800,000 New Jerseyans Can’t Keep Their Plan If They Like It (Because of ObamaCare)

The latest proof that President Obama and the Democrats were being dishonest when they promised “if you like your plan, you can keep it?”

At least 800,000 New Jerseyans are opening the mail to discover that, because of ObamaCare, their current health care coverage is being gutted.

So much for that promise to Garden State residents.

From the New Jersey Star Ledger:

“Hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans opened the mail last week to find their health insurance plan would no longer exist in 2014 because it does not cover all the essential benefits required by the Affordable Care Act.

“The news surprised some who were unaware that provisions in the new law known as “Obamacare” were forcing insurance companies to scrap some plans they had previously offered.

“‘The Affordable Care Act is driving many changes to products and pricing,’ said Thomas Vincz, a spokesman for Horizon. ‘Horizon BCBSNJ is actively working to help our members find new insurance plans that meet their needs and budget.'”

“The changes will impact more than 800,000 people in New Jersey who purchase insurance on the individual and small-employer markets, according to Ward Sanders, president of the New Jersey Association of Health Plans.

“Horizon, Aetna and others have had to create new plans to meet the requirements mandated by the law.”