<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Comedy Gold: Obama to Tout Health-Care Law in Election Push <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/comedy-gold-obama-to-tout-health-care-law-in-election-push/> *Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| September 20, 2010 at 7:30 AM | Tags: Barack Obama <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/barack-obama/>, Democrats<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/democrats/>, higher insurance premiums<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/higher-insurance-premiums/>, Insurance companies<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/insurance-companies/>, Kathleen Sebelius<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/kathleen-sebelius/>, Obama <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/obama/>, Obamacare<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/obamacare/>, President Obama <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/president-obama/>, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/the-centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services/>| Categories: Uncategorized <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/> | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-2IP
Who cares if everything you promised turned out to be the opposite of what happens? This is the dilemma Obama will face when he continues to lie to the American people about his health care mandate tax. Even the Actuary over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/govt-spending-to-rise-under-obamas-health-care-overhaul/>has slapped down Obama's claims. Health care cost and insurance premiums are going up, not down as Obama and the Democrats promised<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/the-two-faces-of-obama-both-of-them-lie/> . The Wall Street Journal <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704858304575498182912139478.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5> reports: The Obama administration this week plans to revive its pitch for the health-care overhaul, hoping that a slate of consumer-friendly provisions will boost public support before midterm elections. Starting Thursday, insurers officially must adhere to about a half-dozen key changes under the law, including eliminating co-payments for preventive services and allowing children to stay on their parents' insurance policy until their 26th birthday. *Democrats structured the provisions so they would kick in right before the elections, thinking incumbents would have a tangible achievement to promote on the campaign trail.* But public support for the law continues to lag, with Americans split roughly in half over whether they support it, and the debate over jobs and taxes is squeezing the health law out of Democrats' election narrative. In recent weeks, insurance companies have started mailing consumers letters informing them of double-digit rate increases starting this month, partially attributing them to the mandates that begin Thursday. That is sowing confusion among consumers, and muddying the Democrats' contention that the law will rein in sharply rising premiums. *The administration is chiding insurers for such increases, saying the new benefits only minimally increase insurers' costs.* On the campaign trail, "there are snapshots of people clearly running away from the bill," Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal broadcast on C-SPAN. But on the whole, candidates are championing things such as funding for electronic medical records and insurance protections, she said. "We have a whole new day for health care in America," she said. President Barack Obama plans to give a health-care speech Wednesday to highlight the new provisions, with a "heavy emphasis on people who are already benefiting from the law," an administration official said. He will also meet at the White House with state insurance commissioners to discuss their role in making sure insurers don't improperly blame the new law for big premium increases, and to talk about enforcing patient protections, among other topics, the official said. Just more Obama threats. I'm sure Obama will leave out how his administration is threatening insurance companies. Kathleen Sebelius is keeping a 'naughty list' <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/healthcare-chicago-style-health-and-human-services-threatens-insurers/>of insurance companies that tell the truth and threatening to keep them out of the government health insurance market. Add a comment to this post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/comedy-gold-obama-to-tout-health-care-law-in-election-push/#respond> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10467/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10467/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10467/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10467/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10467/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10467/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/10467/> [image: WordPress] WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com>| Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com&b=uIRVhKmGkpnbGj3xI6%3F%7EBiAvARE%7CLY3zpK%2Fb9CyA6>| Express yourself. Start a blog. <http://wordpress.com/signup/?ref=email> *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:* http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
