Posted on 11/10/2013 12:09:18 PM PST by tobyhill
resident Barack Obama says he'll do everything he can to help people coping with health insurance cancellations, but legally and practically his options appear limited.
That means the latest political problem engulfing Obama's health care overhaul may not be resolved quickly, cleanly or completely.
White House deputy spokesman Josh Earnest said Friday that the president has asked his team to look at administrative fixes to help people whose plans are being canceled as a result of new federal coverage rules. Obama, in an NBC interview Thursday, said "I am sorry" to people who are losing coverage and had relied on his assurances that if they liked their plan, they could keep it.
The focus appears to be on easing the impact for a specific group: people whose policies have been canceled and who don't qualify for tax credits to offset higher premiums. The administration has not settled on a particular fix and it's possible the final decision would apply to a broader group.
Still, a president can't just pick up the phone and order the Treasury to cut checks for people suffering from insurance premium sticker shock. Spending would have to be authorized by law.
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That funnyyy LMAO so true MAN
We did get something , we got screwed. If you didn’t enjoy it then you’re a racist and need an attitude adjustment to get your mind right.
Why do we want the person who fixes the problem be the same as the person who made the problem in the first place?
The practice of elected officials passing laws, regulations, etc. and passing the enforcement on to government bureaucrats to carry out as they, the bureaucrats, see fit is not some new procedure from local government up through the states to the federal government. This is how ‘government’ has become such a fiasco. Think about if you would like to see what your neighbor pushes is what you want. You don’t have much if any say about how your neighbor will act but you can bet your bottom dollar if push comes to shove the governing body will support the bureaucrat because they know the bureaucrats are many and have election power.
We-knew-he-was-a-communist-in-2008-BUMP
Few options? True dat. Kill the damn law is the only option that’ll work.
If NBC and the rest of the alphabet network Kool-Aid drinkers want to know what problems are likely to arise with the implementation of Obamacare, they can go through the FR postings from five years ago.
Remember it isn’t a tax but a fee. :)
Roberts says tax, Obama says fee... Let’s call the whole thing off.
I honestly don’t know why there is such silence. People are complaining to the media, but the media is also pretty scared now.
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