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Originally posted by: hoops2
Unless you count personal greed it doesn't explain why the people who wrote the law and supported the law want out.
Originally posted by: hoops2
Unless you count personal greed it doesn't explain why the people who wrote the law and supported the law want out.
This is so.
Although incorrect on some details Chilccot and pjstroh come close to describing Congress's reluctance to embrace Obamacare.
Under the Federal Health Benefits Plan Congressfolks got to choose one of several group health policies at one of several levels of coverage. DonDiego supposes Congressfolks chose very good coverage.
And just as unions or private/corporate employers "subsidize" health care plans, the Government covered pr'bly about two-thirds or so of the actual cost of the FHBP coverage, . . . just as the Government covers about two-thirds for every FEHB plan for everyone from the lowest level government employee to the highest,
Under Obamacare as legislated Congressfolks are required to obtain health care insurance through the Obamacare exchanges. And they are to be reimbursed exactly as all other Obamacare participants; and because of their salaries they do not qualify for a subsidy. The Law provides no means by which to provide any reimbursement to Congressfolks who purchase an Obamacare policy. This has been the understanding when the Bill was authored; this has been the understanding since the Bill was passed. This provision was placed into the Law by Republicans because they wanted to dissuade Congressfolks from voting for the Bill.
Democrats in Congress passed the Bill anyway. Now they are upset. Or more accurately they were upset for a brief interval.
To silence the whining from Congressfolks and in spite of the clear legal meaning of the provision to force Congressfolks to purchase an Obamacare policy without reimbursement, . . . President Obama ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rule that Congressfolks are entitled to a subsidy, . . . just like the reimbursement they had been receiving under the FEHB plans.
No one else in the Country is getting similar special treatment. Congressfolks are better than hoops2 and even DonDiego. Isn't that precious?
It is great to be the King.
Although incorrect on some details Chilccot and pjstroh come close to describing Congress's reluctance to embrace Obamacare.
Under the Federal Health Benefits Plan Congressfolks got to choose one of several group health policies at one of several levels of coverage. DonDiego supposes Congressfolks chose very good coverage.
And just as unions or private/corporate employers "subsidize" health care plans, the Government covered pr'bly about two-thirds or so of the actual cost of the FHBP coverage, . . . just as the Government covers about two-thirds for every FEHB plan for everyone from the lowest level government employee to the highest,
Under Obamacare as legislated Congressfolks are required to obtain health care insurance through the Obamacare exchanges. And they are to be reimbursed exactly as all other Obamacare participants; and because of their salaries they do not qualify for a subsidy. The Law provides no means by which to provide any reimbursement to Congressfolks who purchase an Obamacare policy. This has been the understanding when the Bill was authored; this has been the understanding since the Bill was passed. This provision was placed into the Law by Republicans because they wanted to dissuade Congressfolks from voting for the Bill.
Democrats in Congress passed the Bill anyway. Now they are upset. Or more accurately they were upset for a brief interval.
To silence the whining from Congressfolks and in spite of the clear legal meaning of the provision to force Congressfolks to purchase an Obamacare policy without reimbursement, . . . President Obama ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rule that Congressfolks are entitled to a subsidy, . . . just like the reimbursement they had been receiving under the FEHB plans.
No one else in the Country is getting similar special treatment. Congressfolks are better than hoops2 and even DonDiego. Isn't that precious?
It is great to be the King.
