FLASHBACK: UPDATE 1-U.S. Congress wins relief on Obamacare health plan subsidies (brain drain)

Reuters ^ | 8/07/13 | David Lawder

[Libloather]

**SNIP**

The amendment's author, Republican Senator Charles Grassley, argued that if Obamacare plans were good enough for the American public, they were good enough for Congress. Democrats, eager to pass the reforms, went along with it.

But it soon became apparent the provision contained no language that allowed federal contributions toward their health plans that cover about 75 percent of the premium costs.

This caused fears that staff would suddenly face sharply higher healthcare costs and leave federal service, causing a "brain drain" on Capitol Hill.

But Wednesday's proposed rule from the OPM, the federal government's human resources agency, means that Congress will escape the most onerous impact of law as it was written.

[Libloather]

Husseincare is designed for the stupid.

Take a look at this roster of Democrats who either chaired key committees during the Obamacare debate or were otherwise known for their involvement on health care issues:

SENATE
◾Edward Kennedy (chaired the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; died)
◾Chris Dodd (ran the HELP Committee while Kennedy was sick, retired)
◾Tom Harkin (chairs the HELP Committee now; retiring in 2014)
◾Max Baucus (chaired the Finance Committee during Obamacare markup; principal author of Obamacare; retired to be ambassador to China)
◾Jay Rockefeller (No. 2 on Finance Committee; advocate for Medicaid; retiring in 2014)

HOUSE
◾Pete Stark (senior member of Ways and Means Committee; career-long interest in health care; lost reelection in 2012)
◾George Miller (Pelosi lieutenant; chaired Education and Labor Committee during Obamacare markup; retiring in 2014)
◾Henry Waxman (chaired Energy and Commerce during Obamacare markup; long career in health issues; retiring in 2014)
◾Allyson Schwartz (active on Medicare and the health care delivery system; retiring to run for governor of Pennsylvania)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/democrats-health-care-brain-drain-20140130

[Iron Munro]

Most people seem to have forgotten that during the 2008 presidential campaign democrats promised everyone in America would get the same health care plan that congress had.

[Kanzan]

Excellent point! I’ve been told that Congressional Obamacarefacebook is twice as expensive, doubles co-pay and deductible, and hardly covers anything. This is Mission Accomplished for liberals: everyone now has compulsory, awful health insurance.

[Kanzan]

Excellent point! I’ve been told that Congressional Obamacarefacebook is twice as expensive, doubles co-pay and deductible, and hardly covers anything. This is Mission Accomplished for liberals: everyone now has compulsory, awful health insurance.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Typical rules for thee but not for me.I loathe these scum.