Posted on 02/28/2011 10:06:01 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama backtracks on health mandate, supports opt-out from start By Jason Millman - 02/28/11 11:31 AM ET
President Obama came out in favor of a significant change to the healthcare reform law for the first time on Monday, backing a plan that could delay the implementation of the mandate to buy insurance.
The president is supporting a plan that would allow states to receive waivers to pursue their own healthcare plans, a change that would let states opt out beginning in 2014 from the mandate to buy insurance — one of the law's most unpopular elements.
Speaking to nation’s governors on Monday morning, Obama said states should be able to implement alternatives to the reform law starting in 2014, rather than in 2017, which is the timeline set by the law.
"If you have a better way of doing it, help yourself,” Obama told the National Governors Association. “Go ahead, take that route.”
The law allows states to request a waiver for the requirement in 2017, but Obama said he supports moving the date up to 2014, when the individual mandate goes into effect.
The announcement marks the first major change backed by Obama since the Democratic Congress approved healthcare reform 11 months ago.
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Obama throws Obamacare under the bus.
You can trust Obozo- NOT!
...another shovel ready, “I always said” line to be taken up by the libtard media to gloss over a bold face LIE....
If they adopt their own mandated “Romney Care” plan?
Always watch the other hand.
“Obama backtracks on health mandate, supports opt-out from start.”
Mr. Brilliant Con Law guest lecturer hands us another great way to attack Obamacare in court...
Hussien just conceded that HussienCare is Unconstitutional.
Key words from article.....”federal permission to withdraw from the law’s mandates in 2014 rather than in 2017 as long as they.......”
So, you opt out, per Executive order, but ITS STILL THE LAW.....sorry, I’m not taking that bait.
The Dems really think the Tea Party is made up of Dummies, don’t they ?
Sounds like he expects a loss at the sc.
2014 eh? Just another lie in order to get reelected. As soon as he would be sworn in, he would just switch back to the original plan. Lies lies lies
“Obama throws Obamacare under the bus.”
He was for it before he was against it.
He’s lying. This is nothing but an attempt to lean to the right so fool people into thinking he has changed. If he were to be re-elected, he would, of course, change it back to mandatory insurance.
Reading the “Legal Handwriting” on the wall is he?
baloney
It needs to be repealed totally and our federal budget needs to be slashed by 20% to 50%. It needs to be done now!
His healthcare plan cost many Dems who backed it their seats in congress. Obama could care less about the political price his party paid. Obama is only for Obama.
He’ll leave enough of the laws in there to bankrupt the Insurance Industry and bingo, we’ve got Obamacare anyway. Beware of the creeping Marxist. Their nose is still under the tent.
interesting Freuian slip by writer/ editor. "bed"? "bat"?
The affirmative action *ssclown hasn't a clue.Not one miserable clue...
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