Can't the GOP Find One Real Obamacare Horror Story?

Seriously. This is getting silly. Every time the GOP trots out one of these folks who allegedly have been victimized by the evils of the ACA, the story disintegrates like a Kleenex in a hurricane. The latest, via Kevin Drum, is a woman who appears in an anti-Obamacare attack ad claiming that she can no longer afford healthcare for her leukemia. But the slightest amount of scrutiny reveals that she's at best misinformed. She's receiving much better coverage than she was previously, and it's costing her a whopping $2 more annually. No, that's not a typo:

But when Glenn Kessler checked into Boonstra's story, here's what he found. First, Boonstra had some initial problems with the Obamacare site. No surprise there. But then she found a plan. It allowed her to keep her doctor. She's still being treated. Her old plan cost $13,200 per year plus "low" out-of-pocket expenses. Her new plan costs a maximum of $13,202 per year. Here's what she told the Detroit News about her old plan:

It was extremely expensive and there are things as far as oral chemotherapies that need to be done to reduce the cost. ... But I was covered and I made having a great health plan a priority for me and that was taken away from me.

Let's recap: Boonstra kept her doctor. Her new plan is, on net, less expensive than her old plan. And presumably she's no longer required to compromise on the type of chemotherapy she receives. In other words, it appears to be superior on virtually every metric. (emphasis mine)

Her premiums dropped from $1100 per month down to $571 -- for a person with leukemia, a really expensive pre-existing condition, it's worth noting -- and her out of pocket maximum, in addition to her annual premium of $6852, is just $6350 annually, or a grand total of two dollars more than what she was previously paying. She kept her doctor, and can never have her policy cancelled (unlike the old one).

I know a few self-employed people who make a decent living. Some of these folks likely saw their premiums go up because they were ineligible for federal subsidies. There are likely to be many thousands of such people across the country, at least a few of whom are sympathetic to the Republican cause. Couldn't they find one of these folks to complain about the horrors of the ACA?

It's hard to take seriously an opposition that just makes shit up. And Drum is right. Where the hell are all the real Obamacare horror stories?