FLASHBACK - Attkisson: Administration Always Knew Millions Would Lose Insurance

ROSE The Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ promising the federal health ░░░░░░░░ website will be run ░░░░░░░░ by the end of ░░░░░░░░ weekend But with that ░░░░░░░░ imposed deadline approaching CBS ░░░░░░░░ is learning another promise ░░░░░░░░ the government isn t ░░░░░░░░ up Some of those ░░░░░░░░ get their insurance through ░░░░░░░░ are losing their coverage ░░░░░░░░ Attkisson is in Washington ░░░░░░░░ good morning ATTKISSON Good ░░░░░░░░ Charlie We ve learned ░░░░░░░░ the government estimated all ░░░░░░░░ that millions of workers ░░░░░░░░ be dropped from their ░░░░░░░░ insurance under the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act And for some ░░░░░░░░ s already happening Start ░░░░░░░░ ATTKISSON New Hampshire small ░░░░░░░░ owner Nancy Clark was ░░░░░░░░ last year in a ░░░░░░░░ House video blog Start ░░░░░░░░ Clark The health care ░░░░░░░░ is about people like ░░░░░░░░ It s Nancy Care ░░░░░░░░ Clip ATTKISSON But things ░░░░░░░░ t gone quite according ░░░░░░░░ plan for Nancy Care ░░░░░░░░ month her insurer said ░░░░░░░░ was hiking rates 39 ░░░░░░░░ starting next year That ░░░░░░░░ a 30 000 increase ░░░░░░░░ cost to her Clark ░░░░░░░░ didn t take it ░░░░░░░░ because I have the ░░░░░░░░ to go on HealthCare ░░░░░░░░ ATTKISSON So Clark decided ░░░░░░░░ terminate the insurance she ░░░░░░░░ offered her eight employees ░░░░░░░░ turn to ObamaCare But ░░░░░░░░ s been one problem ░░░░░░░░ another Clark We re ░░░░░░░░ technical difficulties That s ░░░░░░░░ nature of the beast ░░░░░░░░ Biggest problem is going ░░░░░░░░ be ATTKISSON Virginia Beach ░░░░░░░░ owner Betsy Atkinson is ░░░░░░░░ canceling company insurance because ░░░░░░░░ plan doesn t meet ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare requirements and she ░░░░░░░░ t afford to offer ░░░░░░░░ one that does BETSY ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ go find their own ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry ATTKISSON ░░░░░░░░ House spokesman Jay Carney ░░░░░░░░ given repeated assurances that ░░░░░░░░ will change for those ░░░░░░░░ through work Start Clip ░░░░░░░░ They don t have ░░░░░░░░ worry about or do ░░░░░░░░ change anything This conversation ░░░░░░░░ t apply to you ░░░░░░░░ is no change for ░░░░░░░░ End Clip ATTKISSON But ░░░░░░░░ 2010 the Centers for ░░░░░░░░ and Medicaid Services estimated ░░░░░░░░ would collectively reduce the ░░░░░░░░ of people with employer ░░░░░░░░ health coverage by about ░░░░░░░░ million The reason is ░░░░░░░░ big companies will opt ░░░░░░░░ save by paying the ░░░░░░░░ small penalty for dropping ░░░░░░░░ insurance Small businesses don ░░░░░░░░ have to supply insurance ░░░░░░░░ may find new policies ░░░░░░░░ costly For her part ░░░░░░░░ plans to help employees ░░░░░░░░ for their outside insurance ░░░░░░░░ remains an avid ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ Clark I m confident ░░░░░░░░ HealthCare gov will be ░░░░░░░░ End Clip ATTKISSON Clark ░░░░░░░░ since we interviewed her ░░░░░░░░ half her employees who ░░░░░░░░ having their work insurance ░░░░░░░░ have enrolled on HealthCare ░░░░░░░░ The administration told us ░░░░░░░░ Affordable Care Act has ░░░░░░░░ health care costs and ░░░░░░░░ quote The law is ░░░░░░░░ it easier for businesses ░░░░░░░░ offer coverage just like ░░░░░░░░ did in Massachusetts when ░░░░░░░░ coverage increased after reform ░░░░░░░░ Charlie and Norah O ░░░░░░░░ All right Sharyl thank ░░░░░░░░