Americans for Prosperity has been urging states not to implement health care exchanges. These “exchanges” are being sold to the public as simple, transparent and innovative ways for consumers to purchase health insurance starting in 2014. However, these exchanges as created by the HHS are not simple, transparent or innovative due to the hundreds of pages of rules, regulations and mandates placed on the exchanges.
HHS is desperate for states to set up the exchanges. But according to the White House’ highly optimistic report, only 28 states are moving towards implementation.
This week, we learned another reason why HHS is pushing so hard for states to implement the exchanges: HHS doesn’t have enough money to create the backup federal exchange. HHS received a $1 billion in the original health care bill to create a federal exchange, but has all ready blown through that money. In the President’s budget proposal released this week HHS asked for another $860 million. As Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the funds would cover “the one-time cost to build the infrastructure, the enrollment piece of [the federal exchange], the IT system that’s needed.” Things the first billion should have covered. But that money has little, to no, chance of passing Congress. When asked about this problem, Sebelius said “We are going to get it done, yes.”
That is a remarkable statement symptomatic of what AFP said all along.
First, the administration’s own report acknowledges that 22 states are not in the process of implementing an exchange due to the harsh requirements and huge costs. Second, they are admitting that they need more money even after promising multiple times that $1 billion was enough to create the federal exchange. Now the administration admits that even if Congress doesn’t give it the money it needs, they’ll move forward anyway.
Why let a simple thing like funding stop you?
Welcome to ObamaCare.
Check out previous posts in the “Welcome to ObamaCare” series by clicking below:
• Part I – Overselling on Child Coverage and Preexisting Conditions
• Part II – Obama Taxing Benefits Costs Companies Millions
• Part III – CMS Finally Admits ObamaCare “Cost Savings” Are Phony
• Part IV – Can You Really “Keep Your Plan” If You Like It?
• Part V – Businesses Feeling the Impact, Asking for Waivers
• Part VI – Proposed Regulations “Exchange” a Good Idea for a Bad One
• Part VII – Acting up in CLASS
I like Obama care now my wife who is a cancer survivor will not be drop. So why do you hate my wife and my family because now my 20 year old son will be able to stay on our health care which by the way I have paid for most of my life since I am self employed You on the other hand have had free health care from me. and I am sick and tired of fools like you trying to keep the rest of us from having free health care So what do you say to that? Nothing because that is just what your kind has to offer nothing but more of the same old BS where we get the shaft and the rich get the gold by stealing it from us!
They don’t want to review the copemomisrs inherent in establishing and developing a society. They are extremely averse to discussing the limits of involuntary exploitation, instead resorting to making emotional appeals and slandering individuals, or whole groups, as racist or bigoted. They will not mention the unavoidable repercussions (e.g., corruption, destruction of the human spirit, sabotaged character development) of fostering a welfare state through authoritative coercion. They do not want to know about individuals who choose to fail. They want, as in all other matters, an out-of-sight and out-of-mind reality.They should also consider reforming the tax system, which places an undue burden on businesses and the middle class. There is also that little issue of unmeasured illegal immigration and the overt subversion of rule-of-law by American and foreign interests. And, last, but not least, our permanent military presence around the world. America should continue to develop its defensive/offensive capability, but it should not be solely responsible for the affairs (and interests) of others.Frankly, with their unyielding effort to sacrifice emergent human life to appease their insane gods, I’m surprised that anyone could take them seriously on other matters of individual dignity and valuation of human life. Also, their rhetoric has of late been progressively hollow and unsatisfying. However, as long as there is a progressive manufacture of vulnerability and uncertainty, then I suppose the issues of merit will remain merely intellectual curiosities.There is a discussion to be had, but not at the end of a sword or ephemeral mandate .
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