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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Watchdog Group Seeks Probe Of Special Health Insurance Perks Offered Only To Congress

An ethics watchdog group wants Congress to investigate whether concierge-style health insurance perks offered to lawmakers and staff violate the congressional gift ban.

The Washington-based Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, or CREW, sent letters to the House and Senate ethics committees on Wednesday calling for a probe following a New York Times report about Congress receiving special health care services from insurers that are not available to average Americans.

The special services include help navigating the insurance exchanges, a greater number of health plans from which to choose or help in avoiding having to join an insurance exchange at all.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Obamaites ... cat got your tongue again. Travesties continue.....

Anonymous said...

Yes it is wrong. Let them try to figure out how to get health care just like the rest of us have to do.