Posted on 08/13/2013 11:58:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
A report that another provision of ObamaCare -- one that would cap out-of-pocket health care costs -- was being delayed brought a defiant challenge Tuesday from a top Senate Republican, accusing the president of "illegal and unconstitutional" acts in changing laws without congressional approval.
"The president doesn't get to write legislation, and it's illegal and unconstitutional for him to try and change legislation by himself," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Fox News.
The New York Times first reported on Tuesday that the administration is giving some insurers and employers a one-year grace period to adhere to the limit, which otherwise would have capped individual costs at $6,350 a year. The full requirement will go into effect in 2015, rather than 2014. The change means some employers -- namely, those with more than one benefit provider -- could use plans with higher limits or no limit at all on out-of-pocket costs during that period.
The grace period apparently was granted earlier this year, though was buried in reams of regulatory material and was not publicly reported until now. Department of Labor guidelines published in February had addressed the delay.
The confirmation comes weeks after the administration announced it was delaying a key insurance mandate -- the requirement on mid-sized and large businesses to provide coverage to full-time workers. The mandate, and the cap on costs, were both delayed for one year, in a move officials claimed was meant to give businesses more time to prepare.
According to the Times, the decision to delay the cap on costs was made because many employers said they needed to upgrade their computer systems. The issue was they used different systems to administer both medical coverage and drug coverage, and they were not set up to "aggregate" all the money an individual spends...
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Another reason to add to the list why this piece of junk, unconstitutional garbage of a law should be repealed and nuked from orbit!
As if Hussein and the people who give him his orders care about legality....
what difference does it make?
seriously this POTUS and his merry band can do whatever they please
They appear to be above the law and untouchable.
Granting obamacare “waivers” to those friendly to your agenda seems like it would be illegal too, but so far all we hear are crickets.
Power isn’t really power unless it is arbitrary and capricious.
What makes anyone think that if ObamaCare was defunded or legally halted that Tim Geithner wouldn’t simply hold the bond auctions and cut the checks anyway? Hell, virtually everything else they do shows no respect for the law.
So what are YOU gonna do about it?
They are in a panic over this train wreck going into effect before the 2014 mid-term election.
We need to feed the RATS their law on a stick!
All designed to direct people to their little health care indoctrination centers and eliminate Health Care providers.
As long as the Republicans let Obama legislate it will continue to happen.
Why should I be upset? What difference at this point does it make
He writes checks. No checks and balances. Then gets all shrill and starts pointing fingers when he’s called out on it.
Um... are we going to have a 2016 election?
The best way to defeat a bad law to require everyone to experience it.
Ben Nelson, Justice Roberts: May you both regret what you have done to this nation.
Nothing to see here, just a despot picking and choosing which laws he wants to enforce or ignore to his benefit.
This is a criminal act on his part and our Congress just goes cowers in fear.
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