KNBC-CA: Californians Getting Dropped From Existing Health Plans Due to ObamaCare

ANCHOR Some Californians are ░░░░░░░░ dropped from their current ░░░░░░░░ insurance plan when they ░░░░░░░░ to sign up for ░░░░░░░░ new ones in the ░░░░░░░░ exchange Some are finding ░░░░░░░░ costs may be significantly ░░░░░░░░ NBC 4 s Whit ░░░░░░░░ is here in the ░░░░░░░░ He s been looking ░░░░░░░░ it Whit Johnson Well ░░░░░░░░ this is happening to ░░░░░░░░ of Californians who have ░░░░░░░░ policies because some of ░░░░░░░░ current plans with low ░░░░░░░░ and high deductibles won ░░░░░░░░ be allowed under the ░░░░░░░░ law It technically means ░░░░░░░░ complete health insurance but ░░░░░░░░ say they cannot afford ░░░░░░░░ Small business owner Cindy ░░░░░░░░ who had health insurance ░░░░░░░░ thought ObamaCare would apply ░░░░░░░░ her until she received ░░░░░░░░ letter GEORGHIOU All it ░░░░░░░░ said is as of ░░░░░░░░ first we ll no ░░░░░░░░ cover you Johnson Aetna ░░░░░░░░ over the summer it ░░░░░░░░ dropping 50 000 Californians ░░░░░░░░ included The company no ░░░░░░░░ offering individual policies after ░░░░░░░░ out of Covered California ░░░░░░░░ state s new insurance ░░░░░░░░ GEORGHIOU So then I ░░░░░░░░ just mad altogether Then ░░░░░░░░ went on the healthcare ░░░░░░░░ and looked and those ░░░░░░░░ were higher Johnson The ░░░░░░░░ for actor Paul Divito ░░░░░░░░ Affordable for whom It ░░░░░░░░ basically squeezing us right ░░░░░░░░ of the middle class ░░░░░░░░ His insurer Healthnet also ░░░░░░░░ thousands because it was ░░░░░░░░ Covered California and his ░░░░░░░░ won t be available ░░░░░░░░ And your first reaction ░░░░░░░░ what DIVITO We are ░░░░░░░░ big trouble Johnson Paul ░░░░░░░░ monthly premium was 188 ░░░░░░░░ a 7 000 deductible ░░░░░░░░ him and his wife ░░░░░░░░ found them new plans ░░░░░░░░ with premiums ranging from ░░░░░░░░ to 486 the Gold ░░░░░░░░ having no deductible KOMINSKI ░░░░░░░░ law has essentially increased ░░░░░░░░ requirements that insurers provide ░░░░░░░░ coverage than they currently ░░░░░░░░ in the marketplace Johnson ░░░░░░░░ because of that Gerald ░░░░░░░░ of the UCLA School ░░░░░░░░ Public Health says roughly ░░░░░░░░ million Californians who are ░░░░░░░░ insured might be paying ░░░░░░░░ premiums next year KOMINSKI ░░░░░░░░ not everybody ends up ░░░░░░░░ off unfortunately under the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act Johnson Cindy ░░░░░░░░ roughly 60 000 a ░░░░░░░░ too much to qualify ░░░░░░░░ subsidies not enough to ░░░░░░░░ comfortable paying more GEORGHIOU ░░░░░░░░ just believe that there ░░░░░░░░ be more options Johnson ░░░░░░░░ and Paul say they ░░░░░░░░ not sure what they ░░░░░░░░ do next but by ░░░░░░░░ year everyone has to ░░░░░░░░ health insurance or pay ░░░░░░░░ penalty 95 per year ░░░░░░░░ 1 percent of your ░░░░░░░░ income The success of ░░░░░░░░ California hinges on whether ░░░░░░░░ not people sign up.”