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Health insurers will terminate coverage for up to 250,000 Pennsylvanians as Obamacare unfolds with a troubled website that has prevented many from enrolling in plans online, the state Insurance commissioner said.
“It's a Kafkaesque nightmare,” said Michael Consedine, the state's chief insurance regulator.
Such cancellations are occurring nationwide, despite “promises that were made” by President Obama that people could keep plans rather than change them, Consedine said.
Obama's aides would not speak to the Trib with their names used for this story.
“I'm hearing prices are going up, and benefits are going down,” said Loussedes of the national agents' group.
Read more: Obama's health promises backfire | TribLIVE
Obama's aids would not speak with the Trib (because they wanted to ask some questions), instead the got an email titled "To Team Pravda" and the content goes like this:
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay...
My, oh my what a wonderful day!
It's the truth, it's actch'll
Ev'rything is satisfactch'll
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!