NBC: Small Business Owner’s Premiums Increase By 400 Percent, Existing Plan Cancelled

WILLIAMS It s a ░░░░░░░░ problem on the part ░░░░░░░░ the government that starts ░░░░░░░░ our broadcast Specifically this ░░░░░░░░ health care law Beyond ░░░░░░░░ colossal problems with the ░░░░░░░░ well chronicled now it ░░░░░░░░ the assurances by the ░░░░░░░░ that are drawing scrutiny ░░░░░░░░ he told Americans if ░░░░░░░░ liked your health care ░░░░░░░░ you could keep it ░░░░░░░░ with insurance companies discontinuing ░░░░░░░░ policies of some people ░░░░░░░░ are finding that s ░░░░░░░░ longer the case as ░░░░░░░░ deal with the potential ░░░░░░░░ new higher costs Our ░░░░░░░░ Investigative Correspondent Lisa Myers ░░░░░░░░ this story last night ░░░░░░░░ has more for us ░░░░░░░░ Washington Lisa good evening ░░░░░░░░ Brian good evening So ░░░░░░░░ almost 2 million of ░░░░░░░░ 14 million Americans who ░░░░░░░░ individual coverage have gotten ░░░░░░░░ that their policy is ░░░░░░░░ or has to change ░░░░░░░░ of the law Still ░░░░░░░░ White House insists the ░░░░░░░░ did not mislead Americans ░░░░░░░░ he promised everyone could ░░░░░░░░ their insurance start video ░░░░░░░░ Obama Here is a ░░░░░░░░ that I have made ░░░░░░░░ you have insurance that ░░░░░░░░ like then you will ░░░░░░░░ able to keep that ░░░░░░░░ end video clip Myers ░░░░░░░░ doesn t sit well ░░░░░░░░ George Schwaub who s ░░░░░░░░ started a new business ░░░░░░░░ been told because of ░░░░░░░░ new health care law ░░░░░░░░ current policy is no ░░░░░░░░ available because it doesn ░░░░░░░░ meet minimum standards His ░░░░░░░░ policy Comes with a ░░░░░░░░ increase of more than ░░░░░░░░ percent SCHWAB I just ░░░░░░░░ I could have my ░░░░░░░░ back I just that ░░░░░░░░ what I want Myers ░░░░░░░░ now has to pay ░░░░░░░░ more than he wants ░░░░░░░░ maternity coverage for his ░░░░░░░░ year old wife SCHWAB ░░░░░░░░ just don t think ░░░░░░░░ was all that well ░░░░░░░░ out And I think ░░░░░░░░ intentions were good But ░░░░░░░░ know there is a ░░░░░░░░ of things that need ░░░░░░░░ be fixed start video ░░░░░░░░ BRADY My constituents are ░░░░░░░░ end video clip Myers ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill the first ░░░░░░░░ official to appear since ░░░░░░░░ botched roll out of ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare website apologized But ░░░░░░░░ to a somewhat incredulous ░░░░░░░░ that the system is ░░░░░░░░ start video clip BRADY ░░░░░░░░ system right now is ░░░░░░░░ TAVENNER I m saying ░░░░░░░░ s working it s ░░░░░░░░ not working at the ░░░░░░░░ that we want and ░░░░░░░░ that the success rate ░░░░░░░░ we want CAMP How ░░░░░░░░ you not know how ░░░░░░░░ people have enrolled TAVENNER ░░░░░░░░ Camp we will have ░░░░░░░░ numbers available in mid ░░░░░░░░ end video clip Myers ░░░░░░░░ president s spokesperson emphasized ░░░░░░░░ those losing their coverage ░░░░░░░░ getting better plans and ░░░░░░░░ subsidies He seemed to ░░░░░░░░ the president s promise ░░░░░░░░ video clip CARNEY If ░░░░░░░░ had insurance that you ░░░░░░░░ on an individual market ░░░░░░░░ you wanted to keep ░░░░░░░░ insurance through 2010 11 ░░░░░░░░ 13 and in perpetuity ░░░░░░░░ you wanted it and ░░░░░░░░ was available you could ░░░░░░░░ video clip Myers A ░░░░░░░░ that 80 of Americans ░░░░░░░░ not impacted by this ░░░░░░░░ they get their insurance ░░░░░░░░ their employer Medicare or ░░░░░░░░ Now HHS Secretary Kathleen ░░░░░░░░ is on the Hill ░░░░░░░░ the first time tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ the roll out and ░░░░░░░░ face tough questions Brian ░░░░░░░░ Lisa Myers starting us ░░░░░░░░ from our D C ░░░░░░░░ tonight. Lisa, thanks.”