Except as provided in this paragraph, the individual health insurance issuer offering such coverage does not enroll any individual in such coverage if the first effective date of coverage is on or after the first day [of the year the legislation becomes law].

section 102 of the ironically-titled America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 effectively forces enrollment in the public plan, thereby eliminating private insurance altogether. IBD goes on:

“The legislation is also likely to finish off health savings accounts, a goal that Democrats have had for years. They want to crush that alternative because nothing gives individuals more control over their medical care, and the government less, than HSAs.”

(via hilker)

(via sds)

No no no! Please, don’t propagate this argument. If you actually read the bill, you’ll find that this is in the “Grandfathered Health Insurance Coverage Defined” section. You can’t enroll after the legislation becomes law and have it count as “grandfathered.” This was taken out of context. There are many things to not like about this bill. The definition of grandfathering is not one of them.

A lot of big media companies have fallen for this. Sadly, it could have been caught by any of them actually reading what they were quoting.

(via crazynutjob)

Squashed pointed this out, too. My bad!