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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Obama Administration To End Health Care Waivers

Move could remove political distraction in 2012 elections

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.

The waivers deal with a part of the new health care law that restricts annual dollar limits on coverage. They won't be needed when the law goes into full effect in 2014, because taxpayer-subsidized insurance will be broadly available.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So he ends waivers after over 1400 are issued! What a stupid loser he is.
2012 can't get here soon enough.

Anonymous said...

It'll still be a political issue in 2012. The favors(ahem...)waivers were given en masse to democratic supporting unions/corps. The records speak for themselves. THEY wanted it, but THEY don't want to pay for it.