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White House Pledges Flexibility on McDonald's Health Plan
WSJ ^ | SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, 9:47 P.M. ET | JANET ADAMY

Posted on 09/30/2010 7:12:27 PM PDT by STONEWALLS

The Obama administration said Thursday that its top health official will "exercise her discretion" in enforcing a new health-law requirement, a move that could help McDonald's Corp. and other employers from disrupting their health-care policies for hourly workers.

The announcement Thursday followed a report in The Wall Street Journal that McDonald's warned federal regulators it could drop its health-insurance plan for nearly 30,000 restaurant workers unless regulators waive a new requirement of the health overhaul. The requirement, known as the minimum medical loss ratio, concerns the percentage of revenue received from premiums that must be spent on benefits.

McDonald's is among the retailers and restaurant chains that offer a "mini-med" limited benefit. Most of these plans don't meet a 2011 requirement that they spend 80% to 85% of premiums on medical benefits instead of overhead expenses.

McDonald's last week sent a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services a memo saying "it would be economically prohibitive for our carrier to continue offering" its "mini-med" limited benefit plan unless it got an exemption from the requirement.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigmacattack; chavez; commiesraus; despot; mcdonalds; obamacare; socialism; tyrant
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HA!....MCD backed the White house down...but guess what?...there are tons of other companies facing the same health insurance issues as Big Mac...so what's Obama gonna do; back down on them all?

The fact is that the free market is reacting to the burdens of socialism and Obama and the Dems can't control that...I got as hunch a lot more companies will put the heat on Obamacare before Nov 2.

1 posted on 09/30/2010 7:12:34 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: STONEWALLS

News at 11!!

obama bows to Ronald McDonald


2 posted on 09/30/2010 7:15:08 PM PDT by farmguy
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To: STONEWALLS

Yeah, but this is right out of Atlas Shrugged. I’m afraid my company won’t have as effective a “Washington man” as McDonald’s does.


3 posted on 09/30/2010 7:15:24 PM PDT by Liberty Ship ("Lord, make me fast and accurate.")
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To: STONEWALLS

Those who will vote for Democrats will get exemption.
It will be decided by WH.
Govt will control everything.


4 posted on 09/30/2010 7:15:40 PM PDT by jennychase
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To: STONEWALLS

Obama’s socialist utopia is crumbling.


5 posted on 09/30/2010 7:16:14 PM PDT by devane617 (November!)
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To: farmguy

Why not....

One clown to another.....


6 posted on 09/30/2010 7:16:32 PM PDT by njslim
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To: STONEWALLS
check and mate.

We passed the bill
You have no idea what it is nor what is in it
We can and will make up the rules as we go along
We'll hammer you for decades as to how you voted for this.

Every pol, D and R should be tried for treason and shot for voting aye to this albatross.

(No offence to albatrossesses)

7 posted on 09/30/2010 7:16:37 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: farmguy

Rush nailed this on his show today.


8 posted on 09/30/2010 7:17:26 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: Liberty Ship

Isn’t there some kind of law that will prohibit the small potatoes guy from not getting an exemption when the big potatoes guy gets one?


9 posted on 09/30/2010 7:18:13 PM PDT by RummyChick
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Isn’t that what’s called a carve out... a political favor in search of support for the overall bill? Better get up to DC soon, cause, not everybody is gunna get the same sweet deal.


10 posted on 09/30/2010 7:18:17 PM PDT by dps.inspect (uttox)
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“exercise her discretion”

So now we live in a society in which we are subject to the whims of political appointees. My country of birth doesn’t really exist anymore.


11 posted on 09/30/2010 7:18:45 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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News at 11!! obama bows to Ronald McDonald
Im gonna get you.... for making me spit up my dinner!
12 posted on 09/30/2010 7:21:08 PM PDT by ph12321 (We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: STONEWALLS

If they allow it for McD’s, they have to allow it for every company. It’s that equal protection thingy.


13 posted on 09/30/2010 7:21:50 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: STONEWALLS

According to our constitution, the President is not supposed to make laws on his own.


14 posted on 09/30/2010 7:21:57 PM PDT by MontaniSemperLiberi
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“Isn’t there some kind of law that will prohibit the small potatoes guy from not getting an exemption when the big potatoes guy gets one?”

...good point...I think that’s covered by the Robinson-Pattman Act(anti-trust)

also how about some ‘flexibility’ for my household when we get a 20% rate hike from Blue Cross?


15 posted on 09/30/2010 7:23:03 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: devane617

I wonder if the opposite is true.

A Socialist Utopia has a singular executive who is able to force a desired outcome by changing the laws as unintended consequences come up. That is what we have.


16 posted on 09/30/2010 7:23:42 PM PDT by MontaniSemperLiberi
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To: Liberty Ship
Yeah, but this is right out of Atlas Shrugged. I’m afraid my company won’t have as effective a “Washington man” as McDonald’s does.

I'd think your company could hire Wesley Mouch's services pretty cheaply. He hasn't worked in what, over 50 years now?

17 posted on 09/30/2010 7:23:56 PM PDT by kevao
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To: STONEWALLS

Obama is lying.


18 posted on 09/30/2010 7:25:16 PM PDT by freedomwarrior998
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To: STONEWALLS

Selective enforcement of the law.


19 posted on 09/30/2010 7:26:12 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: STONEWALLS

“its top health official will “exercise her discretion” in enforcing a new health-law requirement”

Selective enforcement of laws? WTF?

Can I use this as precedent to demand “selective enforcement” of 922(o)? At least that has a loophole wherein the BATFE could be directed to issue permits.


20 posted on 09/30/2010 7:26:44 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (+)
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