ObamaCare waivers & crony capitalism
“There are now 1,372 companies, labor unions and states that have applied for and been granted waivers from an early provision of [ObamaCare] … What’s really being waived here is the rule of law.”
Nursing homes seek waiver from ObamaCare health control bill
Nursing homes seeks waver from health control bill. “We do not have much ability to increase prices because we are so dependent on Medicaid and Medicare” for revenue, says president of American Health Care Association.
Best health care political pull can buy
“While Obamacare is suppressing genuine marketplace competition for medical services, it is also spurring a more sinister facsimile of competition – for political favors.” – Paul Hsieh, MD.
ObamaCare waivers: over 100 served
Jonathan Adler’s post at the Volokh Conspiracy on waivers to some of HR 3590′s mandates is short enough to quote in full: The NYT reports: As Obama administration officials put into place some of the new rules that go into effect under the federal health care law, they are issuing more waivers to try to […]
“You can keep your health insurance…if you BEG hard enough for an Obamacare waiver.”
That’s Michelle Malkin on ObamaCare (HR 3590), in her post titled “Obamacare waivers: Torquemada Sebelius spares McDonald’s, unions.” (via Ari Armstrong.)
