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Sebelius Asked Companies to Support Health Care Law
The New York Times ^ | 6-4-2013 | Robert Pear

Posted on 06/04/2013 1:14:47 PM PDT by servo1969

WASHINGTON — Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, disclosed on Tuesday that she had made telephone calls to three companies regulated by her department and urged them to help a nonprofit group promote President Obama’s health care law.

She identified the companies as Johnson & Johnson, the drug maker; Ascension Health, a large Roman Catholic health care system; and Kaiser Permanente, the health insurance plan.

At a Congressional hearing, Ms. Sebelius said she had not explicitly asked the companies for money, but urged them to support the work of the nonprofit group, Enroll America.

The group, led by former Obama administration officials, is working with the White House to publicize the 2010 health care law and help uninsured people sign up for coverage.

Republicans in Congress have raised questions about the legality and propriety of Ms. Sebelius’s efforts, saying she was trying to circumvent limits on spending set by Congress.

However, Ms. Sebelius said she was following well-established precedents. For example, she said, the Clinton administration established “public-private partnerships'’ to encourage enrollment in the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the administration of President George W. Bush worked with pharmaceutical companies and insurers to help Medicare beneficiaries sign up for prescription drug coverage.

Obama administration officials had previously said that Ms. Sebelius solicited donations from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and H&R Block, the tax preparation service. She confirmed on Tuesday that she had urged them to “consider making contributions'’ to Enroll America, which she described as “a private nonprofit nonpartisan organization.'’

Administration officials say the health care law needs private support because Congress has provided less money than Mr. Obama requested for a public education and outreach campaign.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ascension; corruption; democrats; fraud; johnson; kaiser; kathleen; lobby; obama; obamacare; permanente; sebelius; sebeliusextortion; sebeliusshakedown

"Smooches!"
1 posted on 06/04/2013 1:14:47 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: servo1969

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a feral government official using fear of the feral government to get people to do things for you.


2 posted on 06/04/2013 1:21:31 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The NYT, supposed masters of the English language.

What is their definition of the word, “asked”.


3 posted on 06/04/2013 1:24:11 PM PDT by stanne
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To: servo1969

The Death Queen.


4 posted on 06/04/2013 1:25:32 PM PDT by what's up
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To: servo1969

KEEP GOING!!! This is ALL going to come crashing down.


5 posted on 06/04/2013 1:27:05 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: stanne

Telling the Truth Slowly to the Slimes because someone else was about to run with this story.


6 posted on 06/04/2013 1:27:20 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: servo1969
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7 posted on 06/04/2013 1:32:12 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: servo1969

It works like this.

Tony Soprana calls and asks if you want to make a donation.

He then says his Friend Pauly Walnuts down at IRS is a nice guy.


8 posted on 06/04/2013 2:05:04 PM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: PA-RIVER

More like Kathleen Sebelius ask the companies for “support”, then tells them she knows folks at the IRS & FDA.


9 posted on 06/04/2013 2:23:11 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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Other than the fact that this is simply illegal, what’s the big deal?

Mark


10 posted on 06/04/2013 2:43:03 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Ann Archy
KEEP GOING!!! This is ALL going to come crashing down.

Which is exactly what Hussein wants.
11 posted on 06/04/2013 2:50:07 PM PDT by Old Yeller
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To: servo1969

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12 posted on 06/04/2013 3:14:32 PM PDT by gaijin
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