So he has no "health care". His words.
Question: can he not qualify for Canada socialized medicine?
Question: can he not qualify for Canada socialized medicine?
Ted Cruz says Blue Cross dropped him and his family
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The real problem for Rafael is that he didnt want anyone to know he is a shill for wall street and made his wife quit her no show job at goldman sachs. thats why he lost his insurance.
goldman sachs funded Obama and UnitedHealth and the blackstone group and the aca.
Ted Cruz revealed on Thursday that he is not currently covered by any health insurance, chalking up the lack of coverage to Obamacare.
"I’ll tell you, you know who one of those millions of Americans is who’s lost their health care because of Obamacare? That would be me," Cruz told a Manchester, New Hampshire, audience. "I don’t have health care right now."
Cruz explained that he had purchased an individual policy and that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas had canceled all of its individual policies in Texas, effective Dec. 31. Cruz and his wife, Heidi, who is on temporary leave from her job with Goldman Sachs, purchased an individual plan last year after previously receiving coverage through the Wall Street firm. A spokeswoman for Cruz's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify his remarks.
"So our health care got canceled, we got a notice in the mail, Blue Cross Blue Shield was leaving the market. And so we’re in the process of finding another policy," Cruz said. "I hope by the end of the month we’ll have a policy for our family. But our premiums — we just got a quote, our premiums are going up 50 percent. That’s happening all over the country. That’s happening in New Hampshire."
It would appear that news of the cancellation did not go over well in the Cruz household.
"By the way, when you let your health insurance policy lapse, your wife gets really ticked at you," he remarked. "It’s not a good — I’ve had, shall we say, some intense conversations with Heidi on that."
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas did stop selling some of its individual policies for 2016 but not all of them. The company earlier said its individual PPO products — which give people a broader choice of providers — were no longer financially sustainable, so they were discontinued at the end of last year. Blue Cross HMO plans, which are more restrictive, are still available in Texas on HealthCare.gov, and other insurance companies in the state offer a variety of network types.
Also, while premiums did rise across the country this year, they did not spike 50 percent.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/ted-cruz-no-health-insurance-218070#ixzz3xzJWuW6J
"I’ll tell you, you know who one of those millions of Americans is who’s lost their health care because of Obamacare? That would be me," Cruz told a Manchester, New Hampshire, audience. "I don’t have health care right now."
Cruz explained that he had purchased an individual policy and that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas had canceled all of its individual policies in Texas, effective Dec. 31. Cruz and his wife, Heidi, who is on temporary leave from her job with Goldman Sachs, purchased an individual plan last year after previously receiving coverage through the Wall Street firm. A spokeswoman for Cruz's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify his remarks.
"So our health care got canceled, we got a notice in the mail, Blue Cross Blue Shield was leaving the market. And so we’re in the process of finding another policy," Cruz said. "I hope by the end of the month we’ll have a policy for our family. But our premiums — we just got a quote, our premiums are going up 50 percent. That’s happening all over the country. That’s happening in New Hampshire."
It would appear that news of the cancellation did not go over well in the Cruz household.
"By the way, when you let your health insurance policy lapse, your wife gets really ticked at you," he remarked. "It’s not a good — I’ve had, shall we say, some intense conversations with Heidi on that."
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas did stop selling some of its individual policies for 2016 but not all of them. The company earlier said its individual PPO products — which give people a broader choice of providers — were no longer financially sustainable, so they were discontinued at the end of last year. Blue Cross HMO plans, which are more restrictive, are still available in Texas on HealthCare.gov, and other insurance companies in the state offer a variety of network types.
Also, while premiums did rise across the country this year, they did not spike 50 percent.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/ted-cruz-no-health-insurance-218070#ixzz3xzJWuW6J
probably why canada ted doesnt want anyone to know he is paid by them too.
"Also, while premiums did rise across the country this year, they did not spike 50 percent."
some did. some more than that.
some did. some more than that.
Ole TeddyBoy is going to be in full spin mode if he loses Iowa. Not that the Iowa results mean much, nationally, but the perception that Iowa was in his wheelhouse after getting endorsements from DVP and King.
I think he'll finally have to get negative against Trump and Marco. NH is out for him, so he'll need a strong showing in the next primary States, outside of SCar.
Was watching some political crap last nite and the GOP is on the hot seat with Trump's soaring numbers. Rove and Reince have some decisions to make.
I think he'll finally have to get negative against Trump and Marco. NH is out for him, so he'll need a strong showing in the next primary States, outside of SCar.
Was watching some political crap last nite and the GOP is on the hot seat with Trump's soaring numbers. Rove and Reince have some decisions to make.
If only everyone had his health insurance. He has the best in the world as a United States senator.
He renounced his citizenship a couple of years ago, so I have no idea but him and his family is covered so he is basically lying.
apparently not, he opted out and got an individual plan. apparently. probably because of his bid for prez or something. I would guess the senate plan is a group plan and I'm about 99% sure that obamacare is a group plan, because they use the terms, "enroll" and "certificate of coverage". so why he had an individual plan is what he needs to explain.
covered by what? if he opted out of the group plan for the senate and then also his wife went on leave, he would have cobra for 180 days though probably. if he paid the premium.
Maybe they dropped him because he is not a natural born citizen.
I think with all the negative press ted gets destroyed in iowa for sure, trump wins this by 10-15 points at least
If he opted out of the Senate plan he is too stupid to be in office. And while he is a big asshole, I don't believe he is a stupid asshole. As I said before he is lying. But then if his lips are moving, they are lying.
I'd bet money he let his insurance lapse just so he could blame Obamacare for not having insurance. Plus, why doesn't he have insurance through his position as Senator? Wonder if it's because Grassley made it so they had to use Obamacare policies and Cruz couldn't bring himself to do it.
I'm guessing that if you go run for prez you gotta opt out maybe, I dunno , this is a good question, maybe he gave up his salary if he runs for prez or something
Then I will take back where I said he is not stupid. But I am pretty sure he is covered whether he says so or not. Not only that, but if he gets out of the senate, he will be covered for life.
well, they think somebody would opt out of obamacare just to prove a point. maybe. I dunno. I'm surprised they are not saying cruz did this because Obama is black and cruz is racist.
didn't they pass a law that the senators must go to the exchange for coverage like the peasants have to?
So his specific type of policy got cancelled, and rather than enroll in another he used this for his political gain by feigning fake outrage and exaggerating the experience? I wouldn't believe a pillar of character like Ted Cruz would stoop so low. I hope no one in his family gets sick while he's playing fast and loose with their health care. T's and P's...
don't you think he could self insure and pay cash { goldman sachs money} if somebody in his family got sick while he's out campaigning?
why do liberals think cash money cannot be used at a hospital? do they not have change at a hospital, is that why? if I go to the doctor or hospital and pay cash, does somebody have to go down to the 7-11 and get change? break a 100 dollar bill? also, is it because all the food for liberals comes on a lone star card { food stamps} and that food is doritos and soda at the 7-11?
Yeah, I was also exaggerating to show what a douchenozzle Ted Cruz is. The guy would throw his daughter under a train to get elected, then blame it on Obama.
so you really think this is all a stunt? maybe obamacare and the aca was all a stunt to make Obama look good in the first place? no, only cruz would do a political stunt, never Obama. right?
In this particular scenario, yes, I think Ted Cruz is full of manure. Only you could see Obamacare as a conspiracy to make Ted Cruz look bad 6 years after it was implemented.
I see obamacare as a stunt to ruin health insurance in America and to supposedly make Obama look good and look caring, like he got a bunch of people insured. but it will backfire upon him, already has.
Hey now, you have to remember that the conspiracy to get Obama elected started way back in the '60s in Hawaii with the planting of those fake birth notices in a Hawaiian newspaper!
a lot of people came on here and said my own personal doctor , who dropped out when obamacare was enacted, became a concierge fee for service doctor, a lot of folks came on here at that time and said my doctor was just pulling a stunt to discredit Obama!! jeebus. Obama is not king folks. he makes himself look bad, we don't need people to shame him. he does it himself. cruz is not doing this to hammer Obama. now, to hammer obamacare, yes. everyone needs to hammer obamacare, it needs to be done.
I said nothing about Obama trying to make cruz look bad 6 years in the future, but carry on with the idiocy. I did say Obama was out to ruin health insurance in general, 5-6 years in the future, and that's obvious, and he's done a good job of it.
You just described the HROT honor roll.
It's what makes this forum fun. The fact that we mix a little fact with a LOT of opinion makes for some interesting discussion.
I'm afraid to admit this... but after I check the local obits... I head straight over here to see what's happening.
This. Be a responsible father and a husband, and get some coverage. This is exactly why Cruz shouldn't be President. For the second time he's used his kids as a stunt in this campaign.
Health Insurance in America is already ruined. 15 years ago it was a small portion of my paycheck and if I went to the doctor I payed a $10 copay. Now it is a larger portion of my paycheck and I have to spend $1,000 in doctor's visits before insurance kicks in.
Canadian national health has eliminated this as an issue OiT. If you ever talk to a Canadian who dislikes their health insurance, please tell me. I have talked to several over the past 20 years and I really have heard no Canadians tell me they didn't like what they have.
It's absolutely all a stunt. He failed to sign up for a new plan, and probably had 2 months to do so. If the plan he was on was discontinued - something not uncommon even pre-obamacare - then he had ample time to sign up for another plan.
He is simply doing this to use it as a talking point for his campaign. I presume he actually already has another plan lined up; if not, he's an idiot for not maintaining coverage for his family in the event of something serious occurring.
Using this and his family for his political aspirations is not a '+' for him IMO.
Same here. I had a cousin in Canada, married to a Canadian. They had no issues w/ care, including w/ serious illness problems.
Cruz believes that the rules don't apply to him. He is better than "we the people" and that is just one of the hypocracies of Theodore Cruz.
