Seattle, WA: 200,000 Residents Losing Health Plans

LEWIS The Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ is hitting close to ░░░░░░░░ By the end of ░░░░░░░░ year more than 200 ░░░░░░░░ Washingtonians will have their ░░░░░░░░ care plans terminated because ░░░░░░░░ don t meet the ░░░░░░░░ qualifications KOMO 4 s ░░░░░░░░ Duecy talked with one ░░░░░░░░ owner who isn t ░░░░░░░░ where he ll get ░░░░░░░░ coverage HALL I m ░░░░░░░░ upset DUECY Last month ░░░░░░░░ Hall s health care ░░░░░░░░ told him they are ░░░░░░░░ his current plan HALL ░░░░░░░░ I basically looked at ░░░░░░░░ letter and I threw ░░░░░░░░ in the corner I ░░░░░░░░ t even want to ░░░░░░░░ it DUECY And he ░░░░░░░░ me the new plan ░░░░░░░░ is now offering him ░░░░░░░░ less coverage while his ░░░░░░░░ premiums will cost 20 ░░░░░░░░ more his deductible 50 ░░░░░░░░ more HALL It s ░░░░░░░░ frustrating that we re ░░░░░░░░ forced to do this ░░░░░░░░ Doug is one of ░░░░░░░░ across the country who ░░░░░░░░ soon lose their health ░░░░░░░░ because their policies don ░░░░░░░░ meet the minimum benefit ░░░░░░░░ under the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ Thousands of Washingtonians are ░░░░░░░░ the same boat MARQUIS ░░░░░░░░ ve had about 100 ░░░░░░░░ since October 1st DUECY ░░░░░░░░ Marquis with the Insurance ░░░░░░░░ s office tells me ░░░░░░░░ to 145 000 people ░░░░░░░░ our state who buy ░░░░░░░░ on the open market ░░░░░░░░ from an employer will ░░░░░░░░ be forced to switch ░░░░░░░░ START CLIP OBAMA If ░░░░░░░░ like your doctor or ░░░░░░░░ care plan you can ░░░░░░░░ it END CLIP START ░░░░░░░░ DUECY This week Republicans ░░░░░░░░ President Obama calling his ░░░░░░░░ over the years about ░░░░░░░░ Affordable Care Act misleading ░░░░░░░░ response the White House ░░░░░░░░ it s been a ░░░░░░░░ known fact under the ░░░░░░░░ less than 5 percent ░░░░░░░░ Americans will be forced ░░░░░░░░ find a new insurance ░░░░░░░░ by the end of ░░░░░░░░ year HALL We were ░░░░░░░░ one thing and we ░░░░░░░░ given something else completely ░░░░░░░░ DUECY Doug is now ░░░░░░░░ years old and runs ░░░░░░░░ own business in Edmonds ░░░░░░░░ knows he can t ░░░░░░░░ denied new coverage but ░░░░░░░░ d sure like his ░░░░░░░░ coverage back HALL I ░░░░░░░░ t know what to ░░░░░░░░ other than just go ░░░░░░░░ the flow I guess ░░░░░░░░ I ve asked DUECY ░░░░░░░░ more money HALL Pay ░░░░░░░░ money DUECY Doug tells ░░░░░░░░ his current health care ░░░░░░░░ terminates by the end ░░░░░░░░ this year January 1st ░░░░░░░░ ll have to make ░░░░░░░░ decision about new coverage ░░░░░░░░ Duecy KOMO 4 News ░░░░░░░░ Close to 8 percent ░░░░░░░░ the people insured in ░░░░░░░░ state will lose their ░░░░░░░░ health plans by the ░░░░░░░░ of the year The ░░░░░░░░ estimates half of those ░░░░░░░░ qualify for a government ░░░░░░░░ subsidy.”