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I have to snip this pretty brutally, so please read the article.
I only post this because she was held up as an example, the usual mawkish emotionally driven drivel is a specialty for some, like by Obama, yet now that there are many many examples of folks taking the pipe under Obamacare these emotional appeals just don't have the same cachet, amongst the very same that employ them ad nauseum. This is my shocked face..
yes *hit can happen, her state miscalculated several times apparently, sux to be her, but- none of this needed to happen though..now did it???
and note CNNs description...."frustrated by sign up process"...
shes not 'frustrated', she friggin' screwed 
.....what hacks.
Woman cited by President as Obamacare success story frustrated by sign up process
Posted by
CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta
Updated 1:20 a.m. ET, 11/19/2013 – This is updated from an earlier version, adding more details.
Washington state resident Jessica Sanford was bursting with pride when President Obama mentioned her story during a Rose Garden event on health care reform last month at the White House.
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The president said Sanford's story was proof, despite the technical problems with the healthcare.gov website, that the Affordable Care Act was working.
"That's what the Affordable Care Act is all about. The point is, the essence of the law - the health insurance that's available to people - is working just fine," Obama said.
-snip-
But then, after Obama mentioned her story, Sanford started having problems.
Sanford said she received another letter informing her the Washington state health exchange had miscalculated her eligibility for a tax credit.
In other words, her monthly insurance bill had shot up from $198 a month (she had initially said $169 a month to the White House but she switched plans) to $280 a month for the same "gold" plan offered by the state exchange.
-snip-
But she decided to purchase the new plan and thought everything was fine.
It wasn't fine. Last week, Sanford received another letter from the Washington state exchange, stating there had been another problem, a "system error" that resulted in some "applicants to qualify for higher than allowed health insurance premium tax credits."
The letter said the state exchange was "disappointed to have discovered this issue" and apologized.
The result was a higher quote, which Sanford said was for $390 per month for a "silver" plan with a higher deductible. Still too expensive
A cheaper "bronze" plan, Sanford said, came in at $324 per month, but also with a high deductible - also not in her budget.
Then another letter from the state exchange with even worse news.
"Your household has been determined eligible for a Federal Tax Credit of $0.00 to help cover the cost of your monthly health insurance premium payments," the latest letter said.
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As a self-employed court reporter, the new quote was simply out of her range.
"This is it. I'm not getting insurance," Sanford told CNN. "That's where it stands right now unless they fix it."
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"Wow. You guys really screwed me over," Sanford wrote. "Now I have been priced out and will not be able to afford the plans you offer. But, I get to pay $95 and up for not having health insurance.
more at-
Woman cited by President as Obamacare success story frustrated by sign up process ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
I only post this because she was held up as an example, the usual mawkish emotionally driven drivel is a specialty for some, like by Obama, yet now that there are many many examples of folks taking the pipe under Obamacare these emotional appeals just don't have the same cachet, amongst the very same that employ them ad nauseum. This is my shocked face..
yes *hit can happen, her state miscalculated several times apparently, sux to be her, but- none of this needed to happen though..now did it???
and note CNNs description...."frustrated by sign up process"...
shes not 'frustrated', she friggin' screwed .....what hacks. Woman cited by President as Obamacare success story frustrated by sign up process
Posted by
CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta
Updated 1:20 a.m. ET, 11/19/2013 – This is updated from an earlier version, adding more details.
Washington state resident Jessica Sanford was bursting with pride when President Obama mentioned her story during a Rose Garden event on health care reform last month at the White House.
snip-
The president said Sanford's story was proof, despite the technical problems with the healthcare.gov website, that the Affordable Care Act was working.
"That's what the Affordable Care Act is all about. The point is, the essence of the law - the health insurance that's available to people - is working just fine," Obama said.
-snip-
But then, after Obama mentioned her story, Sanford started having problems.
Sanford said she received another letter informing her the Washington state health exchange had miscalculated her eligibility for a tax credit.
In other words, her monthly insurance bill had shot up from $198 a month (she had initially said $169 a month to the White House but she switched plans) to $280 a month for the same "gold" plan offered by the state exchange.
-snip-
But she decided to purchase the new plan and thought everything was fine.
It wasn't fine. Last week, Sanford received another letter from the Washington state exchange, stating there had been another problem, a "system error" that resulted in some "applicants to qualify for higher than allowed health insurance premium tax credits."
The letter said the state exchange was "disappointed to have discovered this issue" and apologized.
The result was a higher quote, which Sanford said was for $390 per month for a "silver" plan with a higher deductible. Still too expensive
A cheaper "bronze" plan, Sanford said, came in at $324 per month, but also with a high deductible - also not in her budget.
Then another letter from the state exchange with even worse news.
"Your household has been determined eligible for a Federal Tax Credit of $0.00 to help cover the cost of your monthly health insurance premium payments," the latest letter said.
snip-
As a self-employed court reporter, the new quote was simply out of her range.
"This is it. I'm not getting insurance," Sanford told CNN. "That's where it stands right now unless they fix it."
snip-
"Wow. You guys really screwed me over," Sanford wrote. "Now I have been priced out and will not be able to afford the plans you offer. But, I get to pay $95 and up for not having health insurance.
more at-
Woman cited by President as Obamacare success story frustrated by sign up process ? CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
