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JULIE PACE, AP
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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at ...





WASHINGTON (AP) - Bowing to intense criticism, President Barack Obama apologized to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they could keep and pledged to find fixes that might allow people to keep their coverage.


"I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me," he said in an interview Thursday with NBC News.


He added: "We've got to work hard to make sure that they know we hear them, and we are going to do everything we can to deal with folks who find themselves in a tough position as a consequence of this."


Officials said the president was referring to fixes his administration could make on its own, not legislative options proposed by congressional lawmakers.


The president's apology comes as the White House tries to combat a cascade of troubles surrounding the rollout of the health care law, often referred to as "Obamacare."


The HealthCare.gov website that was supposed to be an easy portal for Americans to purchase insurance has been hobbled by technical issues. And with at least 3.5 million Americans receiving cancellation notices from their insurance companies, there's new scrutiny aimed at the way the president tried to sell the law to the public in the first place.

Obama stopped short in Thursday's interview of apologizing for telling Americans they would be able to keep their insurance plans if they liked them - a promise he has made repeatedly since the law was enacted. But he did take broader responsibility for the health care woes than in his previous comments about the flawed rollout, declaring that if the law isn't working, "it's my job to get it fixed."
"When you've got a health care rollout that is as important to the country and to me as this is and it doesn't work like a charm, that's my fault," he said.


Some Republicans, who remain fierce opponents of the law three years after it won congressional approval, appeared unmoved by Obama's mea culpa.


"If the president is truly sorry for breaking his promises to the American people, he'll do more than just issue a halfhearted apology on TV," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in a statement.

In recent days, focus has intensified on the president's promise that Americans who liked their insurance coverage would be able to keep it. He repeated the line often, both as the bill was being debated in Congress and after it was signed into law.


But the health care law itself made that promise almost impossible to keep. It mandated that insurance coverage must meet certain standards and that policies falling short of those standards would no longer be valid except through a grandfathering process, meaning some policies were always expected to disappear.

The White House says under those guidelines, fewer than 5 percent of Americans will have to change their coverage. But in a nation of more than 300 million people, 5 percent is about 15 million people.

Officials argue that those forced to change plans will end up with better coverage and that subsidies offered by the government will help offset any increased costs.


"We weren't as clear as we needed to be in terms of the changes that were taking place," Obama told NBC. "And I want to do everything we can to make sure that people are finding themselves in a good position, a better position than they were before this law happened."


The president's critics have accused him of misleading the public about changes that were coming under the law, which remains unpopular with many Americans.


Obama dismissed those accusations, saying the White House was operating in "good faith." He acknowledged that the administration "didn't do a good enough job in terms of how we crafted the law" but did not specify what changes his administration might make.


The White House has not formally taken a position on a variety of proposals from Congress to address issues that have arisen since the insurance sign-ups launched on Oct. 1.


Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., has proposed requiring insurance companies to reinstate canceled plans, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is supporting a measure to delay for a year the penalties for going without insurance. Another Democrat, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, is asking Obama to extend the open enrollment period for insurance exchanges because of the widespread problems with the website.


On Wednesday, Obama met at the White House with Senate Democrats facing re-election next year to try to ease their concerns about the impact the rough health care rollout might have on their races. Many senators in the meeting asked for the enrollment period to be extended beyond the March 31 end point, but the White House said it doesn't think that will be necessary.


"Keep in mind that the open enrollment period, the period during which you can buy health insurance is available all the way until March 31," Obama said. "And we're only five weeks into it."

Associated Press writers Jim Kuhnhenn and Josh Lederman contributed to this report.
 
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I'm not in love with the ACA but Mitch McConnell is a gas bag and his state is a fucking disgrace to the US
 
well at least he admitted fault. it makes him look like more of a human... which is how he was elected in the first place
 
wait, so the government sets up a bad law, then executes it poorly? how is this surprising? people reelecting this ass clown shows just how fucked up the US is. cue the retards and fuck ups who want to defend obama and this horrible healthcare law
 
As soon as they modified Obamacare to remove the public option this plan was a complete disaster. So far the only ones that have made out are the insurance companies. Correct me if Im wrong but Obama care seems to be nothing more than a boost to big business.
 
The Obamacare thing is a total bust. A good leader would reign it in and redo it.
 
The Obamacare thing is a total bust. A good leader would reign it in and redo it.

how do you reign in the largest piece of legislation ever that has been in the works for 3 years?
 
"I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me," he said in an interview Thursday with NBC News.

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who ever voted for this lying sack of shit must be pretty embarrassed with this whole situation. it was so predictable.
 
who ever voted for this lying sack of shit must be pretty embarrassed with this whole situation. it was so predictable.

You mean LittleWing, Prince, and the rest?
 
Obama apologizing doesn't fix the problem. Everyone wants a damn apology without ever fixing the problem.
 
Obama apologizing doesn't fix the problem. Everyone wants a damn apology without ever fixing the problem.

no, they want to apologize without fixing the problem. I don't give a shit if he apologizes. I just want the problem fixed. He wants to apologize without doing anything and think i'll forget
 
wait, so the government sets up a bad law, then executes it poorly? how is this surprising? people reelecting this ass clown shows just how fucked up the US is. cue the retards and fuck ups who want to defend obama and this horrible healthcare law

Obama was the lesser of two evils two times. So far, the Obama administration has been only a disappointment which, sadly to say, is a major improvement over the previous administration. Romney was a cock sucking piece of shit silver spoon religious fanatic. That is why Obama won.
 
Obama was the lesser of two evils two times. So far, the Obama administration has been only a disappointment which, sadly to say, is a major improvement over the previous administration. Romney was a cock sucking piece of shit silver spoon religious fanatic. That is why Obama won.

You're a fool if you believe that about Romney. Man earned his money it wasn't handed to him. The only way to call him a religious fanatic is if you didn't take the time to actually learn a damn thing about the guy. He believes a set of core religious values and lives it. Something you can't say about Obama. Obama is an unprincipled douche and you fell for it under this "lesser of two evils BS" All you have to do is look at his presidency, and yes the first 4 years shows that he is unprincipled. Name one promise Obama has made that he actually followed through with?
 
Effectively, Romney had his money handed to him. Sure, he gave away his original fortune but he also had his family name in business and politics which gave him a leg up. Also, his comments during a private fundraiser revealed his principles.

Obama is just as unprincipled and corrupt.

I voted for neither one.
 
you call that a apology.Obama care will end
 
Effectively, Romney had his money handed to him. Sure, he gave away his original fortune but he also had his family name in business and politics which gave him a leg up. Also, his comments during a private fundraiser revealed his principles.

Obama is just as unprincipled and corrupt.

I voted for neither one.

All of the ten major deals that made Bain Capital 1.8 of the 2.4 billion it made as profit under Romney was financed by the tax payer and Alan Greenspan. He was not a job creator, Bain was just really good at financial engineering and in
The case of the sale of the Italian phone book/company deal that made absinthe biggest windfall, it was complete dumb luck they did no work.
 
Effectively, Romney had his money handed to him. Sure, he gave away his original fortune but he also had his family name in business and politics which gave him a leg up. Also, his comments during a private fundraiser revealed his principles.

Obama is just as unprincipled and corrupt.

I voted for neither one.

You really think the NAME Romney gave him a leg up in business? His dad was in politics in the state of Michigan. That didn't help him in Massachusetts. My God people can convince themselves of anything.
 
You really think the NAME Romney gave him a leg up in business? His dad was in politics in the state of Michigan. That didn't help him in Massachusetts. My God people can convince themselves of anything.

George Romney had the business credentials and Mitt rode those coattails like a hooker rides a John.

George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 ? July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973
 
George Romney had the business credentials and Mitt rode those coattails like a hooker rides a John.

George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 ? July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973
Well, does it really matter? just about everybody works 'angles' one way or the other to get where they are. Whatever analogy you would like to use: A friend recommends you for a great job or whatever.

Did Romney have successful business? (I am asking, as I do not know) Did he get there on his own? (Riding the coat tail as you say just open the door?)

Was just watching a guy on YT last night, sorry, forget his name. He said Romney effed up. he seemed to apologized for being wealthy and successful. Instead, she might/should have....said: yes I am. And, I created it. Here's how and you can do it too.
Its ok to be rich and successful. I firmly believe in a hand up, not a hand out.

BTW: your signature: AWESOME.
 
George Romney had the business credentials and Mitt rode those coattails like a hooker rides a John.

George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 ? July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973
I'm aware of what his dad accomplished
I'd love to see evidence that what his dad did got him elected in MA, or was responsible for what he accomplished at Bain. I'm waiting..........

What you are saying about Romney is like saying JFK didn't accomplish anything only his dad did
 
wait, so the government sets up a bad law, then executes it poorly? how is this surprising? people reelecting this ass clown shows just how fucked up the US is. cue the retards and fuck ups who want to defend obama and this horrible healthcare law
This is why I am considering not to vote next go around.....I'm done with this bullshizzzzzz............
 
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