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Budget Deal Targets Pieces of Health Care Law
Fox News ^ | 4/10/2011 | Fox

Posted on 04/11/2011 6:30:08 AM PDT by mikelets456

The budget deal reached Friday would affect two initiatives contained in last year's health-care law that were bitterly opposed by businesses, killing one outright and slashing funding for the other.

The agreement would eliminate a provision of the health-care law enabling low-income workers to opt out of employer-offered health insurance and shop for more affordable coverage on insurance exchanges to be created in 2014, according to congressional aides and business groups.

Under the provision, employers would have had to help pay for the insurance purchased on the exchange. Ending the program would save the government $4 billion over 10 years, but it wouldn't result in any immediate spending cuts because it isn't set to begin for three years.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: defunded; fire; obamacare; under

1 posted on 04/11/2011 6:30:16 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: mikelets456

This one is sure to send the lefties out screaming bloody murder (though I suspect the first point is moot...in 2014 most employers are widely expected to be dropping their health plans anyway if this thing stands)


2 posted on 04/11/2011 6:47:23 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mikelets456

The Obamacare law was judged unconstitutional. We will not stop until the entire bill is repealed. We will not accept any form of nationalized healthcare. Reforms to healthcare must be done in the private sector.


3 posted on 04/11/2011 6:51:00 AM PDT by orinoco
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They need to defund and stamp out every last piece of the vile Health Care Debacle.
4 posted on 04/11/2011 7:08:38 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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To: mikelets456; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; calcowgirl; Gilbo_3; ...
Better you read the details of the two changes yourself : Budget Deal Targets Pieces of Health Care Law (FNC link)

These look like improvements to Obama-care which can go both ways politically: if you make it better then Obama looks better, but congressional Republicans 'look' responsible.

5 posted on 04/11/2011 7:22:02 AM PDT by sickoflibs ("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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