Obama admin to end health care waivers

[cavegal]

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

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.

[franksolich]

Yeah, sure, it's not political.

[JohnnyReb]

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

[thundley4]

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.

[rich_t]

So when is the House going to unfund this POS?

[Tucker]

The bribe period will open up before the 2012 elections.

[Freeper]

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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.