Rick Santorum: Millions of Americans with preexisting conditions are scammers stealing health care

[still_one]

CNN contributor Rick Santorum suggested on Sunday that it was a mistake to guarantee health care coverage for people with preexisting conditions because “millions” of them were scamming insurance companies.

During a panel discussion about health care reform, Santorum argued that President Barack Obama’s health care reform law had damaged the health care system to the point that the Republican lawmakers could not “repeal and replace” it at the same time.

“Pre-existing conditions, though it’s very popular,” the former GOP senator opined, “what the reality is today that thousands, maybe approaching millions of Americans, are paying nine months for insurance. Why? Because you pay for your insurance for nine months, there’s a provision in Obamacare that says you can’t be thrown off your plan for three months.”

“So, you stop paying in September until the end of the year,” he continued. “You have a right to guaranteed [coverage for] preexisting conditions. You can buy a new plan in January. So people are paying nine months for 12 months of care. And it’s happening more and more and more as people get the gig.”

“Obamacare is a failure! But you’re going to need 60 votes to change preexisting conditions and other things to make the system work. And that’s the problem of repeal and replacing is you can’t do it because it’s a broken system.”

Santorum, however, offered no evidence that “millions of Americans” were using Obamacare’s protections for people with preexisting conditions to scam health insurance companies.


http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/rick-santorum-millions-of-americans-with-preexisting-conditions-are-scammers-stealing-health-care/

[MrScorpio]

1. I'm wondering why someone hasn't already dragged him into an alley...

And smacked the shit out him yet.

[QC]

3. I'm sure he got shoved into the lockers a lot in high school.

“Santorum, that’s Latin for asshole” -- Bob Kerrey

[Else You Are Mad]

8. It is also latin for:

A frothy mix.

[smirkymonkey]

15. If only!

Or worse.

[crazycatlady]

22. the alley should be behind a gay bar

[Penn Voter]

2. Slick Rick does it again

millions of Americans scamming healthcare through Obamacare. That statistic courtesy of the Bureau of Rick Santorum's ass. In 2006, when he was campaigning for his senate reelection, he stated that we had found the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

[countingbluecars]

4. This from the guy

who scammed PA on residency and tuition for his kids.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

5. So CNN is paying this POS?

[chillfactor]

6. he really is an asshat....

I doubt there is one functioning gray cell in his so-called brain.

[Else You Are Mad]

7. Yep ..

I am faking my high blood pressure because I like paying for unnecessary blood pressure medication.

Last week, I had a minor -- yet extremely painful -- surgery last week just because I like having surgery and wasting insurance company money.

Seriously, why does CNN pay this guy to give his idiotic comments?

[phylny]

17. I had cancer cut out of my right breast

just for fun!

Is there no end to the shit they can concoct, twist, and make up?

[Docreed2003]

9. What a heartless asshole...

I'm sure all those people with chronic medical conditions are just gaming the system, Dick...err Rick?! This type of attitude about gaming and taking advantage of insurance illustrates clearly the motivations of the GOP, protect insurance companies profits, above all. This is why we must make efforts to shift towards Medicare for all.

Oh, and Rick?

[cos dem]

10. Oh, shut up you asshole!

If you have a pre-existing condition, then by definition you need health care. It is Republicans trying to scam fellow Americans out of their health care that is the real problem.

[matt819]

11. Bull

You don't pay, you aren't covered. Sure, you can reapply for coverage in January but if you don't pay for three months you aren't covered for three months. Has nothing to do with pre existing conditions.

How can people this stupid be on tv?

[Siwsan]

12. Doesn't he have a severely disabled daughter? I guess empathy is too much to ask

Apparently, if it isn't a threat to him and/or his, it isn't of any concern.

[SHRED]

13. He favors this death panel discrimination...Got it.

[NCjack]

14. Rick Santorum (aka Dick Scrotum) should know

that false healthcare insurance claims fall under the category of "insurance fraud". When suspicious claims are filed, they are investigated, and if fraud occurred, criminal charges are filed.

Fraud occurs everywhere. Are we going to shut down Wall Street because of fraud? No. Investigate and file charges.

Dick Scrotum is a stupid person.

[Hoyt]

16. If true, then a lot of people aren't getting sufficient subsidies. If that were a problem, GOPers

could fix it by either offering greater subsidies (my preference), or allowing insurers to cancel the policy for non-payment. That's assuming GOPers don't get smart and at least offer a Public Option, which is not going to happen.

[BSdetect]

18. Hope he gets a real nasty lingering expensive and incurable disease. Scumbag.

[Faux pas]

19. Hey ricky

go F yourself.

[Initech]

20. Could the GOP suck any more than they do right now?

[Ms. Toad]

21. His scam is completely false

His big allegation is that people are paying for 9 months of insurance and getting 12 months by paying only through September, using the grace period, and then enrolling in a new plan starting in January.

The problem for Santorum is that the 90-day grace period does not excuse payment of the premium - or get you free health care during those last 3 months of the year. If you do not pay your premium by the 90th day, your health insurance is terminated retroactively to the first premium you missed. In other words, all that "free" health care you got now comes out of your pocket at the non-discounted self-pay rate.

[vanlassie]

23. OK that was about one and a half paragraphs more than

Either Santorum or Trumpy could read in one sitting. Sad.

[Ms. Toad]

25. I know - and also more than their followers can read.

Here's the 140 character version :

@RickSantorum If premiums are unpaid at 90 days, #ACA is retroactively canceled and you're billed for all prior care at full rate-Not a scam

[Guilded Lilly]

28. Santorum is never interested in facts. Except to avoid the ones in finer print.

[Ms. Toad]

31. Correct - but if we don't counter blatant lies,

we might as well just curl up in a ball and wait for someone to bury us.

[Guilded Lilly]

33. Absolutely true. RESIST this idiot and his party of inhumanity at every opportunity!!

[workinclasszero]

24. What a dirty POS!

Of course his healthcare is 100% covered by the people he wants to kill off!!

Is it time for pitchforks and our national razor yet?

[NewJeffCT]

26. Did any of the panelists call him out on this lie?

probably not

[appleannie1943]

27. Then his daughter is a scammer.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

29. Oh fuck off Mr. Frothy

Your lack of compassion is not the Catholicism I was raised with.

[dembotoz]

30. Sad thing is folks actually believe this clown

Stunning

Wonder if he understands that as he pedals this bizarre crap he demonstrated to all that pastors can be lying morons

[Doreen]

32. I am faking being born with fetal alcohol syndrom.

I am faking getting bashed into a pinto station wagon while on a moped. Sanitarium is an asshole. I would love it if I could work and support myself and not have these damn disabilities. I really loath people who say I am faking because living with disabilities is a bitch. I am scared to death that that attitude will get everything I have taken away because I am sure he would take one look at me and call me a liar because you can not tell just by looking or talking to me for a few minutes that I am disabled because mine goes deeper than that.

[Blue_true]

34. Someone should have forced him to present evidence for his charge.

Too many media people sit silently while lies like the one Santorum told are spoken.

[Else You Are Mad]

38. Agreed.

More people interviewing these conservatives need to say "citation needed" or we will not air this. Then the lies need to be broken down and explained why they are wrong -- but we all know that will not happen.

[madinmaryland]

35. That is quite the frothy comment from Santorum.

nt

[oasis]

36. Rick is Pro-Life to the max as long as that "life" is in the womb. nt

[Vinca]

37. I suppose he wouldn't care to provide a little thing called "PROOF."

[Ken Burch]

39. Apparently, I need to re-post Dan Savage's definition of "santorum":

http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/santorum

The former senator from Pennsylvania is clearly living up to it here.

[Kimchijeon]

40. Oh yeah, pre-existing conditions are sooo popular

Everyone wants one, don't you know!