uninsured. they cannot give us any information on how many of these people that are signing up actually had insurance before and just got those 5 million cancellation letters and how many are newly insured for the first time. you heard that tape, secretary sebelius saying senator barrasso should rest assured that his constituents finally will have real health insurance for their premium dollars. are are you resting assured? i was in wyoming this past weekend. you know, i traveled the state every weekend listening to people. and the people of wyoming are telling me a different story than what secretary sebelius is saying tonight. people are very concerned because on the exchange there are limited choices. it is much more expensive. we had people who had their insurance cancelled that was insurance that worked for them that they liked. and i m getting letters every day and going to the senate floor with them to tell the american people how bad this has been for these people. somebo
doubt the way that i am that hold ended up not being inaccurate. while being interviewed rahm emanuel says the decision was driven by political gain. others argue the administration is trying to provide flexibility during the law s implementation. some say the move is much more calculated for political reasons. what was happening with the insurance companies, they are required to send cancellation letters to consumers 90-days before the new plans take effect. when you count back 90-days to january 1st that is the height of campaign season. that s clearly what the white house was thinking about here. meanwhile the house voted a one-year delay of tax penalty if they decline to enroll in the cover ranl. the bill will go nowhere in the
doug luzader has more for us. the white house says it is about flexibility. the last thing they needed were cancellation notices from insurance companies letting millions of americans know their current healthcare plans are no longer legal under obamacare. what is happening with insurance companies they are required to send cancellation letters to consumers 90-days before the new plans take effect. when you count back 90 days that is the height of campaign season. that s clearly what the white house was thinking about here. beyond that there are interesting poll numbers. how do you rate the government on the number of audits.
the situation was last november we remember president obama announced that some people would be able to keep their plans for another year. now the way this works is very technical. you can t just go to your insurance company and say hey, president obama said i could keep my plan. that s not how it works. insurance companies are going to decide whether they want to allow it. when president obama gave th that, now with today s action it going beyond the midterm election, so anybody who would be no longer you re not going to get furious on october 1st anymore. you re going to get furious a couple years beyond that. that s exactly right because what was happening with the insurance companies, they re required to send cancellation letters to consumers 90 days before the new plans take effect and when you count back 90 days from january 1st that is the
november we remember president obama announced that some people would be able to keep their plans for another year. now the way this works is very technical. you can t just go to your insurance company and say hey, president obama said i could keep my plan. that s not how it works. insurance companies are going to decide whether they want to allow it. when president obama gave th that, now with today s action it going beyond the midterm election, so anybody who would be no longer you re not going to get furious on october 1st anymore. you re going to get furious a couple years beyond that. that s exactly right because what was happening with the insurance companies, they re required to send cancellation letters to consumers 90 days before the new plans take effect and when you count back 90 days from january 1st that is the