FREEDOM EDEN: ObamaCare Waivers List 2011
Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obamas administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosis Northern California district.
Thats in addition to the 27 new waivers for health care or drug companies and the 31 new union waivers Obamas Department of Health and Human Services approved.
Pelosis district secured almost 20 percent of the latest issuance of waivers nationwide, and the companies that won them didnt have much in common with companies throughout the rest of the country that have received Obamacare waivers.
Other common waiver recipients were labor union chapters, large corporations, financial firms and local governments. But Pelosis districts waivers are the first major examples of luxurious, gourmet restaurants and hotels getting a year-long pass from Obamacare.
...The reason the Obama administration says it has given out waivers is to exempt certain companies or policyholders from annual limit requirements. The applications for the waivers 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. The waivers dont allow a company to permanently refrain from implementing Obamacares stipulations, but companies can reapply for waivers annually through 2014.
