Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: The President said: "You can keep your current insurance policy." [View all]leftstreet
(41,010 posts)34. "If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep...
your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what." June 2009
If somebody has insurance they like, they should be able to keep that insurance. If they have a doctor that they like, they should be able to keep their doctor. Barack Obama, YouTube, March 6, 2009
The plans you are discussing embody my core belief that Americans should have better choices for health insurance, building on the principle that if they like the coverage they have now, they can keep it, Barack Obama, Letter to Senate Democrat Leaders, June 2, 2009
Americans must have the freedom to keep whatever doctor and health care plan they have Barack Obama, Remarks on Health Care, Washington, D.C., June 11, 2009
No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what. My view is that health care reform should be guided by a simple principle: fix whats broken and build on what works. Barack Obama, Address to the AMA, June 15, 2009
Theres no doubt that we have to preserve whats best in the health care system, and that means allowing Americans who like their doctor and like their health care plan to keep their plan. And thats going to be a priority for us. Barack Obama, Remarks at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA, July 1, 2009
I know a lot of Americans who are satisfied with their health care right now are wondering what reform would mean for them, so let me be clear: If you like your doctor or health care provider, you can keep them. If you like your health care plan, you can keep that too. Barack Obama, Remarks on Health Care, Washington, D.C., July 15, 2009
And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what. My view is that health care reform should be guided by a simple principle: fix whats broken and build on what works. Barack Obama, Holmdel, NJ, July 16, 2009
Those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you wont get to choose your doctor, that some bureaucrat will choose for you. Thats also not true. Michelle and I dont want anyone telling us who our familys doctor should be, and no one should decide that for you either. Under our proposals, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. If you like your current insurance, you keep that insurance. Period. End of story. Barack Obama, Weekly Address, July 18, 2009
If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. Barack Obama, Town Hall Meeting, August 11, 2009
No matter what youve heard, if you like your doctor or health care plan, you can keep it. Barack Obama, Weekly Radio Address, August 15, 2009
If you like your doctor, youre going to be able to keep your doctor. If you like your plan, keep your plan. I dont believe we should give government or the insurance companies more control over health care in America. I think its time to give you, the American people, more control over your health. Barack Obama, Speech George Mason University, March 19, 2009
If you already have health insurance through your job and because many of you are members of unions, you do nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change your coverage or your doctor. Let me repeat: Nothing in this plan will require you to change your coverage or your doctor. Barack Obama, Address to the AFL-CIO Convention, September 15, 2009
http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2013/08/05/airbrushing-away-the-numerous-false-promises-of-obama-care/
The plans you are discussing embody my core belief that Americans should have better choices for health insurance, building on the principle that if they like the coverage they have now, they can keep it, Barack Obama, Letter to Senate Democrat Leaders, June 2, 2009
Americans must have the freedom to keep whatever doctor and health care plan they have Barack Obama, Remarks on Health Care, Washington, D.C., June 11, 2009
No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what. My view is that health care reform should be guided by a simple principle: fix whats broken and build on what works. Barack Obama, Address to the AMA, June 15, 2009
Theres no doubt that we have to preserve whats best in the health care system, and that means allowing Americans who like their doctor and like their health care plan to keep their plan. And thats going to be a priority for us. Barack Obama, Remarks at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA, July 1, 2009
I know a lot of Americans who are satisfied with their health care right now are wondering what reform would mean for them, so let me be clear: If you like your doctor or health care provider, you can keep them. If you like your health care plan, you can keep that too. Barack Obama, Remarks on Health Care, Washington, D.C., July 15, 2009
And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what. My view is that health care reform should be guided by a simple principle: fix whats broken and build on what works. Barack Obama, Holmdel, NJ, July 16, 2009
Those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you wont get to choose your doctor, that some bureaucrat will choose for you. Thats also not true. Michelle and I dont want anyone telling us who our familys doctor should be, and no one should decide that for you either. Under our proposals, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. If you like your current insurance, you keep that insurance. Period. End of story. Barack Obama, Weekly Address, July 18, 2009
If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. Barack Obama, Town Hall Meeting, August 11, 2009
No matter what youve heard, if you like your doctor or health care plan, you can keep it. Barack Obama, Weekly Radio Address, August 15, 2009
If you like your doctor, youre going to be able to keep your doctor. If you like your plan, keep your plan. I dont believe we should give government or the insurance companies more control over health care in America. I think its time to give you, the American people, more control over your health. Barack Obama, Speech George Mason University, March 19, 2009
If you already have health insurance through your job and because many of you are members of unions, you do nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change your coverage or your doctor. Let me repeat: Nothing in this plan will require you to change your coverage or your doctor. Barack Obama, Address to the AFL-CIO Convention, September 15, 2009
http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2013/08/05/airbrushing-away-the-numerous-false-promises-of-obama-care/
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
72 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
The President said: "You can keep your current insurance policy." [View all]
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2013
OP
Exactly. For the next 2 years, EVERY HC related issue will be blamed on "Obamacare"
BlueStreak
Oct 2013
#2
The good news will be that the ACA has basically broken up much of the State level monopolies
JoePhilly
Oct 2013
#5
problem is the speeches the President was making didn't detail it. What he said was you can keep
lostincalifornia
Oct 2013
#7
No, some just discovered they had no insurance. They had been sold a bill of goods.
Mass
Oct 2013
#9
Or, they had a "catastrophic" insurance policy which really isn't "health insurance."
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#19
Isn't part of it too that the better substitute can be a lot more expensive? I can't imagine
Laura PourMeADrink
Oct 2013
#46
that seems to be the problem, altho some people would say they don't want the enhancements.
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#66
This implies you had insurance. Some of these contracts were insurance in name only.
Mass
Oct 2013
#10
You were lucky not to have been seriously ill. I had breast cancer a few years ago and I was happy
Mass
Oct 2013
#20
But his advisers could very well have said that saying" qualified plans" would look like a
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#23
Then my dream would be that Prez Obama would say, "OK, folks. Let's try another approach...
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#25
well, I'll bet that you are right that PBO regrets trying to compromise as it was a doomed
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#30
Don't pull the concern troll attitude with me. I support ACA and I don't
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2013
#50
Just to clarify. You paid attention to the ACA debate and thought it was an honest comment? nt
NCTraveler
Oct 2013
#55
You believed that, but didn't believe other staments by him that contradicted it? nt.
NCTraveler
Oct 2013
#65
I for one heard PBO make that statement about keeping your insurance several times and I did not
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#68
I must confess that I was not a prescient as you were about this. However, I do wonder if my guess
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#71
Think Progress debunked NBC's report on insurance cancellations, and there is more
ProSense
Oct 2013
#56