I remember reading that there are over 1400 instances of “....at the [HHS] secretary’s discretion......”
The Democrats were expecting a Democrat administration to continue the ACA abortion until it was irrevocably embedded in our system.
Yes! Was the Congress given an exemption to Obamacare in the bill itself, or is that a change Obama or SIbelius made later? How many exemptions were given? All the exemptions can be removed and possibly Congress can be made to join the party.
I remember at first they even tried to make a deal with Missouri or some such state where they were excused from any added medicare/Medicaid payments at all. The blew up in their face and the deal was cancelled, but I remember it.