Posted on 01/20/2014 9:02:00 AM PST by Sub-Driver
January 20, 2014, 09:24 am Sebelius makes MLK-themed ACA pitch
By Blake Neff
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius took advantage of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to promote ObamaCare's insurance exchanges, linking insurance coverage to opportunity and equality.
In a statement released Friday as the holiday weekend began, Sebelius referenced King's 1966 statement that “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”
“A child who can't focus in school because of untreated asthma or a painful cavity is denied the opportunity to learn and realize his or her full potential. A parent who is unable to work because of untreated high blood pressure, diabetes or kidney disease is denied the opportunity to provide for his or her family,” Sebelius said. “Because of the Affordable Care Act, it's a new day in health care that is bringing new security and opening new doors of opportunity.”
Sebelius also encouraged citizens to encourage and assist their friends and family in signing up for health insurance through the exchanges. The federal government is hoping to have at least seven million people signed up for coverage by March 1st.
The New York Times reported Sunday that the Obama administration is delaying enforcement of a provision of the Affordable Care Act that would have fined employers that provided top executives better heath coverage than is offered to other employees.
The newspaper reported that the Internal Revenue Service has not yet been able to issue regulations clarifying a portion of the ObamaCare law that prohibits discrimination of eligibility or benefits “in favor of highly compensated individuals.”
Since the agency has not yet determined how to measure health benefits — or which well-paid employees would be considered “highly compensated” — they plan to hold off on penalties, which are set at $100 per day for each employee negatively impacted.
“The IRS has not announced any new or additional information on this issue,” IRS spokesperson Michelle Eldridge said in a statement to The Hill. “The New York Times story refers to IRS Notice 2011-1, which was released to the press on December 22, 2010. That Notice stated that the sanctions under Public Health Service Act Section 2716 will not apply until after generally applicable guidance is issued, because the statute requires regulatory detail in order to operate properly.”
Painful cavity? Is that something covered under the ACA?
Nothing more than a shiftless bunch of opportunistic users bent on enslaving this country.
If they were inclined to reference Jesus and/or Christianity, they would even invoke his name in support of their machinations.
This woman should be in the unemployment line because of her lying, her duplicity, her incompetence and her negligence in executing the chains of ObamaCare on this country. If I had my way, this woman would be in jail for several lifetimes.
Let’s see...
The overwhelming majority of Americans signing up for Obamacare had insurance before Obamacare. They now pay more, have higher co-pays and their personal data is up for grabs.
What an accomplishment !
Bringing new security to whom? The millions who lost their plans?
How is it bringing new security to the millions who now are being forced to pay more to finance someone else and are seeing their wallets emptied by those who are sponging off them?
By the content of your character, Katherine, I judge you not capable of handling 1/5th of the GNP.
“Painful cavity? Is that something covered under the ACA?”
Yes, body cavity for everyone who has to bend over and take it because of Obamacare!
I’ve heard that this symptom is very common in San Francisco.
YUP....one of the SLAVEHOLDERS speaks...
I intend to celebrate MLK day by staying home and not spending one dime. Let’s make it the most successful MLK day in history!
I had a dream...that I could keep my healthcare coverage and my doctor.
Well, socialized medicine will definitely have a negative impact on everyone's healthcare.
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