Bill Clinton: Health Care Law Should Be Changed To Allow People To Keep Their Plans
The Huffington Post
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By Luke Johnson
Posted: 11/12/2013 10:48 am EST
"I personally believe, even if it takes changing the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got," Clinton told OZY TV. Clinton preceded his comments by saying that the country is better off with the Affordable Care Act. The former president also recounted a story where a man he met had his individual plan canceled because of Obamacare, and his insurer offered a plan with twice the premiums, but his copays and deductibles were much lower.
Despite Clinton's tempering of the criticism directed at the health care rollout, Republicans seized on his comments as an admittance of Obama's failure to fulfill his frequently-stated promised that those who like their health care plan can keep it. The White House has not said either way whether the law should be changed to allow people to keep their individual insurance plans.
Consumers who have their insurance cancelled can shop for coverage in state or federal-run exchanges; however, the glitches with the Obamacare website have made that difficult for many. In addition, some insurers have used the Obamacare implementation to try to force people into their own, more expensive plans rather than let them know that they can shop on exchanges.
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I actually agree with this idea. However, I think the Republicans will block it. But, if they do they will have to answer for blocking President Clinton's idea. This idea properly implemented through Congress will cause the re-election of many Democrats and new ones also coming into office so it is likely Republicans would fight this idea but if they do likely they would pay for it at the ballot box.
