"There has been a significant amount of inaccurate reporting on this issue. Like all Americans, everyone who works for the U.S. Congress, Members and staff alike, are subject to the requirements and benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; it is the law of the land. The ACA requires that Members of Congress transition from the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to the health insurance exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act beginning January 1, 2014. There have been no attempts to exempt Congress from this requirement. The federal government will continue to pay for employee's insurance premiums under the new health insurance exchanges, as do large employers across the country who offer health insurance to their employees."
Is this a bald faced damn lie? Obfuscation?
The fact he/she had to send out an email, suggests they are getting heat.
Translation: Our staffers will continue to receive the same excellent health care coverage at the cost of the taxpayers. So the premiums go up? So what.