. Obama promised that his "Affordable Care Act" would drive down health insurance premiums?




My, how times change...

According to a piece (with video) at The Hill, "Premiums will rise in 2015 under ObamaCare, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Wednesday.'I think premiums are likely to go up, but go up at a smaller pace than what we’ve seen since 2010,' Sebelius said in response to a question from Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.). 'The increases are far less significant than what they were prior to the Affordable Care Act,' she said during testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee."

 Another broken Obamacare promise...

Early surrender?

"Tingles" acknowledges the obvious...



“It’s going to be very hard to hold the Senate — I think the Senate goes,” Chris Matthews said on MSNBC's Morning Joe earlier today. “I think we heard from the Ghost of Christmas Future this week; they’re going to lose the Senate,” he added, referring to Republican David Jolly’s victory Tuesday in Florida’s special congressional election.

 The fat lady hasn't begun to sing, but it sounds like she's in the wings and warming-up...

"Uncovered California"...

Another Obamacare "miracle!"



The hits just keep on comin'...

Leno mocks Obamacare lies...

Someone has to...

Disconnected, dishonest and distancing...

If Obamacare was your "great legacy," would you have paid so little attention to it?



Of course not.

Obamacare enrollment skewered, again...

SNL scores again...

"I thought Obamacare was supposed to be free"...

Good luck with that!



Not one: Michelle Fields of PJTV cannot find one student at Howard University in Washington, D.C., who has signed up for Obamacare. These are the people Obama is relying on to carry the whole program.

Uh, oh...


(h/t: PJTV/Next Generation)

‘All Hell Is Going to Break Loose’

...When employers dump plans due to Obamacare (so says George Will).



He's absolutely correct.

Nancy Pelosi taken apart by David Gregory on false Obamacare promises

On this morning's edition of "Meet The Press," Obamacare cheerleader/co-architect Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was once again shown to be what she is: A liar.



"We have to pass the bill so you can find out what's in it." -- Pelosi in the run-up to the vote on the Affordable Care Act (aka: Obamacare).

O', what a tangled web she weaves...

"Pobody's Nerfect!"

Jon Stewart's latest smackdown of Barack Obama and his namesake law/policies...

The Daily Show

Nerfect!

Radio tonight: What else? Obamacare! (11-10-13)

I'll be on The John Batchelor Show tonight, joining Francis Rose (of "In Depth with Francis Rose," on Federal News Radio 1500AM; weekdays, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET), who is substitute hosting for John.

Francis Rose.

Francis and I will be discussing updates and news connected to, what else?, Obamacare!

Check local or satellite listings for details, or listen online here.

See you on the radio! 

Is Kathleen Sebelius about to "go under the bus?"

It sure sounds like it.



In an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd (video above), the president was asked -- more than once -- if he still had confidence in HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius (whose department was responsible for the ill-fated Obamacare enrollment roll-out). To no one's surprise, Mr. Obama dodged the questions.

Kathleen Sebelius and Barack Obama. (Not pictured: Bus.)

Anyone want to venture a guess why Sebelius didn't get a rousing vote of confidence from her boss?

Anyone want to venture a guess what fate probably awaits Sebelius?

A Halloween favorite -- with a new twist...

"The Healthcare Mash"...


(If you have problems viewing this video, click here for the original.)

Enjoy (and good luck enrolling).

The "Bystander President"

"MSNBC's blistering montage of the president denying knowledge of recent scandals"

From The Blaze:

“What did the president know and when did he know it?”

Not much, and not until much later, an MSNBC-created montage of recent scandals recaps.

Among them are Operation Fast and Furious; the Internal Revenue Service’s extra scrutiny of conservative groups; Department of Justice subpoenas of Associated Press records; Solyndra; and the disastrous rollout of Obamacare.

Here’s a clip of the MSNBC segment:

"A mere onlooker in his own White House."

"Once You Worked Full-Time"

Paul Shanklin, who calls himself a "Conservative Political Satirist," is among the best there is when it comes to song parodies and vocal imitations. (His work regularly appears on Rush Limbaugh's radio program.)

Paul Shanklin.

His latest, "Once You Worked Full-Time," pokes fun at Obamacare, its Healthcare.gov website, and the impact the law is having on the economy and employment. (The song is a takeoff on "Once in a Lifetime," by The Talking Heads.)

Enjoy!



And the Talking Heads' original...


Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

Radio time: All Obamacare...all the time (10/2913)

Two Obamacare-related shows today...

Up first, the Dave Congalton Show (KVEC 920 AM) at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. I'll join Dave to discuss the ups-and-downs of the Affordable Care Act (aka: Obamacare) -- from the botched Healthcare.gov roll-out, to the pain that millions of policyholders are feeling as their plans are canceled...despite the president's explicit promise: "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan."

Dave's show is interactive, so feel free to call in with questions or comments at (800) 549-KVEC or (805) 543-8830.

You can hear the show online here.

Dave Congalton.

Then, at 8 p.m. Pacific Time, I'll be on The John Batchelor Show to discuss the latest Obamacare developments today in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. John and I will be joined by our colleague, Francis Rose (host of In Depth with Francis Rose, weekdays from 3-7 p.m. Eastern Time, on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C.).

John Batchelor.

Check local and satellite radio listings for details, or you can listen online here.

See you on the radio!

What the president didn't know...

...and when he didn't know it.

It's kind of shocking, especially since he's been regularly touted by media boosters as "the smartest occupant of the Oval Office -- ever."

The following is a "fun" little list of things President Obama "wasn't aware of happening" -- until long after the fact:

"Obama 'Unaware on Investments"--headline, Albany (Ga.) Herald, March 8, 2007

"Obama 'Unaware of Illegal Aunt' "--headline, BBC website, Nov. 1, 2008

"Obama Unaware of Tea Party Protests"--headline, Examiner.com, April 15, 2009

"Obama Unaware of Backroom Deal, White House Says"--headline, Dallas Morning Newswebsite, June 4, 2010

"Blago Judge: Obama Unaware of Seat Exchange Bid"--headline, Associated Press, May 16, 2011

"Sebelius: Obama Unaware of ACA Website Glitches Before Launch"--headline,CaliforniaHealthline.org, Oct. 23, 2013

"Obama Reportedly Unaware NSA Spied on 35 World Leaders"--headline, ABCNews.com, Oct. 28

And that's just the short list!

(h/t: James Taranto/WSJ's "Best of the Web Today")