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| Where Do We Get the Free Obama Care? |
| 2010-04-07 |
| Two weeks after President Barack Obama signed the big health care overhaul into law, Americans are struggling to understand how — and when — the sweeping measure will affect them. Questions reflecting confusion have flooded insurance companies, doctors' offices, human resources departments and business groups. "They're saying, 'Where do we get the free Obama care, and how do I sign up for that?' " said Carrie McLean, a licensed agent for eHealthInsurance.com. The California-based company sells coverage from 185 health insurance carriers in 50 states. McLean said the call center had been inundated by uninsured consumers who were hoping that the overhaul would translate into instant, affordable coverage. That widespread misconception may have originated in part from distorted rhetoric about the legislation bubbling up from the hyper-partisan debate about it in Washington and some media outlets, such as when opponents denounced it as socialism. "We tell them it's not free, that there are going to be things in place that help people who are low-income, but that ultimately most of that is not going to be taking place until 2014," McLean said. More at link |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #2 Sad that people believe that they can sign up for free health care immediately. It was like the people standing in line in Detroit to get Obama dollars from his stash of cash. I have talked with young, well educated people who think their educational loans are going to be forgotten and that they will get free health care. These people are college educated (advanced degrees) but very liberal. Somehow these people are coasting on hope and believe in fairy tales and the vote-buying largesse (other peoples' money) from Washington. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-07 20:09 |
| #1 While the health care won't happen until 2014, if at all, the pork attached to it will be all spent this year! Happy piggies in DC are drowning in the fat... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-04-07 13:35 |