ObamaCare Defender Loses Insurance Coverage, Forced To Look for a Cheaper Premium

TAPPER So you got ░░░░░░░░ letter KLINKHAMER I got ░░░░░░░░ letter from Blue Cross ░░░░░░░░ What is it KLINKHAMER ░░░░░░░░ said this is review ░░░░░░░░ your current coverage I ░░░░░░░░ a blue advantage with ░░░░░░░░ monthly premium of 254 ░░░░░░░░ of the date of ░░░░░░░░ letter Please note that ░░░░░░░░ of your current plan ░░░░░░░░ end December 31st 2013 ░░░░░░░░ here then give me ░░░░░░░░ plan options TAPPER And ░░░░░░░░ is basically what are ░░░░░░░░ options KLINKHAMER The first ░░░░░░░░ is a silver option ░░░░░░░░ is most similar in ░░░░░░░░ to what you have ░░░░░░░░ date The monthly premium ░░░░░░░░ the member named above ░░░░░░░░ is me single person ░░░░░░░░ 647 12 TAPPER Six ░░░░░░░░ seven KLINKHAMER 647 12 ░░░░░░░░ Wow KLINKHAMER My other ░░░░░░░░ is a blue choice ░░░░░░░░ which is most similar ░░░░░░░░ price to what I ░░░░░░░░ to date but higher ░░░░░░░░ know 254 and that ░░░░░░░░ premium would be 322 ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER So why not ░░░░░░░░ the bronze KLINKHAMER First ░░░░░░░░ all it is a ░░░░░░░░ price TAPPER Right KLINKHAMER ░░░░░░░░ my deductible will go ░░░░░░░░ 3 500 to 6 ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER So some people ░░░░░░░░ say supporters of ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ say you re going ░░░░░░░░ get better plans This ░░░░░░░░ what this is what ░░░░░░░░ does It requires you ░░░░░░░░ have coverage you didn ░░░░░░░░ have before KLINKHAMER Right ░░░░░░░░ m a supporter of ░░░░░░░░ you know And this ░░░░░░░░ a was part of ░░░░░░░░ issue I did tell ░░░░░░░░ it would be better ░░░░░░░░ I understand that all ░░░░░░░░ these health essentials that ░░░░░░░░ now being covered But ░░░░░░░░ of those had also ░░░░░░░░ covered in the past ░░░░░░░░ of years you know ░░░░░░░░ mammograms and physicals and ░░░░░░░░ like that But I ░░░░░░░░ don t understand why ░░░░░░░░ if all those are ░░░░░░░░ why my premiums is ░░░░░░░░ up 350 TAPPER And ░░░░░░░░ are not eligible for ░░░░░░░░ KLINKHAMER And I m ░░░░░░░░ eligible for subsidy Now ░░░░░░░░ really bothered me I ░░░░░░░░ there are talking points ░░░░░░░░ both sides So this ░░░░░░░░ congressman from North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ Democratic congressman to defend ░░░░░░░░ said well but those ░░░░░░░░ the people had that ░░░░░░░░ being eliminated were junk ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Junk policies KLINKHAMER ░░░░░░░░ And that that it ░░░░░░░░ t a junk policy ░░░░░░░░ was a good policy ░░░░░░░░ was in my price ░░░░░░░░ It gave me what ░░░░░░░░ wanted It certainly wasn ░░░░░░░░ a Cadillac plan But ░░░░░░░░ know it had a ░░░░░░░░ deductible and good premium ░░░░░░░░ know and again for ░░░░░░░░ in the open market ░░░░░░░░ But you can go ░░░░░░░░ an exchange and shop ░░░░░░░░ and find something better ░░░░░░░░ Isn t that something ░░░░░░░░ that KLINKHAMER Well there ░░░░░░░░ a second part of ░░░░░░░░ problem was I went ░░░░░░░░ October 1st I went ░░░░░░░░ the Web site Now ░░░░░░░░ did was able to ░░░░░░░░ I was able to ░░░░░░░░ through the registration part ░░░░░░░░ that in Illinois they ░░░░░░░░ t have their premiums ░░░░░░░░ They said they would ░░░░░░░░ me a letter with ░░░░░░░░ options And then the ░░░░░░░░ of get Covered Illinois ░░░░░░░░ out to me after ░░░░░░░░ sent to the letter ░░░░░░░░ somebody a mutual friend ░░░░░░░░ so I was able ░░░░░░░░ browse the prices But ░░░░░░░░ you are able to ░░░░░░░░ the prices but you ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ Web site to see ░░░░░░░░ the plans are I ░░░░░░░░ assuming with Blue Cross ░░░░░░░░ were a couple of ░░░░░░░░ that were completely out ░░░░░░░░ range They were you ░░░░░░░░ for like 400 range ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Do you regret ░░░░░░░░ worked for a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ who probably one of ░░░░░░░░ reasons he wasn t ░░░░░░░░ was because of his ░░░░░░░░ for the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ KLINKHAMER Right TAPPER So ░░░░░░░░ you regret working for ░░░░░░░░ and pushing back when ░░░░░░░░ called up and complained ░░░░░░░░ No I believe in ░░░░░░░░ believe in the health ░░░░░░░░ for all theory I ░░░░░░░░ I m glad to ░░░░░░░░ the people who couldn ░░░░░░░░ get health care That ░░░░░░░░ the pre existing condition ░░░░░░░░ was a hard TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ you are a middle ░░░░░░░░ American and you are ░░░░░░░░ premiums are going up ░░░░░░░░ But my premiums are ░░░░░░░░ way up I just ░░░░░░░░ I mean I have ░░░░░░░░ lot of now conservative ░░░░░░░░ friends who are calling ░░░░░░░░ and saying here s ░░░░░░░░ ironic thing I m ░░░░░░░░ to benefit from ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ m glad they are ░░░░░░░░ I just thought that ░░░░░░░░ all of them would ░░░░░░░░ put in a pool ░░░░░░░░ me instead of the ░░░░░░░░ expanding where all the ░░░░░░░░ people you know kind ░░░░░░░░ went into a higher ░░░░░░░░ pool Because then to ░░░░░░░░ it s not affordable ░░░░░░░░ s available but it ░░░░░░░░ not affordable.”