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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: cavegal on June 17, 2011, 05:35:28 PM

Title: Obama admin to end health care waivers
Post by: cavegal on June 17, 2011, 05:35:28 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110617/ap_on_he_me/us_health_care_waivers;_ylt=A0wNdOgc1PtNRAoBaKus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNxYjluY2RyBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNjE3L3VzX2hlYWx0aF9jYXJlX3dhaXZlcnMEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwM1BHBvcwMyBHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpb

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WASHINGTON – Removing a potential political distraction ahead of next year's elections, the Obama administration Friday announced an early end to a health care waiver program that has come under fire from congressional Republicans.

Political considerations were "absolutely not" part of the decision, said Steve Larsen, head of a section of the Health and Human Services department that oversees President Barack Obama's health care law.

Larsen said no new applications for waivers will be considered after Sept. 22. Approvals or renewals received by the deadline will be good through 2013. Starting in 2014, the main coverage provisions of the health care law will take effect, and such waivers will no longer be needed.

Title: Re: Obama admin to end health care waivers
Post by: franksolich on June 17, 2011, 05:37:19 PM

Yeah, sure, it's not political.

Title: Re: Obama admin to end health care waivers
Post by: JohnnyReb on June 17, 2011, 06:07:30 PM

So, waivers as a revernue stream is drying up, huh?

Title: Re: Obama admin to end health care waivers
Post by: thundley4 on June 17, 2011, 06:56:54 PM

Quote from: JohnnyReb on June 17, 2011, 06:07:30 PM

So, waivers as a [campaign donation[/b] revernue stream is drying up, huh?

FIFY


I had also heard that the whole waiver process was illegal, because it was not in the health fraud bill, but that Sebelius made it up and found justification for it.

Title: Re: Obama admin to end health care waivers
Post by: rich_t on June 18, 2011, 04:54:09 AM

So when is the House going to unfund this POS?

Title: Re: Obama admin to end health care waivers
Post by: Tucker on June 18, 2011, 09:16:23 AM

The bribe period will open up before the 2012 elections.

Title: Re: Obama admin to end health care waivers
Post by: Freeper on June 18, 2011, 10:32:04 AM

Quote from: thundley4 on June 17, 2011, 06:56:54 PM

FIFY


I had also heard that the whole waiver process was illegal, because it was not in the health fraud bill, but that Sebelius made it up and found justification for it.

When the bill says the minister of health (I know she is the secretary, but we are turning into Europe) may determine everything under the sun, they can pretty much do whatever they want.