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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:

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

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

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