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In reply to the discussion: I supported the ACA, but my policy that I like is being cancelled because of it. [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)The other day that laid out the anti-ACA game plan
conflate the two points: 1) I got a cancellation notice for my insurer; and, when I went to the exchange, I was met with rate shock. These are two different issues; but notice what they are not saying
That they went to the exchange and were met with rate shock FOR A COMPARABLE POLICY, or at least not the actors that are following the script with accuracy.
It is entirely possible that a number, even a large number, of people received, and will receive, cancellation notices; AND, it is entirely possible, even likely, that when they went to the exchanges, they would be required to pay more than they were paying for the cancelled plan
BUT, what CANNOT/WOULD NOT/WILL NOT happen is, as DanM reports, they went to the exchange and found a COMPARABLE policy for more
there are no ACA non-conforming policies on the exchanges.
If their now cancelled policy was comparable to the new policy, it would have been no ACA reason to change it; it would be ACA-conforming
And if there was no significant change, it would have been grandfathered.
But I have to give folks credit, they learned that the last step of the plan, crying: But he saaiiidddd that I could keep my pllaaannnn!!!! is not effective on anyone that is not already anti-ACA.