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  • GOP Report: Obamacare cost-sharing payments violated the Constitution

    07/07/2016 5:27:26 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 22 replies
    Hot Air.com ^ | July 7, 2016 | JOHN SEXTON
    The Majority staff for two House Committees have released a report which concludes the Obama administration broke the law and violated the Constitution by making billions in Obamacare cost-sharing payments without congressional authorization. There are two major payments set out under Obamacare. First, premium tax credits, often referred to as subsidies, offset the monthly cost of insurance. Second, cost-sharing reductions are payments made to insurance companies to offset high deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs. The Obamacare law included a permanent appropriation of money to pay for the premium subsidies but not for the cost-sharing payments.The report issued Thursday demonstrates that...