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A man-caused healthcare disaster - MileHighBronco - 09-06-2012 04:39 PM
Well, I can see why most media are silent on this. I'll let Michelle Malkin explain, as she is more concise.
Quote:Late last month, the Service Employees International Union informed dues-paying members of its behemoth 1199 affiliate in New York that it was dropping its health care coverage for children. That’s right. A radical leftist union, not an evil Republican corporation, is abandoning the young ‘uns to cut costs.
But, WHY? What could cause this union, which campaigned heavily for not only Obama but for Obamacare, to drop the coverage?
Quote:SEIU 1199 benefits manager Mitra Behroozi singled out oppressive new state and federal regulations, including the much-ballyhooed Obamacare rule forcing insurers to cover dependents well into their 20s:
“…(N)ew federal health-care reform legislation requires plans with dependent coverage to expand that coverage up to age 26,” Behroozi explained in an Oct. 22 letter to members. “Our limited resources are already stretched as far as possible, and meeting this new requirement would be financially impossible.”
In a related development, over the past several months several insurers across California, Colorado, Ohio and Missouri have dropped child-only plans because of Obamacare-induced premium increases. Untold tens of thousands of families who purchase their plans in the private individual health market will be affected.
So, this was sold to us on a lie? Or was it once again a great idea executed poorly? Or the law of unintended consequences has once again reared its' ugly head?
Quote:The SEIU also pumped tens of millions of dollars in union funds directly into the campaign for Obamacare. Workers regurgitated White House talking points hyping increased access, lower premiums and peace of mind for the working class. SEIU 1199 — which is now cutting off health care coverage to children whose parents work in the health care industry of all industries — was at the forefront of those D.C.-directed “reform” rallies. The same militant leaders of SEIU 1199 sent hordes of their workers on buses to an anti-tea party rally convened by Comedy Central clowns in October, while their benefits and pension funds eroded.
Yes, the union road to hell is paved with workers’ own hard-earned dues money. All hail progressivism!
Lovely - the workers are coerced by their union to campaign for something that will end up hurting them and their families.
The Littlest Victims of Obamacare
RE: A man-caused healthcare disaster - DrTorch - 09-06-2012 04:40 PM
Not a surprise. But it will be spun that this is the GOP's fault.
RE: A man-caused healthcare disaster - smn1256 - 09-06-2012 04:41 PM
Max? Tom? Rob? Want to tell us what's really happening?
RE: A man-caused healthcare disaster - MileHighBronco - 09-06-2012 04:43 PM
Tom is the "interpreter" while Max is the "spinner" and poor Rob is just the useful idiot.
But I would be interested in hearing their take on this.
RE: A man-caused healthcare disaster - SumOfAllFears - 09-06-2012 05:45 PM
As Obama delivers a waiver.
RE: A man-caused healthcare disaster - smn1256 - 09-06-2012 06:53 PM
(09-06-2012 05:45 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote: As Obama delivers a waiver.
Can Obama waive a tax?
RE: A man-caused healthcare disaster - SumOfAllFears - 09-06-2012 06:59 PM
Yes we can. Obama can pick and choose what laws he is willing to enforce.