Posted on 04/21/2016 7:36:55 AM PDT by safetysign
Federal health officials refuse to give Congress hundreds of subpoenaed documents on Obamacare’s failed co-ops so that people will continue enrolling in the deeply troubled program, a congressional leader said Tuesday.
Twelve of the 23 co-ops created in 2011 under Obamacare at a cost of $2.4 billion have failed, and another eight of the remaining 11 are likely to go under this year. But the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) won’t hand over documents subpoenaed months ago by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz 82% , who chairs the House oversight committee, thinks HHS officials are purposely keeping potential co-op customers in the dark as long as possible.
“Health and Human Services has not provided any valid legal reason for withholding information from this committee,” Chaffetz said during a Tuesday hearing on federal agencies’ failures to comply with congressional document requests. “Rather, they assert that if certain information was released publicly, it could cause consumers to think twice before enrolling in CO-OP insurance plans.”
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Federal health officials are also denying medical reimbursements to doctors and hospitals that have served patients insured by failed co-ops, a DCNF investigation found.
Federal reports have documented personal information security concerns, website failures and poor eligibility screening processes plaguing Obamacare exchanges and co-ops.
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Your Email Address (Required) Submit and See Results Completing this poll entitles you to Daily Caller news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The committee sent a letter to HHS Acting Administrator Andrew Slavitt in November, demanding the documents about criteria for determining co-op sustainability and viability, co-op and exchange corrective action plans, the financial status of each co-op and exchange, the total federal taxpayer funds expended on each co-op and exchange, and any plans to recoup federal funding provided to failed co-ops and exchanges.
When most of the requested documents were withheld, the committee issued the February 2016 subpoena Chaffetz says HHS officials are now defying. “Our efforts to obtain information about these programs have been met with unexplained delays and what seems like bad faith,” he said.
Arrest them and throw them in jail.
Who is being held in Contempt of Court and jailed for this?
Find them in contempt and throw them in jail.
Isn't that the entire reason for an open and transparent government? So people can base their vital decisions on the most accurate and honest information available?
When will the people finally stop paying taxes ?
I hope you are right. Donald was a fan of single payer at one time. Is he going to "fix" the government funded insurance program and mandate? Or is he going to get rid of it and re-privatize the insurance industry?
Long ago I said the general election is a numbers game and the Republicans will forever more be outnumbered. Only strong support for the Republican nominee and high turnout coupled with disgruntled Democratic voters and low turnout is now the only way to win. Will Donald generate the enthusiasm for high Republican turnout? We shall see.
Trump for President.
How can a Federal Program ‘refuse’ to hand over documents to the Congress? It’s blatantly thumbing their noses at oversight, which is the Congress’ sole authority. This has nothing to do with national security, it’s an obvious stalling tactic to get past the elections............................
Kneel! Kneel you filthy Taxpayers! Worship your government employee gods! Bring them offerings of bribes and bonuses!
But I forgot. We're talking about royalty here, so peasant rules don't apply.
I have a question for Rep. Jason Chaffetz of that vaunted 82% conservative rating, what has the Republican branch of the Uni-party done since 2011 to make the anyone in the Executive branch fear or respect them? Cited a corrupt Attorney General for Contempt of Congress, then wash their hands of any further punishment.
Hell, I would ignore them too.
So we can get a single payer system? no thanks.
They might think twice about snubbing Congress if the House had a record of withholding funding. But, alas, there’s Paul Ryan giving the regime everything it wants, and more.
Yep another example why the current congress isn’t worth the shite on the bottom of my shoe. Absolutely ball-less and useless!
In response to the systematic conspiratorial coverup,
the GOP offered to PERSONALLY lick the toilets
of all those before them, and to submit their enslaved
voters to whatever indignity this administration
(run by criminal illegals and Islamic terrorists)
deems, as long as:
1) the GOP can continue to be EXEMPT and lie
without accountability to voters,
and
2) the GOP will get the promise of an occasional smile
from someone, somewhere in the MSM.
Oh good grief, more Trey Gowdy or Darrell Issa other losers lying that they plan to prosecute?
Next step is claim there is a “bombshell” document or “smoking gun”.
I believe inside the 495 Beltway, after one has drank deep of the Potomac waters, the these terms, “bombshell” and “smoking gun”, are code words to stick thumb up butt and bury the story and let the party off Scott free to receive payoff goodies.
NOW!!! LETS ALL STOP LETS STOP THIS GD CHARADE NOW!!!!!!
Why are our toothless “representatives” still in office if they are not doing their job of protecting the people from the government? The Executive Branch is acting like a dictatorship, and the congressional sissies are obviously not able to fight back. Every one of those cowards should be replaced in November. They are worthless.
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