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Taichiliberal

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Fox Promised To Follow Up On Obamacare Horror Story -- What About Now That It's A Success Story?



Fox News promised to stay in touch with the cancer patient at the center of one of right-wing activists' favorite Obamacare horror stories. But now that new reports show it is actually an Obamacare success story, as the woman who worried the Affordable Care Act was "unaffordable" will now save approximately $1,000 a year under the new law, will Fox make good on its promise?

Desperate to find Obamacare horror stories, right-wing media have repeatedly hyped the story of Michigan resident Julie Boonstra, who is suffering from leukemia and saw her existing insurance plan canceled after it failed to meet the ACA's new guidelines, which force insurers to provide more comprehensive coverage than in the past. Right-wing media, conservative candidates, and ads by Koch-funded special interest groups held Boonstra up as an exemplar of health care reform victims after she claimed her new plan was too expensive.

The one problem? This right-wing bubble's characterization didn't hold up under scrutiny -- as Washington Post's fact checker Glenn Kessler noted on February 20, Boonstra's monthly premiums were "cut in half" on her new plan, and eventually she would reach the law's new caps and no longer have to pay anything.




http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/03/11/fox-promised-to-follow-up-on-obamacare-horror-s/198446
 
She was used, the poor sick dear. That lie should have been "pants on fire" instead of "three Pinocchios.'

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Taichiliberal said:
Fox Promised To Follow Up On Obamacare Horror Story -- What About Now That It's A Success Story?



Fox News promised to stay in touch with the cancer patient at the center of one of right-wing activists' favorite Obamacare horror stories. But now that new reports show it is actually an Obamacare success story, as the woman who worried the Affordable Care Act was "unaffordable" will now save approximately $1,000 a year under the new law, will Fox make good on its promise?

Desperate to find Obamacare horror stories, right-wing media have repeatedly hyped the story of Michigan resident Julie Boonstra, who is suffering from leukemia and saw her existing insurance plan canceled after it failed to meet the ACA's new guidelines, which force insurers to provide more comprehensive coverage than in the past. Right-wing media, conservative candidates, and ads by Koch-funded special interest groups held Boonstra up as an exemplar of health care reform victims after she claimed her new plan was too expensive.

The one problem? This right-wing bubble's characterization didn't hold up under scrutiny -- as Washington Post's fact checker Glenn Kessler noted on February 20, Boonstra's monthly premiums were "cut in half" on her new plan, and eventually she would reach the law's new caps and no longer have to pay anything.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/03/11/fox-promised-to-follow-up-on-obamacare-horror-s/198446
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Star of anti-Obamacare ad refuses to accept proof that ACA will save her money


The Michigan woman who starred in an anti-Obamacare flatly refused to believe that she would actually save money under the policy. The Detroit News informed Julie Boonstra Monday that according to their research, she would actually save more than $1,000 a year under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare.

Saying it “can’t be true,” Boonstra told the News, “I personally do not believe that.”

Boonstra starred in “Julie’s Story: It’s Time to Listen,” an anti-Obamacare attack ad that claimed the Dexter, Michigan woman’s premiums would skyrocket under the ACA. Boonstra was diagnosed with leukemia five years ago and claimed in the 60-second spot that her old health care plan was canceled thanks to the new law.

“Now, the out-of-pocket costs are so high, it’s unaffordable,” she claimed.

Whereas Boonstra’s old plan cost $1,100 per month, it did not include any out-of-pocket expenses, co-pays, or prescription coverage. The News said:

Boonstra said Monday her new plan she dislikes is the Blue Cross Premier Gold health care plan, which caps patient responsibility for out-of-pocket costs at $5,100 a year, lower than the federal law’s maximum of $6,350 a year. It means the new plan will save her at least $1,200 compared with her former insurance plan she preferred that was ended under Obamacare’s coverage requirements.

A representative of Blue Cross Blue Shield expressed concern to the paper that Boonstra doesn’t understand her new options as a cancer survivor under the ACA.

“We are here to help people like Ms. Boonstra to work their way through adjusting to the health plans we are now offering them,” said Blue Cross spokesperson Andy Hetzel. “If there are questions…they should call.”

Meanwhile, the ACA is gaining in popularity nationwide as more people begin to understand what it actually entails.

CNN reported Tuesday morning that half the public favors Obamacare or doesn’t support it because they believe it doesn’t go far enough. The CNN poll found that the uptick in support mainly occurred among young and college-educated Americans.

Americans for Prosperity — the group that funded the now-debunked anti-ACA ad — is a conservative think tank that receives significant funding from billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) lambasted the Koch brothers and AFP as enemies of democracy.

On the Senate floor, Reid said that the Kochs are “trying to buy America” and “are about as un-American as anyone that I can imagine.”


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/1...ave-her-money/
 
christiefan915 said:
She was used, the poor sick dear. That lie should have been "pants on fire" instead of "three Pinocchios.'

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What's telling is that when confronted with the FACTS, she replies that she can't believe that.

Sort of like the credo of our resident neocon/teabagger/oather/threeper/libertarian lunkheads when it comes to the ACA.
 
ZappasGuitar said:
Star of anti-Obamacare ad refuses to accept proof that ACA will save her money


The Michigan woman who starred in an anti-Obamacare flatly refused to believe that she would actually save money under the policy. The Detroit News informed Julie Boonstra Monday that according to their research, she would actually save more than $1,000 a year under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare.

Saying it “can’t be true,” Boonstra told the News, “I personally do not believe that.”

Boonstra starred in “Julie’s Story: It’s Time to Listen,” an anti-Obamacare attack ad that claimed the Dexter, Michigan woman’s premiums would skyrocket under the ACA. Boonstra was diagnosed with leukemia five years ago and claimed in the 60-second spot that her old health care plan was canceled thanks to the new law.

“Now, the out-of-pocket costs are so high, it’s unaffordable,” she claimed.

Whereas Boonstra’s old plan cost $1,100 per month, it did not include any out-of-pocket expenses, co-pays, or prescription coverage. The News said:

Boonstra said Monday her new plan she dislikes is the Blue Cross Premier Gold health care plan, which caps patient responsibility for out-of-pocket costs at $5,100 a year, lower than the federal law’s maximum of $6,350 a year. It means the new plan will save her at least $1,200 compared with her former insurance plan she preferred that was ended under Obamacare’s coverage requirements.

A representative of Blue Cross Blue Shield expressed concern to the paper that Boonstra doesn’t understand her new options as a cancer survivor under the ACA.

“We are here to help people like Ms. Boonstra to work their way through adjusting to the health plans we are now offering them,” said Blue Cross spokesperson Andy Hetzel. “If there are questions…they should call.”

Meanwhile, the ACA is gaining in popularity nationwide as more people begin to understand what it actually entails.

CNN reported Tuesday morning that half the public favors Obamacare or doesn’t support it because they believe it doesn’t go far enough. The CNN poll found that the uptick in support mainly occurred among young and college-educated Americans.

Americans for Prosperity — the group that funded the now-debunked anti-ACA ad — is a conservative think tank that receives significant funding from billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) lambasted the Koch brothers and AFP as enemies of democracy.

On the Senate floor, Reid said that the Kochs are “trying to buy America” and “are about as un-American as anyone that I can imagine.”


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/1...ave-her-money/
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Yep; if you're a low information dunce stuck on a special brand of stupid, of course you will stupidly believe the ACA is wonderful, working and saving people money.
 
The ACA like it or lump is the law of the land. The teaparty knows it the Koch Brothers know it.
They keep hammering at it because its the only weapon they have. They have nothing else to harp about because they have done nothing else for 6 yrs. Slowly they are losing their weapon. The only ones that get sexually aroused from ACA bashing are the true koch bros lackeys, the ads, the lies, the whining has gotten redundant and people blow it off as sour grapes now.

No I am not a ACA lover, I dont like the way it was written and I think once its fully implemented its going to be a 50/50 split who does and doesnt like it. When all the delayed aspects of it finally kick in and not till then can you really judge it.
 
Truth Detector said:
Yep; if you're a low information dunce stuck on a special brand of stupid, of course you will stupidly believe the ACA is wonderful, working and saving people money.
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Like the subject of the article, your "belief" becomes insipidly stubborn denial when faced with the valid, documented FACTS. So like your equally moronic pal Belieber,unless you can logically and factually disprove what the article presents, I'll just ignore your frustrated foot stampings.
 
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