Just read the article^ (thanks for posting it), and did some research on the subject.
No offense, but this is more of a conspiracy theory than a factual, proven event.
1.) Unnamed sources. There's a definite chance that somebody telling that kind of info would NOT want their name out there, but that still hurts the logical legitimacy. Without a real person, and proof that they were even in the position to obtain the information, there's no way to know for sure.
2.) Every known person tied to it in any way denies it, so there is nobody to vouch for the legitimacy of it.
3.) Looking at it from a hypothetical point of view, I see no reason why Obama would want to hurt Hillary's White House aspirations, regardless of his personal feelings for her. She's the front runner in his party with a HUGE amount of name recognition. She had unstoppable polling numbers before the leak. She was in a great position, and a Democratic win is one of the only ways for Obama to ensure that the ACA lasts longer than he does. If he cares about his legacy through the ACA and/or anybody that is being helped by it's implementation, he logically would want to make sure a Democrat wins, whether it's Hillary or not.
Thus, I don't even see a logical motive for the leak.
Try to look at it from a purely apolitical perspective and I'm sure you'll see what I mean.
Of course they will deny it.
BTW, a president shouldn't be worried about his stupid legacy......and shouldn't ignore everything else. That's one of the problems of Obama. He is more concerned about his legacy.....how people think of him....than doing his job. This guy is a pure phoney. A packaged empty suit who spends his time imagemaking rather doing the work of the people of this great country......that is when he isn't golfing.
Sure, they'll deny it, but you have to keep in mind he doesn't even have a logical motive.
Yeah, he loves golf, but I have a feeling ALL presidents get concerned about how they'll look in future history books.
He did manage to do a pretty amazing thing. Love it or hate it, the ACA is a landmark bill. People have been trying to change the healthcare system for the better part of a century, and he was the one to get it pushed through.
The ACA was projected to cause as many as 50 million people to lose their health insurance. It stated so in the 2010 National Register....
What an accomplishment.........
Like I said:
Love it or hate it, the ACA is a landmark bill.
Here are some facts about the amount of people losing coverage:
Millions Lost Insurance
Here is an excerpt that is pertinent to your post:
"It’s true that insurance companies discontinued health plans that had covered millions of people who had bought them directly rather than through an employer. That’s because those plans didn’t meet the coverage standards of the new law.
But those policyholders didn’t lose the ability to have insurance. In most cases, insurers offered them an alternative plan, though there were some instances of companies exiting the individual market altogether.
Whether offered an alternative or not, individuals could shop for insurance on the federal and state marketplaces, or through a broker or insurance carrier directly. Many were likely eligible for federal subsidies to help pay for insurance, resulting in better coverage and lower rates for some. But the specific plan they had was indeed discontinued. (More than half of those with canceled policies were likely to be eligible for federal assistance,
according to Urban Institute research, and about 80 percent of all those buying plans on the exchanges are expected to qualify for subsidies,
according to the Congressional Budget Office.)
How many individual market cancellations were there?
The most commonly used figure is 4.7 million, based on reporting by the Associated Press last December. But there’s reason to doubt the accuracy of that figure. An analysis of a more recent poll by researchers at the Urban Institute puts the figure at somewhere around 2.6 million."
It's long article, but it's an interesting read when you have the time.