Oregon: 150,000 Residents Losing Health Plans Under ObamaCare

BARRY Remember when the ░░░░░░░░ said you can keep ░░░░░░░░ health insurance plan if ░░░░░░░░ like it Turns out ░░░░░░░░ is not always the ░░░░░░░░ As many as 150 ░░░░░░░░ people will lose their ░░░░░░░░ in Oregon alone News ░░░░░░░░ 8 s Pat Dooris ░░░░░░░░ the day looking into ░░░░░░░░ Pat DOORIS Well Tracy ░░░░░░░░ has been a lot ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric surrounding the whole ░░░░░░░░ care plan But now ░░░░░░░░ it s getting closer ░░░░░░░░ implementation reality is setting ░░░░░░░░ Our state s online ░░░░░░░░ Cover Oregon still isn ░░░░░░░░ working a month after ░░░░░░░░ was launched And it ░░░░░░░░ true that tens of ░░░░░░░░ of people will lose ░░░░░░░░ current health insurance plan ░░░░░░░░ Great car PINOMESA This ░░░░░░░░ the top of the ░░░░░░░░ 2001 Kia Optima hybrid ░░░░░░░░ Jose Pinomesa knows cars ░░░░░░░░ 40 miles to the ░░░░░░░░ fully loaded car Today ░░░░░░░░ s 21 Heck of ░░░░░░░░ deal DOORIS He s ░░░░░░░░ around for a while ░░░░░░░░ Portland car dealer and ░░░░░░░░ for 22 years here ░░░░░░░░ Portland Oregon DOORIS And ░░░░░░░░ those 22 years he ░░░░░░░░ had health insurance through ░░░░░░░░ Health PINOMESA As a ░░░░░░░░ I like to support ░░░░░░░░ system DOORIS But he ░░░░░░░░ surprised earlier this month ░░░░░░░░ a letter arrived from ░░░░░░░░ insurance company PINOMESA All ░░░░░░░░ health plans will be ░░░░░░░░ in its current form ░░░░░░░░ But that s not ░░░░░░░░ the president said earlier ░░░░░░░░ CLIP Obama You keep ░░░░░░░░ own insurance You keep ░░░░░░░░ own doctor If you ░░░░░░░░ your plan you can ░░░░░░░░ your plan END CLIP ░░░░░░░░ CLIP Walker No the ░░░░░░░░ is based on the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act DOORIS Gary ░░░░░░░░ is a spokesperson for ░░░░░░░░ s insurance company He ░░░░░░░░ 8 000 people are ░░░░░░░░ moved to new plans ░░░░░░░░ their existing plan will ░░░░░░░░ cancelled Walker And that ░░░░░░░░ because of the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act The old plans ░░░░░░░░ t meet the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act so we re ░░░░░░░░ out letters to try ░░░░░░░░ help ease people s ░░░░░░░░ PINOMESA People aren t ░░░░░░░░ their plans They re ░░░░░░░░ DOORIS Pinomesa is not ░░░░░░░░ He thinks the new ░░░░░░░░ will cost him and ░░░░░░░░ family more and that ░░░░░░░░ president went back on ░░░░░░░░ word PINOMESA Well when ░░░░░░░░ promise the American people ░░░░░░░░ you have to stick ░░░░░░░░ it You can t ░░░░░░░░ something and then change ░░░░░░░░ because this is affecting ░░░░░░░░ just a couple people ░░░░░░░░ it s affecting everybody ░░░░░░░░ America and it s ░░░░░░░░ fair DOORIS So what ░░░░░░░░ next for Pinomesa Well ░░░░░░░░ he does nothing he ░░░░░░░░ be enrolled in that ░░░░░░░░ plan that s similar ░░░░░░░░ the old one he ░░░░░░░░ And if you ve ░░░░░░░░ one of those letters ░░░░░░░░ can call your insurance ░░░░░░░░ and ask for help ░░░░░░░░ for what steps you ░░░░░░░░ take You could also ░░░░░░░░ going on Cover Oregon ░░░░░░░░ see if you can ░░░░░░░░ and compare for plans ░░░░░░░░ to you.”