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WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts) Tue Apr 8, 2014, 09:19 PM Apr 2014

Latest ObamaCare surprise: Most won't be able to buy health insurance until end of year [View all]

FoxNews.com

A Republican friend of mine posted this on Facebook. I like to go over to her page and needle her periodically.

There is yet another ObamaCare surprise waiting for consumers: from now until the next open enrollment at the end of this year, most people will simply not be able to buy any health insurance at all, even outside the exchanges.

"It's all closed down. You cannot buy a policy that is a qualified policy for the purpose of the ACA (the Affordable Care Act) until next year on January 1," says John DiVito, president of Flexbenefit which has 2,500 brokers.

John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas adds, "People are not going to be able to buy individual and family policies, and that's part of ObamaCare. And what makes it so surprising is the whole point of ObamaCare was to encourage people to get insurance, and now the market has been completely closed down for the next seven months."

That means that with few exceptions, tens of millions of people will be locked out of the health insurance market for the rest of this year.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/08/latest-obamacare-surprise-most-wont-be-able-to-buy-health-insurance-until-end/

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Latest ObamaCare surprise: Most won't be able to buy health insurance until end of year [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2014 OP

I VERY seriously doubt this is true. Gman Apr 2014 #1

These guys sit around a table and decide what story they'll make up each day... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2014 #5

It IS true but it's not because the ACA won't allow them to sell outside of enrollment periods. pnwmom Apr 2014 #15

OTOH, everyone had an opportunity to sign up Gman Apr 2014 #20

I googled it Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2014 #2

What IS true is that the insurance companies themselves made the decision pnwmom Apr 2014 #16

Between ProSense Apr 2014 #3

Thanks Pro! Should have known you'd have already addressed this WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2014 #8

You're welcome. n/t ProSense Apr 2014 #14

Why on earth would anyone post a link to Fox "news," regardless of the subject? Glorfindel Apr 2014 #4

Consider the source... Freddie Apr 2014 #6

You can't buy a plan if the insurers won't sell them to you. pnwmom Apr 2014 #18

I guess they kept warning people to sign up before the end of March just for laughs or something tarheelsunc Apr 2014 #7

Since they removed pre-existing conditions from insurance policies, they had to come up with a way okaawhatever Apr 2014 #9

Now, if I can condense that info into about 5 words... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2014 #11

Five words. pnwmom Apr 2014 #19

Yeah! That's pretty much what I told her. Only 2 sentences lol WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2014 #25

Standard insurance practices. Ms. Toad Apr 2014 #29

"John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas adds" DJ13 Apr 2014 #10

I think Goodman's performance in seasons 4 & 5 of The West Wing davidpdx Apr 2014 #17

Uhh, The Big Lebowski? Hello? tridim Apr 2014 #27

I think open enrollment is over till this fall, much like employer plans. There are some qualifying Hoyt Apr 2014 #12

Similar to Medicare HeiressofBickworth Apr 2014 #13

yes, 65, or as simple as changing\getting a job or getting married; you get to enroll then. dionysus Apr 2014 #23

Fox should be banned. deathrind Apr 2014 #21

yes, in some cases, like any health care enrollment program. but if you get a new job or dionysus Apr 2014 #22

That's why they kept calling March 31st a "deadline". WillowTree Apr 2014 #24

Another day, another big lie from Faux Newz. tridim Apr 2014 #26

This is standard practice for all insurance plans which are not health based. Ms. Toad Apr 2014 #28