Obamacare Waivers Prove Policy is a Jobs Killer, Unions Benefit Most

[Stephanie]

man oh man, ya just gotta love this crap. and you people thought they passed this monster cause they CARED ABOUT YOU, suckers.


SNIP:
by Warner Todd Huston
111 companies and organizations were granted waivers by Obama’s Dept. of Health and Human Services so that they could get out of having to comply with Obamacare and unions were particularly well rewarded by the HHS with these waivers.



Interestingly, there was no great announcement of these waivers issued to the press. The HHS buried the waiver announcement six layers deep on its webpage and posted them on Friday when they imagined no one would notice. It’s a typical Friday evening document dump so common when an administration wants to avoid the prying eyes of the people. So much for the “most transparent administration in history,” eh?

One thing is sure about these waivers. Obama rewarded his union pals quite well. Som 15 unions and union healthcare or financial fund and insurance providers fill the list of companies and groups that will not have to operate under Obamacare’s destructive rules.

•The Service Employees Benefit Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Allied Trade Health & Welfare Trust Fund
•International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union No. 195
•Asbestos Workers Local 53 Welfare Fund
•Employees Security Funds
•Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Welfare Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227
•United Food and Commercial Workers Maximus Local 455
•Service Employees International Union Local 25
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1262
•Musicians Health Fund Local 802
•Hospitality Benefit Fund Local 17
•Transport Workers Union
•United Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund
•International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (AFL-CIO)

Interestingly enough, Obama has waived the onerous Obamacare rules for quite a few healthcare providers, too. One wonders how good Obamacare could be if the rules are waived for actual healthcare providers?

Most outrageous addition to the waiver list is the exemption that New England Health Care got. Is NEHC a healthcare provider or insurance company, you ask? Nope. It’s a policy group that, according to its website, is “dedicated to transforming health care for the benefit of patients and their families.”

As Jazz Shaw notes the irony is rich.

So an institute dedicated to finding ways to reform the health care system had to apply for an exemption from the administration’s reforms to the health care system? Keep your eyes on the news next week, as I’m fairly sure that the heads of some immigration reform lobbying groups will be deported.

In any case, this list shows that HHS realizes how bad Obamacare is for the healthcare plans on a wide range of industries, so bad that the new rules had to be waived. And remember. Once Obama waives all these businesses from having to put up with Obamacare, that just puts more burden on the rest of us that aren’t big campaign donors to Obama’s warchest.

Here is the full list of those that received waivers:

read the rest at.
Obamacare Waivers Prove Policy is a Jobs Killer, Unions Benefit Most - Big Government

 

[Two Thumbs]

The very unions that demanded that we have this want to exempt themselves, and obama, being the union man he is, did them the favor.

oh well. Another man w/o the basics of integrity in the Oval Office.

 

[WillowTree]

I told you this from the get go. Unions cannot afford their benefits. They want the American tax payer to foot the bill. Wait til they come after your 401 K,, unions cannot afford their pensions either so they want yours.


obie wan kisses union ass.

 

[Capitalist]

If one business is exempt all business should be exempt. Companies will opt out. By closing down. Simple as that.
BTW
Let us not forget that the Congress and President were specifically exempted from Obowmacare.

 

[Claudette]

man oh man, ya just gotta love this crap. and you people thought they passed this monster cause they CARED ABOUT YOU, suckers.


SNIP:
by Warner Todd Huston
111 companies and organizations were granted waivers by Obama’s Dept. of Health and Human Services so that they could get out of having to comply with Obamacare and unions were particularly well rewarded by the HHS with these waivers.



Interestingly, there was no great announcement of these waivers issued to the press. The HHS buried the waiver announcement six layers deep on its webpage and posted them on Friday when they imagined no one would notice. It’s a typical Friday evening document dump so common when an administration wants to avoid the prying eyes of the people. So much for the “most transparent administration in history,” eh?

One thing is sure about these waivers. Obama rewarded his union pals quite well. Som 15 unions and union healthcare or financial fund and insurance providers fill the list of companies and groups that will not have to operate under Obamacare’s destructive rules.

•The Service Employees Benefit Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Allied Trade Health & Welfare Trust Fund
•International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union No. 195
•Asbestos Workers Local 53 Welfare Fund
•Employees Security Funds
•Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Welfare Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227
•United Food and Commercial Workers Maximus Local 455
•Service Employees International Union Local 25
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1262
•Musicians Health Fund Local 802
•Hospitality Benefit Fund Local 17
•Transport Workers Union
•United Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund
•International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (AFL-CIO)

Interestingly enough, Obama has waived the onerous Obamacare rules for quite a few healthcare providers, too. One wonders how good Obamacare could be if the rules are waived for actual healthcare providers?

Most outrageous addition to the waiver list is the exemption that New England Health Care got. Is NEHC a healthcare provider or insurance company, you ask? Nope. It’s a policy group that, according to its website, is “dedicated to transforming health care for the benefit of patients and their families.”

As Jazz Shaw notes the irony is rich.

So an institute dedicated to finding ways to reform the health care system had to apply for an exemption from the administration’s reforms to the health care system? Keep your eyes on the news next week, as I’m fairly sure that the heads of some immigration reform lobbying groups will be deported.

In any case, this list shows that HHS realizes how bad Obamacare is for the healthcare plans on a wide range of industries, so bad that the new rules had to be waived. And remember. Once Obama waives all these businesses from having to put up with Obamacare, that just puts more burden on the rest of us that aren’t big campaign donors to Obama’s warchest.

Here is the full list of those that received waivers:

read the rest at.
Obamacare Waivers Prove Policy is a Jobs Killer, Unions Benefit Most - Big Government

Yep.

Saw this on the news last night and can't say I'm surprised.

The Unions and some pretty large companies are on that exempt list.

Guess those of us who are left will be footing some pretty steep HC costs.

Talk about a bunch of bullshit.

 

[WillowTree]

man oh man, ya just gotta love this crap. and you people thought they passed this monster cause they CARED ABOUT YOU, suckers.


SNIP:
by Warner Todd Huston
111 companies and organizations were granted waivers by Obama’s Dept. of Health and Human Services so that they could get out of having to comply with Obamacare and unions were particularly well rewarded by the HHS with these waivers.



Interestingly, there was no great announcement of these waivers issued to the press. The HHS buried the waiver announcement six layers deep on its webpage and posted them on Friday when they imagined no one would notice. It’s a typical Friday evening document dump so common when an administration wants to avoid the prying eyes of the people. So much for the “most transparent administration in history,” eh?

One thing is sure about these waivers. Obama rewarded his union pals quite well. Som 15 unions and union healthcare or financial fund and insurance providers fill the list of companies and groups that will not have to operate under Obamacare’s destructive rules.

•The Service Employees Benefit Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Allied Trade Health & Welfare Trust Fund
•International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union No. 195
•Asbestos Workers Local 53 Welfare Fund
•Employees Security Funds
•Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Welfare Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227
•United Food and Commercial Workers Maximus Local 455
•Service Employees International Union Local 25
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1262
•Musicians Health Fund Local 802
•Hospitality Benefit Fund Local 17
•Transport Workers Union
•United Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund
•International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (AFL-CIO)

Interestingly enough, Obama has waived the onerous Obamacare rules for quite a few healthcare providers, too. One wonders how good Obamacare could be if the rules are waived for actual healthcare providers?

Most outrageous addition to the waiver list is the exemption that New England Health Care got. Is NEHC a healthcare provider or insurance company, you ask? Nope. It’s a policy group that, according to its website, is “dedicated to transforming health care for the benefit of patients and their families.”

As Jazz Shaw notes the irony is rich.

So an institute dedicated to finding ways to reform the health care system had to apply for an exemption from the administration’s reforms to the health care system? Keep your eyes on the news next week, as I’m fairly sure that the heads of some immigration reform lobbying groups will be deported.

In any case, this list shows that HHS realizes how bad Obamacare is for the healthcare plans on a wide range of industries, so bad that the new rules had to be waived. And remember. Once Obama waives all these businesses from having to put up with Obamacare, that just puts more burden on the rest of us that aren’t big campaign donors to Obama’s warchest.

Here is the full list of those that received waivers:

read the rest at.
Obamacare Waivers Prove Policy is a Jobs Killer, Unions Benefit Most - Big Government

Yep.

Saw this on the news last night and can't say I'm surprised.

The Unions and some pretty large companies are on that exempt list.

Guess those of us who are left will be footing some pretty steep HC costs.

Talk about a bunch of bullshit.

Poor old Manifold just got his bill. I feel sorry for him. But, elections do have consequences.

 

[Intense]

man oh man, ya just gotta love this crap. and you people thought they passed this monster cause they CARED ABOUT YOU, suckers.


SNIP:
by Warner Todd Huston
111 companies and organizations were granted waivers by Obama’s Dept. of Health and Human Services so that they could get out of having to comply with Obamacare and unions were particularly well rewarded by the HHS with these waivers.



Interestingly, there was no great announcement of these waivers issued to the press. The HHS buried the waiver announcement six layers deep on its webpage and posted them on Friday when they imagined no one would notice. It’s a typical Friday evening document dump so common when an administration wants to avoid the prying eyes of the people. So much for the “most transparent administration in history,” eh?

One thing is sure about these waivers. Obama rewarded his union pals quite well. Som 15 unions and union healthcare or financial fund and insurance providers fill the list of companies and groups that will not have to operate under Obamacare’s destructive rules.

•The Service Employees Benefit Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Allied Trade Health & Welfare Trust Fund
•International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union No. 195
•Asbestos Workers Local 53 Welfare Fund
•Employees Security Funds
•Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Welfare Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227
•United Food and Commercial Workers Maximus Local 455
•Service Employees International Union Local 25
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1262
•Musicians Health Fund Local 802
•Hospitality Benefit Fund Local 17
•Transport Workers Union
•United Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund
•International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (AFL-CIO)

Interestingly enough, Obama has waived the onerous Obamacare rules for quite a few healthcare providers, too. One wonders how good Obamacare could be if the rules are waived for actual healthcare providers?

Most outrageous addition to the waiver list is the exemption that New England Health Care got. Is NEHC a healthcare provider or insurance company, you ask? Nope. It’s a policy group that, according to its website, is “dedicated to transforming health care for the benefit of patients and their families.”

As Jazz Shaw notes the irony is rich.

So an institute dedicated to finding ways to reform the health care system had to apply for an exemption from the administration’s reforms to the health care system? Keep your eyes on the news next week, as I’m fairly sure that the heads of some immigration reform lobbying groups will be deported.

In any case, this list shows that HHS realizes how bad Obamacare is for the healthcare plans on a wide range of industries, so bad that the new rules had to be waived. And remember. Once Obama waives all these businesses from having to put up with Obamacare, that just puts more burden on the rest of us that aren’t big campaign donors to Obama’s warchest.

Here is the full list of those that received waivers:

read the rest at.
Obamacare Waivers Prove Policy is a Jobs Killer, Unions Benefit Most - Big Government

Yep.

Saw this on the news last night and can't say I'm surprised.

The Unions and some pretty large companies are on that exempt list.

Guess those of us who are left will be footing some pretty steep HC costs.

Talk about a bunch of bullshit.

You have it all wrong. Some of them are just more equal than us, they are special, and entitled to benefits at our expense that we should be glad to pay for. Don't you get it. Don't you see that they are so much more worthy than us.... I bet you are still caught up in that false notion of equal justice.

 

[Two Thumbs]

So with all these exemptions, and the farce that is the new laws.

My premium will rockett up to cover the increased cost AND my taxes will have to go up to cover those that refuse to pay thier fair share OR the dollar will get further devalued by borrowing to cover this insanity?

I thought dems say they support the working poor? With friends like them, I will never need another enemy or even someone that I midly dislike.

 

[daveman]

The USMB lefties are waiting for their marching orders before they come in here to defend this steaming pile.

 

[Capitalist]

The USMB lefties are waiting for their marching orders before they come in here to defend this steaming pile.

USMB lefties probably threatening each other for any possible disloyalty to
Dear Leader.

 

[uscitizen]

Wrong Steph.
The healthcare and insurance industry benefit the most.

 

[daveman]

The USMB lefties are waiting for their marching orders before they come in here to defend this steaming pile.

USMB lefties probably threatening each other for any possible disloyalty to
Dear Leader.

"No, MY jackboots are the shiniest!"

 

[Flopper]

man oh man, ya just gotta love this crap. and you people thought they passed this monster cause they CARED ABOUT YOU, suckers.


SNIP:
by Warner Todd Huston
111 companies and organizations were granted waivers by Obama’s Dept. of Health and Human Services so that they could get out of having to comply with Obamacare and unions were particularly well rewarded by the HHS with these waivers.



Interestingly, there was no great announcement of these waivers issued to the press. The HHS buried the waiver announcement six layers deep on its webpage and posted them on Friday when they imagined no one would notice. It’s a typical Friday evening document dump so common when an administration wants to avoid the prying eyes of the people. So much for the “most transparent administration in history,” eh?

One thing is sure about these waivers. Obama rewarded his union pals quite well. Som 15 unions and union healthcare or financial fund and insurance providers fill the list of companies and groups that will not have to operate under Obamacare’s destructive rules.

•The Service Employees Benefit Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Allied Trade Health & Welfare Trust Fund
•International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union No. 195
•Asbestos Workers Local 53 Welfare Fund
•Employees Security Funds
•Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Welfare Fund
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227
•United Food and Commercial Workers Maximus Local 455
•Service Employees International Union Local 25
•United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1262
•Musicians Health Fund Local 802
•Hospitality Benefit Fund Local 17
•Transport Workers Union
•United Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund
•International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (AFL-CIO)

Interestingly enough, Obama has waived the onerous Obamacare rules for quite a few healthcare providers, too. One wonders how good Obamacare could be if the rules are waived for actual healthcare providers?

Most outrageous addition to the waiver list is the exemption that New England Health Care got. Is NEHC a healthcare provider or insurance company, you ask? Nope. It’s a policy group that, according to its website, is “dedicated to transforming health care for the benefit of patients and their families.”

As Jazz Shaw notes the irony is rich.

So an institute dedicated to finding ways to reform the health care system had to apply for an exemption from the administration’s reforms to the health care system? Keep your eyes on the news next week, as I’m fairly sure that the heads of some immigration reform lobbying groups will be deported.

In any case, this list shows that HHS realizes how bad Obamacare is for the healthcare plans on a wide range of industries, so bad that the new rules had to be waived. And remember. Once Obama waives all these businesses from having to put up with Obamacare, that just puts more burden on the rest of us that aren’t big campaign donors to Obama’s warchest.

Here is the full list of those that received waivers:

read the rest at.
Obamacare Waivers Prove Policy is a Jobs Killer, Unions Benefit Most - Big Government

The waiver program is intended to provide continuous coverage until 2014, when government-organized marketplaces will offer insurance subsidized by tax credits, says HHS spokeswoman Jessica Santillo.
McDonald's, 29 other firms get health care coverage waivers - USATODAY.com

The waivers exempt the employer from specific requirements of the law, most commonly the requirement for $750,000 minimum coverage next year. Without these waivers, employers could lose coverage between now and 2014. Not surprisingly, the link, "Big Government" didn't report these details.

 

[Intense]

Obama White House Hands Out 111 Obamacare Waivers- Hides It on Website


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Uu_tI0hTw[/ame]

 

[theDoctorisIn]

If one business is exempt all business should be exempt. Companies will opt out. By closing down. Simple as that.
BTW
Let us not forget that the Congress and President were specifically exempted from Obowmacare.

Let us not forget that this is a lie.

But feel free to keep repeating it, if it makes you feel better.

 

[Intense]

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 prevent some insurers and employers from dropping coverage and also promising to modify other rules because many of the existing policies would not meet new standards.

Last month, federal officials granted dozens of one-year waivers that were aimed at sparing certain employers, including McDonald’s, insurers and unions who offer plans that sharply limit the coverage they provide. These limited-benefit plans, also known as “minimeds,” fail to comply with new rules phasing out limits on how much policies will provide in medical care each year.

Concerned about the potential disruption that would be created by enforcing the new rules, the administration has granted dozens of additional waivers and also made clear that it would modify other rules affecting these policies. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services issued more guidance, saying it would use a different method of calculating spending for these plans so they would be able to meet new regulations dictating how insurers should use the premium dollars they collect.

While critics say these moves could water down the new law, the administration says it is responding to concerns from employers and others that many workers have no other alternative. The new rules also require that the policies clearly say how much coverage they provide and that they do not satisfy the law’s new standards.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/health/policy/10waiver.html?_r=1

 

[Intense]

Also on the list: Dish Networks and more. At this point, the better question is: Who won’t be on the list after the Obamacare central planners fully acknowledge the destructive consequences of their schemes?

Michelle Malkin Waiver-mania! The ever-expanding Obamacare escapee list

 

[boedicca]

Clearly, ObamaCare, like taxes, is for the Little People.

 

[Intense]

Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements of the PHS Act Section 2711 as of November 1, 2010



*All Applicants Listed have had 1 or more plans/policies approved

Applications for waivers from annual limit requirements are reviewed on a case by case basis by Department officials who look at a series of factors including whether or not a premium increase is large or if a significant number of enrollees would lose access to their current plan because the coverage would not be offered in the absence of a waiver. More detailed information on specific criteria can be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/11-05-2010annual_limits_waiver_bulletin.pdf. Approved applicants are granted an annual limit waiver for one year. The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight’s sub-regulatory guidance on the process for obtaining waivers of the annual limits requirements may be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/patient/ociio_2010-1_20100903_508.pdf

The List
Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements of the PHS Act Section 2711 as of November 1, 2010

 

[Flopper]

Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements of the PHS Act Section 2711 as of November 1, 2010



*All Applicants Listed have had 1 or more plans/policies approved

Applications for waivers from annual limit requirements are reviewed on a case by case basis by Department officials who look at a series of factors including whether or not a premium increase is large or if a significant number of enrollees would lose access to their current plan because the coverage would not be offered in the absence of a waiver. More detailed information on specific criteria can be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/11-05-2010annual_limits_waiver_bulletin.pdf. Approved applicants are granted an annual limit waiver for one year. The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight’s sub-regulatory guidance on the process for obtaining waivers of the annual limits requirements may be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/patient/ociio_2010-1_20100903_508.pdf

The List
Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements of the PHS Act Section 2711 as of November 1, 2010

My understanding is that these wavers are needed to make sure no one loses coverage prior to 2014 when the tax credits go into effect. As I recall this was discussed in the media just after the bill passed.