Couple that Donated to Obama has Premiums Doubled, Coverage Weakened
They donated to Obama. They worked the phone banks for him. And then they got theirs.
San Francisco architect Lee Hammack says he and his wife, JoEllen Brothers, are "cradle Democrats." They have donated to the liberal group Organizing for America and worked the phone banks a year ago for President Obama's re-election.
The couple — Lee, 60, and JoEllen, 59 — have been paying $550 a month for their health coverage — a plan that offers solid coverage, not one of the skimpy plans Obama has criticized. But recently, Kaiser informed them the plan would be canceled at the end of the year because it did not meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The couple would need to find another one. The cost would be around double what they pay now, but the benefits would be worse.
So much for bad apple plans. The problem wasn't a bad apple plan, but a bad apple president.
Hammack recalled his reaction when he and his wife received a letters from Kaiser in September informing him their coverage was being canceled. "I work downstairs and my wife had a clear look of shock on her face," he said. "Our first reaction was clearly there's got to be some mistake. This was before the exchanges opened up. We quickly calmed down. We were confident that this would all be straightened out. But it wasn't."
But… but… Obama. He's got to straighten it out. He's a lightworker. He's a messiah. He's magic.
In a speech in Boston last week, President Obama said those receiving cancellation letters didn't have good insurance. "There are a number of Americans — fewer than 5 percent of Americans — who've got cut-rate plans that don't offer real financial protection in the event of a serious illness or an accident," he said.
Except the bad apple president was really lying through his teeth… to his supporters.
That's little comfort to Hammack. He's written to California's senators and his representative, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., asking for help.
"We believe that the Act is good for health care, the economy, & the future of our nation. However, ACA options for middle income individuals ages 59 & 60 are unaffordable. We're learning that many others are similarly affected. In that spirit we ask that you fix this, for all of our sakes," he and Brothers wrote.
Help us Nancy, you're our only hope.
Send us other people's money. Because we still support ObamaCare as a wealth redistribution scheme, which we totally supported until it started redistributing our wealth.
So what is Hammack going to do? If his income were to fall below four times the federal poverty level, or about $62,000 for a family of two, he would qualify for subsidies that could lower his premium cost to as low as zero. If he makes even one dollar more, he gets nothing.
That's what he's leaning toward — lowering his salary or shifting more money toward a retirement account and applying for a subsidy.
It's a recovery. People will work less and earn less… because Obama. But that leaves less money for them to donate to Hillary.
But don't worry. They haven't lost their faith in Obamamagic. They still believe.
"We're not changing our views because of this situation, but it hurt to hear Obama saying, just the other day, that if our plan has been dropped it's because it wasn't any good, and our costs would go up only slightly," he said.
I'm not changing my views, but I'm really frustrated by all the lies the man whom I support and funded is telling while destroying my family's finances and health care.
But I love Big Brother.
About Daniel Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He is completing a book on the international challenges America faces in the 21st century.
Couple that Donated to Obama has Premiums Doubled, Coverage Weakened
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