ObamaCare’s Old Dominion Disaster

As Obama Campaigns For Terry McAuliffe And Virginia Democrats, ObamaCare Continues To Hurt Virginians

Today, President Obama Is In Virginia To Campaign For Terry McAuliffe And Encourage Democrats To Get Out The Vote. “President Barack Obama will campaign for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe this weekend, giving a late boost to McAuliffe as he seeks to energize core Democratic voters in an off-year governor’s race, Democratic sources told POLITICO.  Obama is set to appear at a Sunday afternoon get-out-the-vote rally in Northern Virginia. It will be the president’s first campaign appearance for McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.” (Alexander Burns, “President Obama To Campaign For Terry McAuliffe,” Politico, 10/28/13)

AS OBAMA ASKS VIRGINIA VOTERS TO SEND HIS TEAM TO RICHMOND, HIS HEALTHCARE LAW IS COSTING THEM THEIR HEALTHCARE

No Virginian Will Be Allowed To Keep An Individual Insurance Plan That Does Not Comply With ObamaCare. “President Obama may have promised Americans that they can keep their insurance if they like it, but that's not the case in at least three states where insurance companies are required to discontinue plans that don't meet Obamacare's new coverage standards.  Virginia, Kentucky and Idaho have told insurance companies that they must scrap insurance plans that don't meet the minimum coverage requirements laid out in the Affordable Care Act.” (Chris Frates, “3 States Tell Insurers To Scrap Plans That Don't Comply With ObamaCare,” CNN, 10/30/13)

According To HHS’s Report On Premiums In The ObamaCare Exchanges, A 27 Year Old In Virginia Will Pay An Average Of $156 A Month For The Lowest Bronze Plan – An Increase Of 310.53 Percent Over Average Premiums Previously Available. (Office Of The Assistant Secretary For Planning And Evaluation, “Health Insurance Marketplace Premiums For 2014,” HHS, 9/13; John E. Dickson, Director Of Health Care For The Government Accountability Office, Letter To Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, 7/23/13)

The Fairfax County Water Authority Will Likely Drop Health Care Coverage For Its 400 Employees Due To ObamaCare’s ‘Cadillac Tax’ On Generous Health-Care Plans. “The Fairfax County Water Authority said that it will likely drop insurance coverage for its nearly 400 employees if taxes on generous health-care plans take effect as planned in 2018 under the federal Affordable Care Act.” (Laura Vozzella, “Fairfax Utility: ObamaCare Will Likely Lead To Dropped Coverage,” The Washington Post, 10/2/13)

• The Tax Would Cost The Utility $60,000 In The First Year, And $7 Million Per Year By 2028. “Under the ACA employers that provide relatively expensive coverage will have to pay taxes to the federal government starting in 2018. Those taxes would cost the authority $60,000 in the first year and shoot up to nearly $7 million a year by 2028, the authority said in a letter sent this week to Virginia’s congressional delegation.” (Laura Vozzella, “Fairfax Utility: ObamaCare Will Likely Lead To Dropped Coverage,” The Washington Post, 10/2/13)

ObamaCare Is Projected To Add $7.3 Million To The Cost Of The University Of Virginia’s Health Care Plan In 2014. “Provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act are projected to add $7.3 million to the cost of the University health plan in 2014 alone. Federal health care reform will create new costs related to the “individual mandate” that requires all Americans to have health care coverage (or pay a penalty). (Press Release, “University Employees Will See Significant Changes to Health Plan This Year,” University Of Virginia, 8/21/13)

• Some Working Spouses Of University Of Virginia Employees Will Lose Access To Coverage. “Changes to the plan that affect working spouses of U.Va. employees will take effect Jan. 1. On that date, all spouses of covered employees will no longer be covered by the University plan unless the employee has provided certification of the spouse’s continued eligibility.  Spouses who have access to ‘affordable health care that provides minimum value,’ as defined by the Affordable Care Act, through another employer will no longer be eligible for the U.Va. plan.” (Press Release, “University Employees Will See Significant Changes to Health Plan This Year,” University Of Virginia, 8/21/13)

VIRGINIA WORKERS ARE SEEING THEIR HOURS CUT DUE TO OBAMACARE

Via: GOP.com

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