So, people can have government cheese health plan or Velveeta Health plan—if I say so and because I say so?
Say cheese
Parmesian arregiano or robusto, or even Brie, no siree, Bob.
Howard Dean: I Wonder If Obama Has the ‘Legal Authority to Do This’
“I wonder if he has the legal authority to do this, since this was a congressional bill that set this up,” said Dean of Obama’s proposed fix.
The former Vermont governor suggested that since the Obamacare website isn’t working, the president’s signature legislation might fail
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/howard-dean-i-wonder-if-obama-has-legal-authority-do_767096.html#
Jonathan Strong @j_strong 23m
RSC chairman Scalise: “This hollow press conference was like a person who burned down your house, later showing up with an empty bucket”
WhiteHousePressCorps @whpresscorps 29m
RT @bi_politics: No Matter What Congress Does, There Is No Correcting Obama’s Lie http://read.bi/1bxI3Pn
Judicial Watch @JudicialWatch 36m
Obama isn’t a one man Congress. Only Congress can rewrite the Affordable Care Act. This power grab is bound to be resisted it in the courts.
WhiteHousePressCorps @whpresscorps 1m
RT @JonahNRO: FACT: More people have read this today than have signed up for ObamaCare under the federal exchanges. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/363907/obamacare-schadenfreudarama-jonah-goldberg …
Mike O’Brien @mpoindc 56m
WH tries to give Dems a fig leaf on canceled plans. Vulnerable centrists still unsatisfied; insurers angry. Did Obama accomplish anything?
The letter, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, specifies that insurance policies must have been in existence as of Oct. 1, 2013. It encourages state agencies “responsible for enforcing the specified market reforms” to take action to allow plans to continue into 2014.
Insurers have already expressed concern about how the “fix” will affect premiums. Karen Ignagni, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, released a statement warning that fewer young people and at-risk individuals could now opt not to purchase coverage in the exchanges, causing premiums to rise and offering consumers fewer choices.
“Though this transitional policy was not anticipated by health insurance issuers when setting rates for 2014, the risk corridor program should help ameliorate unanticipated changes in premium revenue,” read the letter, which was signed by Gary Cohen, the director for the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
January 1, 2014, and any corresponding portions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (Code):
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Section 2701 (relating to fair health insurance premiums);
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Section 2702 (relating to guaranteed availability of coverage);
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Section 2703 (relating to guaranteed renewability of coverage);
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Section 2704 (relating to the prohibition of pre-existing condition exclusions or other discrimination based on health status), with respect to adults, except with respect to group coverage;
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Section 2705 (relating to the prohibition of discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status), except with respect to group coverage;
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Section 2706 (relating to non-discrimination in health care);
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Section 2707 (relating to comprehensive health insurance coverage);
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Section 2709, as codified at 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-8 (relating to coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials). The specified conditions are the following:
http://www.businessinsider.com/obamacare-fix-letter-to-state-insurance-commissioners-obama-2013-11