{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://issa.house.gov/district-blog/2013/11/presidents-healthcare-law-millions-face-higher-rates-cancelled-plans/", "President\u2019s Healthcare Law: Millions Face Higher Rates, Cancelled Plans", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Darrell Issa", "I000056", "issa.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "This week, we learned that only 106,185 Americans managed to navigate and select a healthcare plan as part of the new health law. Of those 106,185 enrollments, only 26,794 came through the federal marketplace which services Americans in 36 states.\nThese enrollment numbers pale in comparison to the Administration\u2019s original\u00a0estimate of 494,620 enrollments within the first month of HealthCare.gov\u2019s launch. And, even more so to the\u00a04.8 millions of Americans \u2013 and more than\u00a01 million Californians - who have already received notices that their current health coverage will be dropped because of the Affordable Care Act.\nYesterday, President Obama apologized to the millions of Americans who have been receiving cancellation notices and announced a proposal to grant administrative relief by selectively enforcing the Administration\u2019s own regulations. But, by trying to ignore a problem with existing law \u2013 instead of addressing it \u2013 the president\u2019s proposal is sure to create confusion and prolong uncertainty for millions more.\nCA-49 CONSTITUENTS AFFECTED\nIn an effort to show Washington that you, the American people, know what\u2019s best for you and your family, I have encouraged you to\u00a0share with me how you and your family have been affected by the President\u2019s healthcare law. Your stories have made one thing clear: this law is harming a lot more Americans than it is helping.\nLaurie, from Oceanside, received a letter from her provider informing her that as of December 15 her policy would no longer be offered to her and her son - forcing Laurie to enroll in government-mandated coverage that will increase her premium by 86% from $4,680 to $8,682 per year.\nBrian, a resident of San Clemente, shared that, \u201cthanks to ObamaCare, my health care insurance was cancelled.\u201d He added, \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a decision of the insurance company.\u00a0 It was because my policy was not \u2018grandfathered\u2019 into the new law as was promised by the President of my country.\u00a0 That's a big deal.\u201d Under Brian\u2019s new plan, he will now be forced to pay almost $4,000 more a year \u2013 a 154% increase.\nSamuel and Debi of Carlsbad wrote that, due to the cancellation of their current plan, they will face a 97% yearly increase with their new \u201ccomparable plan.\u201d They added that, despite having no children, they will now be required to have a plan that offers maternity and pediatric dental care \u2013 raising the valid questions of \u201cWhy are we required to purchase services we will never use? And, is a 100% increase even remotely justified?\u201d\nLynda, from Oceanside, shared with me that Kaiser is discontinuing her plan in December because it does not meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act \u2013 increasing her premium by 54% or $2,258 more a year. Lynda added, \u201cWhat kind of law takes away perfectly fine, affordable insurance and replaces it with poor coverage, unaffordable insurance?\u201d\nI couldn\u2019t agree with you more, Lynda.\nWhat you are experiencing is simply unacceptable. Southern Californians deserve much better. You, and the rest of the American people, deserve the right to choose and have access to affordable health coverage that meets the needs of you and your family. Unfortunately, the President\u2019s healthcare law strips you of that fundamental choice.\nOVERSIGHT COMMITTEE EXAMINES HEALTHCARE.GOV FAILURES\nOn Wednesday, I convened an Oversight\u00a0hearing to hear from top HealthCare.gov officials to examine what went wrong with the site\u2019s rollout and what the Administration is doing to address and fix the technology and security problems currently plaguing the site.\nAt the hearing, White House official Todd Park could not confirm whether the website would be ready by the end of November, as promised. Even more concerning, Administration technology experts could not state who was responsible for the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov.\nAs Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, I will not stop until the Administration comes clean about what caused HealthCare.gov\u2019s disastrous rollout, who was responsible and what can be done in the future to prevent these systematic and pervasive failures from occurring again.\nHOUSE ACTS TO ALLOW AMERICANS TO KEEP HEALTH PLANS\n\u00a0\nToday, the House passed the Keep your Health Plan Act (H.R. 3350), a bipartisan bill that will allow plans that were available at the beginning of this year to continue to be offered next year without facing a penalty. Unlike the President\u2019s current proposal, the House bill will clearly change the law so the plans Americans have and like will not be banned.\nAmericans everywhere are now experiencing first-hand that the President\u2019s healthcare law is not affordable and is not in the best interest of consumers. However, unlike President Obama, I will not ignore a problem with an existing law instead of addressing it.\nI will do everything in my power to address the President\u2019s self-acknowledged \u201cfumble\u201d so that you may regain your fundamental right to choose your coverage and have access to affordable healthcare that meets the needs of you and your family.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://issa.house.gov/district-blog/2013/11/presidents-healthcare-law-millions-face-higher-rates-cancelled-plans/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.367385033518076, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}