Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Democrats slam Bryant on exchange

The House Democrats issued a press release on the Mississippi health insurance exchange today:


State-based exchange would have meant lower insurance costs for Mississippians

Mississippi House Democratic Caucus Press
Contact: Rep. Bobby Moak (601) 359-2860

October 1, 2013

(Jackson, MS) – Today marks the first day that Mississippians can enroll for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Approximately sixty thousand currently uninsured Mississippians will be eligible for health insurance coverage under the program. This coverage will come at a reduced cost to insureds thanks in large part to credits made available to employers and insurance companies under the program.

Even with these new savings, Mississippians will face the third highest new insurance rates in the nation as the new program comes on line.

House Democratic Caucus Leader Bobby Moak (D-Jackson Academy) said, “The reason Mississippians looking to access Mississippi’s new healthcare exchange will be experiencing sticker shock is because we failed to pass a plan that would have given Mississippi its own state-run exchange. As we said throughout this past legislative session, a federal-run exchange is more expensive for Mississippians.”

Moak added, “There were at least two opportunities to allow our own Insurance Department to run an exchange program and both of those failed. The first when Governor Phil Bryant agreed to a federal exchange and the other a straight party line vote during the special legislative session where Democrats supported a Mississippi based exchange and Republicans abdicated control to the federal government.”

Rep. Robert Johnson (D-Crossroads of the Devil) said, “The Federal exchange has only attracted two insurance companies to write policies. Under a state-based exchange, we would have had approximately six companies competing for business. This kind of competition would have brought Mississippi prices more in line with the lower rates being offered throughout the nation.”

Moak said, “House Democrats have been working with healthcare providers to lower costs for Mississippi families. Unlike our counterparts, we believe government does have a role to play in protecting our citizens, whether in the area of law enforcement or healthcare. We understand there are times citizens need basic support from services like unemployment, Medicare, state veterans benefits, and lower healthcare and insurance premium costs.”

PRESS NOTES:

Pettus, Emily Wagster, Miss. premiums among highest in health exchange, AP (Sept. 25, 2013).

2013 1st Extraordinary Session, Roll call vote to Amendment 1 to HB 1.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anytime the juvenile democrats want something, its up to the grown-up republicans to say..NO NO and NO!!!!

Anonymous said...

I missed the part where Gov Bryant is responsible for the other 38 state having problems today, and that in a recent Forbes article MS actually fairs better in lower rate increases (68%) verses numerous other states. Are we supposed to count on a CL reporter for our facts?

Anonymous said...

The rates are higher in Mississippi because the Democrats want to add way too many freeloaders to the highly subsidized list in order to secure votes for the next election. The whole ACA plan stinks to high heaven and even the Democrats on the hill admit it now. Blame the Republicans for your political crap created and voted into law by the Democrats who controlled Congress.

Anonymous said...

Yall have got to see the coverage. MSNBC, let me show you how easy it is to sign up, after the website repeatedly failed, and listening to a recording on the government help line for nearly 20 minutes, she gave up trying. Telling you about it because MSNBC only has 27 viewers left.

Anonymous said...

As long as the Donkeys keep trotting out these two morbidly obese "leaders" ain't nobody going to listen to anything they have to say about healthcare.

Anonymous said...

I like tacos.

Anonymous said...

4:39 They need to be on the Biggest Looser. BACON,BACON,BACON where is the BACON?

Anonymous said...

So Mississippi Democrats want us to know that since President Obama and not Mike Chaney is running our health insurance exchange, Mississippians therefore only have two insurer choices. What's the Dem's point? That Mississippi Republicans like Mike Chaney are more effective than Washington DC Democrats like Barack Obama?



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