Obama admin to end health care waivers

ap.com ^ | 6-17-11 | By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration says it will end a controversial health care waiver program in September.

Officials announced Friday that all applications for new waivers and renewals of existing ones have to be in by Sept. 22.

That would remove a potential political distraction in the 2012 elections.

[Psycho_Bunny]

By stopping it they are admitting what we already knew: it was a corrupt payback scheme used to cover flawed legislation.

[parisa]

Come on hordes of treasonous leaches, get yours in, we’ve got a wtf election coming up!

[ilgipper]

not to mention reports that they are offering three year waivers, which will expend past the election and then they can start it up again for their supporters. Criminal.

[cashless]

I cannot believe (let me restate that) I do not understand why the idiots in the Republican party have not frozen all of Sebellius’ departments’ funds until all waivers are rescinded. Debate the notion that if it is such a damn fine plan there is no need for waivers. Pass it in the house and send it to the Senate and have the same debate. Make a voting record between now and Nov. 2012 to show the partisan favoritism of Obamalamadindong administration and the pro union Rat party. For Pete’s sake do we have to come up with all the ideas to shine the light on the shady and dark machinations in this current environment. I sometimes wonder why they can’t do the simple things to get things done. Where is the defunding of Obamacare we were promised? Are you leaving that up to the POTUS new golf buddy, John, “Go Along”, Boehner?Here a little golf tip: GET OFF YOUR DUFF and do what you were elected to do and that was NOT TO PLAY NICE UNTIL THE AGENDA IS COMPLETED. Makes me nauseous.

[Iron Munro]

Just making sure all his pals get in under the wire.

[lstanle]

What is the total count on number of waivers now? I believe its ‘ in the thousands.

[Semper911]

That would remove a potential political distraction in the 2012 elections.

No, it won't. We will still be "distracted" by it. Guaranteed.

[Chode]

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“Are they going to be voided?”

No way! The ones who got them are the ones they wanted to have them. We just missed the boat. n/s

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Now that all his buds got their exemptions he is just using this an excuse to deny exemptions to everybody else.

ALL EXEMPTIONS should be declared null and void.

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Get your donations in early and often to qualify! ;-)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks rawhide.

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/obamacare/index

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=waivers

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waiver Ping

[widdle_wabbit]

A Special Prosecutor should be looking into this Waiver business to find Who authorized it; Who advertised the Waivers; Was it Fairly decided; Did it apply to All?