THREAD: Let's unpack the inaccurate and/or misleading statements in this @AOC tweet, most of which have to do with the #SpecialPrivileges provided to Members of Congress and their staffs.
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First off, @AOC claims that she’s buying coverage “off the Exchange.” That statement is either inaccurate - perhaps she meant “from the Exchange” rather than “off the Exchange” - or outright false. 2/
.@AOC can’t buy coverage away from the Exchange in DC because @DCHealthLink prohibits it.
This screenshot shows that my former client eHealthInsurance doesn’t offer plans in DC - because it can’t. 3/
This screenshot shows that my former client eHealthInsurance doesn’t offer plans in DC - because it can’t. 3/
@AOC @DCHealthLink As to @AOC's supposed 66 choices, most of those come because she's a MEMBER OF CONGRESS. Members and their staff buy plans from @DCHealthLink's small business Exchange, NOT the individual Exchange... 4/
@AOC @DCHealthLink I buy on the @DCHealthLink individual Exchange (unfortunately), and I had only 23 plans to choose from -- one-third @AOC's total. And in reality, I had much less choice than that. 5/
@AOC @DCHealthLink .@DCHealthLink offers only two carriers on its individual exchange: @aboutKP and @CareFirst. Because I don't want an HMO, that means I only have CareFirst as an option. 6/
@AOC @DCHealthLink @aboutKP @CareFirst And because I want a Health Savings Account-compliant plan, I only have two @CareFirst options to choose from: The PPO Bronze plan and the PPO gold plan. Not that much choice at all! 7/
@AOC @DCHealthLink @aboutKP @CareFirst I'd like to get a plan that doesn't have all of the #Obamacare-mandated benefits, which have priced millions out of coverage. But @DCHealthLink @MayorBowser won't allow those in DC -- because they're from the government and they're here to help! 8/ thefederalist.com/2019/08/15/ano…
@AOC @DCHealthLink @aboutKP @CareFirst @MayorBowser As to @AOC's talk of a subsidy, those subsidies are ILLEGAL. @USOPM violated the text of #Obamacare to make Members of Congress and their staff the ONLY people who get employer subsidies. 9/ thehill.com/blogs/congress…
@AOC @DCHealthLink @aboutKP @CareFirst @MayorBowser @USOPM Moreover, @AOC and Members of Congress don't "have to buy their plans off the Exchange." She can give up her (illegal) subsidy and buy coverage elsewhere, if she wants. 10/
@AOC @DCHealthLink @aboutKP @CareFirst @MayorBowser @USOPM If @AOC doesn't like choice, she can buy from @DCHealthLink's individual Exchange (like me), get one-third the options (like me), and not get a subsidy (also like me -- who BTW makes less than @AOC does).
What does @AOC want to do: Practice what she preaches, or grandstand? 11/
What does @AOC want to do: Practice what she preaches, or grandstand? 11/
@AOC @DCHealthLink @aboutKP @CareFirst @MayorBowser @USOPM If she's like @MayorBowser, the DC Council, @DCHealthLink staff, and others, she'll force others to buy health coverage that she refuses to purchase herself. 12/ thefederalist.com/2018/12/07/dc-…
@AOC @DCHealthLink @aboutKP @CareFirst @MayorBowser @USOPM There's a long history of Democrat hypocrisy on buying #Obamacare plans, including @CoveredCA CEO Peter Lee. In that sense, @AOC is following an honored tradition among Obamacare supporters -- saying one thing and doing another. 13/ thefederalist.com/2016/11/03/bur…
@AOC @DCHealthLink @aboutKP @CareFirst @MayorBowser @USOPM @CoveredCA But if @AOC isn't willing to put her money where her mouth is, and give up her (illegal) subsidy to get less choice, then she really doesn't have grounds to complain. END
One other point: @DCHealthLink provides several one-on-one counseling sessions just for Members of Congress and their staff - another special privilege for @AOC and Congress!
