A very interesting letter from TPM Reader JS on a little discussed part of the ‘cancellation’ and rollover story, namely that a lot of insurers, far from ‘dropping’ or ‘canceling’ coverage are working hard to keep their existing coverage holders from going to the exchanges to see the better deals they can get …
I am not terribly different than some other writers who have been in the individual market. We have BCBS covering a family of four with a variety of pre-existing (but not life threatening) conditions. Like others, BCBS of Illinois informed us that our policy would no longer be valid after January 1, 2014. They also informed us that they would role us automatically into a slightly more expensive (and largely comparable) plan if we did nothing.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) tells Fox & Friends: It was inappropriate for me to call Harry Reid an “absolute a–hole.”
Ongoing coverage of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee at TPMLivewire.