This is getting to be ridiculous. I really can't wait for when we draw closer to the election and the Obama team decides to expose Mitt Romney's outrageous flip-flops. He's at it again, with regard to healthcare reform (again).
Let's think about this for a moment... Mitt Romney passed what has been termed Romneycare when he was Governor of Massachusetts. Obamacare, as it's been called, is pretty much identical to the before-mentioned Romneycare, yet the Republican presidential candidate said his first order of business, should he be elected, would be to repeal Obamacare.
On NBC yesterday, Romney said that "there are a number of things that I like" about Obamacare - you know, that bill he said he'd repeal right when he stepped into office as the new president should he win the election. He claimed to liking the fact that, under Obamacare, people with pre-existing conditions won't be rejected for healthcare coverage and also a portion of it which has already been implemented - that which allows children to stay on their parents' healthcare plan until they're 26.
After word broke about Romney embracing certain aspects of Obamacare, many conservatives were none too pleased and his campaign eventually released this statement later yesterday:
"In reference to how Romney would deal with those with pre-existing conditions and young adults who want to remain on their parents' plans, a Romney aide responded that there had been no change in Romney's position and that 'in a competitive environment, the marketplace will make available plans that include coverage for what there is demand for. He was not proposing a federal mandate to require insurance plans to offer those particular features."
No, I'm not done. Following that, a Romney campaign aide posted a statement which declared that Romney "will ensure that discrimination against individuals with pre-existing conditions who maintain continuous coverage is prohibited."
So, let me summarize this. Mitt Romney, who signed Romneycare into law as Governor of Massachusetts, has declared that his first order of business as president would be to repeal Obamacare - Romneycare's twin. Despite this, Romney likes certain aspects of Obamacare, such as prohibiting insurance companies from rejecting people with pre-existing conditions and allowing kids to stay on their parents' healthcare plans until they're 26. This isn't to say he'd make it mandatory for insurance companies to follow those two guidelines. At the same time, he would. Get it? No? I don't believe Mitt does either.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/09/817671/romney-says-he-supports-popular-obamacare-provisions-on-nbc-quietly-reverses-hours-later-on-conservative-website/
Let's think about this for a moment... Mitt Romney passed what has been termed Romneycare when he was Governor of Massachusetts. Obamacare, as it's been called, is pretty much identical to the before-mentioned Romneycare, yet the Republican presidential candidate said his first order of business, should he be elected, would be to repeal Obamacare.
On NBC yesterday, Romney said that "there are a number of things that I like" about Obamacare - you know, that bill he said he'd repeal right when he stepped into office as the new president should he win the election. He claimed to liking the fact that, under Obamacare, people with pre-existing conditions won't be rejected for healthcare coverage and also a portion of it which has already been implemented - that which allows children to stay on their parents' healthcare plan until they're 26.
After word broke about Romney embracing certain aspects of Obamacare, many conservatives were none too pleased and his campaign eventually released this statement later yesterday:
"In reference to how Romney would deal with those with pre-existing conditions and young adults who want to remain on their parents' plans, a Romney aide responded that there had been no change in Romney's position and that 'in a competitive environment, the marketplace will make available plans that include coverage for what there is demand for. He was not proposing a federal mandate to require insurance plans to offer those particular features."
No, I'm not done. Following that, a Romney campaign aide posted a statement which declared that Romney "will ensure that discrimination against individuals with pre-existing conditions who maintain continuous coverage is prohibited."
So, let me summarize this. Mitt Romney, who signed Romneycare into law as Governor of Massachusetts, has declared that his first order of business as president would be to repeal Obamacare - Romneycare's twin. Despite this, Romney likes certain aspects of Obamacare, such as prohibiting insurance companies from rejecting people with pre-existing conditions and allowing kids to stay on their parents' healthcare plans until they're 26. This isn't to say he'd make it mandatory for insurance companies to follow those two guidelines. At the same time, he would. Get it? No? I don't believe Mitt does either.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/09/817671/romney-says-he-supports-popular-obamacare-provisions-on-nbc-quietly-reverses-hours-later-on-conservative-website/
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