Posted by
Defend America on Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:14:27 PM
When we first saw the paragraph Tuesday, just after the 1,018-page
document was released, we thought we surely must be misreading it. So
we sought help from the House Ways and Means Committee.
It turns out we were right: The provision would indeed outlaw
individual private coverage. Under the Orwellian header of "Protecting
The Choice To Keep Current Coverage," the "Limitation On New
Enrollment" section of the bill clearly states:
"Except as provided in this paragraph, the individual health
insurance issuer offering such coverage does not enroll any individual
in such coverage if the first effective date of coverage is on or after
the first day" of the year the legislation becomes law.
So we can all keep our coverage, just as promised — with, of course,
exceptions: Those who currently have private individual coverage won't
be able to change it. Nor will those who leave a company to work for
themselves be free to buy individual plans from private carriers.
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