Ok, one piece at a time...
I think we're in agreement that the additional costs to some are problematic. I disagree that it's because of anything Obama said about people being able to keep their plans.
No, it's Obamacare that is causing the "problematic" "additional costs." Obama just lied about it.
He also said some people would be paying more.
Did he? I'm honestly not aware that he ever said this in the lead up to passing the law. I'm only aware of the numerous times he promised that people pay less, and "if you like your plan, you can keep it." He lied, plain and simple.
I just find the focus on supposed cancellations due to Obamacare's richer benefits to be completely misguided. In a strict sense, everyone's plan gets cancelled every year. That's how long they typically last. Sometimes, there are benefit changes and/or corresponding rate changes from year to year. Other times, there aren't. "Cancellations" and benefit changes in this sense are ordinary business practice.
You're still missing the point. In this case, millions of policies are being discontinued
because of Obamacare. The new coverage will be more expensive for many. The government is forcing people who were already playing by the rules, paying for insurance, to pay more for additional coverage they probably don't need. Responsible consumers should be able to decide whether they want maternity coverage, or mental health coverage, or any other kind of coverage.
It should also be noted that this cancellation catastrophe affects three percent of the population, the very large majority of whom won't even see huge rate increases.
Even if it is only "three percent" - that represents
millions of people. Not that it's particularly relevant, but at this point there is a very real possibility that the people getting mumped over by Obamacare will outnumber the people signing up for reduced price insurance. If you have some basis for your claim that "a very large majority" won't see rate increases, please cite that. I would hazard a
guess that a sizable chunk of those who were self-insuring also made a decent enough income that they won't be eligible for much of a subsidy, if any.
What we should be able to agree on is that Obamacare is absolute disaster that needs to be repealed ASAP. If you can agree with that, we can stop quibbling over the details.