Obamacare Prompting New Wave Of Cancellation Notices Nationwide

Obamacare Fall Forecast: 'New Health Insurance Cancellations' For Hundreds Of Thousands

"Thousands of Americans will see their health plans cancelled before the November elections in a development that could boost critics of ObamaCare. …nearly 50,000 people will lose their current health coverage in the coming weeks." ("More Plan Cancellations Coming Under Obamacare," The Hill, 9/30/14)

• "By the end of November, an estimated 250,000 Virginians will receive letters telling them their current insurance plans will be cancelled. This comes one year after they were allowed to renew those plans, even though they didn't meet all the guidelines of the Affordable Care Act." ("Estimated 250,000 Virginians Will Soon Need New Insurance Plans," WTRV-VA, 9/12/14)

• "About 30,000 New Mexicans are about to see their individual health insurance plans go away… The notice alerts members that their plans will be discontinued effective Jan. 1, 2015, and that they need to select a new plan… Some customers have objected to losing plans they say fit their needs and budget and being required to buy plans that have coverage they don't believe they need at a sometimes higher cost." ("Health Insurance Cancellations Coming For About 30,000 In NM," Albuquerque Journal, 9/30/14)

• 'In Kentucky… nearly 14,000 people… will have been notified of a plan cancellation by October 1' "In Kentucky, the Department of Insurance told Morning Consult that nearly 14,000 people… will have been notified of a plan cancellation by October 1." ("Obamacare's Election Special: New Health Insurance Cancellations Before November," Morning Consult, 9/30/14)

• "In Tennessee, approximately 2,000 people will receive notices this month … informing them that their plans are being discontinued." ("Obamacare's Election Special: New Health Insurance Cancellations Before November," Morning Consult, 9/30/14)

• "In Colorado, just over 1,700 people were informed earlier this year that their plans would be ending in June." ("Obamacare's Election Special: New Health Insurance Cancellations Before November," Morning Consult, 9/30/14)

• "About 800 Alaskans will receive similar letters by October 1, according to a report from the Associated Press…" ("Obamacare's Election Special: New Health Insurance Cancellations Before November," Morning Consult, 9/30/14)