Huffington Post - Deborah Cavallaro, The Orly Taitz of Health Care, Remains A MSM Darling
Cavallaro is continuing to rail against the ACA even though it has been clearly showing that she would be able to get better coverage through Covered California than her current coverage and at a cheaper price. She shouldn't have any problem with the website, because California runs its own website. So, what is her excuse? She says "because she is concerned about the security of her personal information on the website. "I don't want to go on Covered California. I don't want Obama's plan. I want my doctors and my hospital, and I don't want to be providing all of my financial information on to that absurd exchange."
So there you have it. She admits that she is being willfully ignorant of her options and the MSM still features her on TV because she is willing to rail about she has been "harmed" by Obamacare. If this isn't Lazy journalism, I am not sure what is.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/15/obamacare-cancelations_n_4284630.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
Turns out Cavallaro's story wasn't so simple. Hiltzik, the LA Times columnist, followed up with her and learned that she hadn't shopped for alternatives on Covered California. Cavallaro told HuffPost she still hasn't, because she is concerned about the security of her personal information on the website.
"I don't want to go on Covered California. I don't want Obama's plan. I want my doctors and my hospital, and I don't want to be providing all of my financial information on to that absurd exchange," Cavallaro said.
According to Hitzlik's interview, Cavallaro's current coverage carries a $5,000 deductible and a maximum out-of-pocket costs of $8,500. It covers only two doctor visits a year.
On the California insurance exchange, based on Hiltzik's interview, Cavallaro could get $200 in tax credits and spend $333 a month for health insurance that comes with a $2,000 deductible, a $6,350 out-of-pocket maximum, and slightly higher co-payments for unlimited doctor visits. Cheaper options are available for skimpier plans on Covered California, Hiltzik reported. Anthem's letter didn't mention there would be other products available on the exchange, according to Hiltzik.
