Congress gets free ride on Obamacare
If Obamacare is such a great deal, why are so many businesses and organizations trying to
opt-out.
Now Congress gets in on the deal -- from
Reuters:
U.S. Congress wins relief on Obamacare health plan subsidies
Congress has won some partial relief for lawmakers and their staffs from the "Obamacare" health reforms that it passed and subjected itself to three years ago.
In a ruling issued on Wednesday, U.S. lawmakers and their staffs will continue to receive a federal contribution toward the health insurance that they must purchase through soon-to-open exchanges created by President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.
The decision by the Office of Personnel Management, with Obama's blessing, will prevent the largely unintended loss of healthcare benefits for 535 members of the Senate and House of Representatives and thousands of Capitol Hill staff.
Time to boot them all out and start over...
Posted by DaveH at August 7, 2013 5:21 PM