GOP Rep. to CMS Head: ‘Keeping Your Health Care Plan’ Was a Lie

REICHERT: “Do you know if it's true as the president has said and many Democrats have said, ‘If you like your health care plan, you can keep it.’ Is that a true statement?
TAVENNER: “There were health care plans that were grandfathered—“
REICHERT: “--Is that a true statement?”
TAVENNER: “That is a true statement. The plans were grandfathered in--”
REICHERT: “--Thank you for that answer…”
REICHERT: “You know, in Washington state, my constituents can't keep her health care plan. 290,000 individuals in Washington have received notices canceling their health care plan. Do you know that that's happening?”
TAVENNER: “I know—“
REICHERT: “--Have you heard those stories?”
TAVENNER: “I am aware that there are issuers in states who are canceling their old plans which were grandfathered in and moving to new plans which have to be—“
REICHERT: “--So what you just said about keeping your health care plan isn't true?”
TAVENNER: “No they can keep it. The issuers chose to—“
REICHERT: “—No they can’t keep it. They just got cancellation notices. You can’t keep it. The president says you can’t keep it. Why are you saying you can? I don’t understand.”