Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal

[Bill]

Typical.... It's "terrible" enough for them, but not us..............

Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal

Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for themselves and their staff.

House Republicans appear to have included a provision that exempts Members of Congress and their staff from their latest health care plan.

The new Republican amendment, introduced Tuesday night, would allow states to waive out of Obamacare’s ban on pre-existing conditions. This means that insurers could once again, under certain circumstances, charge sick people higher premiums than healthy people.

Republican legislators liked this policy well enough to offer it in a new amendment. They do not, however, seem to like it enough to have it apply to themselves and their staff. A spokesperson for Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) who authored this amendment confirmed this was the case: members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping this Obamacare regulations. Health law expert Tim Jost flagged me to this particular issue.

A bit of background is helpful here. Obamacare requires all members of Congress and their staff to purchase coverage on the individual market, just like Obamacare enrollees. The politics of that plank were simple enough, meant to demonstrate that if the coverage in this law were good enough for Americans than it should be good enough for their representations in Washington.

That’s been happening for the past four years now. Fast-forward to this new amendment, which would allow states to waive out of key Obamacare protections like the ban on pre-existing conditions or the requirement to cover things like maternity care and mental health services.

If Congressional aides lived in a state that decided to waive these protections, the aides who were sick could be vulnerable to higher premiums than the aides that are healthy. Their benefits package could get skimpier as Obamacare’s essential health benefits requirement may no longer apply either.

This apparently does not sound appealing because the Republican amendment includes the members of Congress and their staff as a protected group who cannot be affected by this amendment.

You can see it on the sixth page of the amendment, although it is admittedly hard to spot. The Obamacare section that requires legislators to buy on the individual market is section 1312(d)(3)(D). And if you look at the Republican amendment, and the list of who cannot be included in this waiver? It includes Section 1312(d)(3)(D).

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[zappasguitar]

Typical.... It's "terrible" enough for them, but not us..............

Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal

Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for themselves and their staff.

House Republicans appear to have included a provision that exempts Members of Congress and their staff from their latest health care plan.

The new Republican amendment, introduced Tuesday night, would allow states to waive out of Obamacare’s ban on pre-existing conditions. This means that insurers could once again, under certain circumstances, charge sick people higher premiums than healthy people.

Republican legislators liked this policy well enough to offer it in a new amendment. They do not, however, seem to like it enough to have it apply to themselves and their staff. A spokesperson for Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) who authored this amendment confirmed this was the case: members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping this Obamacare regulations. Health law expert Tim Jost flagged me to this particular issue.

A bit of background is helpful here. Obamacare requires all members of Congress and their staff to purchase coverage on the individual market, just like Obamacare enrollees. The politics of that plank were simple enough, meant to demonstrate that if the coverage in this law were good enough for Americans than it should be good enough for their representations in Washington.

That’s been happening for the past four years now. Fast-forward to this new amendment, which would allow states to waive out of key Obamacare protections like the ban on pre-existing conditions or the requirement to cover things like maternity care and mental health services.

If Congressional aides lived in a state that decided to waive these protections, the aides who were sick could be vulnerable to higher premiums than the aides that are healthy. Their benefits package could get skimpier as Obamacare’s essential health benefits requirement may no longer apply either.

This apparently does not sound appealing because the Republican amendment includes the members of Congress and their staff as a protected group who cannot be affected by this amendment.

You can see it on the sixth page of the amendment, although it is admittedly hard to spot. The Obamacare section that requires legislators to buy on the individual market is section 1312(d)(3)(D). And if you look at the Republican amendment, and the list of who cannot be included in this waiver? It includes Section 1312(d)(3)(D).

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Typical GOP bullshit.

Here's an idea, instead of congress creating a NEW healthcare plan for everyone, why don't they just expand the healthcare plan/coverage THEY enjoy, to cover EVERY citizen!

[Cancel 2018.2]

You do realize obamacare did the same thing to Congress.

[canceled.2021.1]

GOP in congress are a bunch of pussies and should be voted out. The lefts indignation is laughable considering Obamacare did the same exact thing. Politicians of both parties have put themselves above us. It is time for the people to take back our country.

[SmarterthanYou]

who didn't see that coming? well, trumpers?????????

[domer76]

You do realize obamacare did the same thing to Congress.

So, this isn't REALLY "repeal and replace", is it?

[Cancel 2018.2]

So, this isn't REALLY "repeal and replace", is it?

So you are being a whiny hypocrite, aren't you?

IIRC, not everything was going to be replaced. Got a link saying otherwise, hypocrite?

[domer76]

So you are being a whiny hypocrite, aren't you?

IIRC, not everything was going to be replaced. Got a link saying otherwise, hypocrite?

Here is a timeline of Trump's constant "repeal and replace", moron. Go to the store and buy the industrial size jar of Anal Lube. Orangetweet is going to be fucking his lemming supporters in the ass for a long time to come.

https://www.google.com/amp/abcnews.g...Fid%3D46360908

[Sailor]

Congress, in its entirety, needs to be replaced. Every single one of them.

[Granule]

Typical.... It's "terrible" enough for them, but not us..............

Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal

Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for themselves and their staff.

House Republicans appear to have included a provision that exempts Members of Congress and their staff from their latest health care plan.

The new Republican amendment, introduced Tuesday night, would allow states to waive out of Obamacare’s ban on pre-existing conditions. This means that insurers could once again, under certain circumstances, charge sick people higher premiums than healthy people.

Republican legislators liked this policy well enough to offer it in a new amendment. They do not, however, seem to like it enough to have it apply to themselves and their staff. A spokesperson for Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) who authored this amendment confirmed this was the case: members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping this Obamacare regulations. Health law expert Tim Jost flagged me to this particular issue.

A bit of background is helpful here. Obamacare requires all members of Congress and their staff to purchase coverage on the individual market, just like Obamacare enrollees. The politics of that plank were simple enough, meant to demonstrate that if the coverage in this law were good enough for Americans than it should be good enough for their representations in Washington.

That’s been happening for the past four years now. Fast-forward to this new amendment, which would allow states to waive out of key Obamacare protections like the ban on pre-existing conditions or the requirement to cover things like maternity care and mental health services.

If Congressional aides lived in a state that decided to waive these protections, the aides who were sick could be vulnerable to higher premiums than the aides that are healthy. Their benefits package could get skimpier as Obamacare’s essential health benefits requirement may no longer apply either.

This apparently does not sound appealing because the Republican amendment includes the members of Congress and their staff as a protected group who cannot be affected by this amendment.

You can see it on the sixth page of the amendment, although it is admittedly hard to spot. The Obamacare section that requires legislators to buy on the individual market is section 1312(d)(3)(D). And if you look at the Republican amendment, and the list of who cannot be included in this waiver? It includes Section 1312(d)(3)(D).

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You and Kenny make a cute couple, Shill... I mean, Bill.

Hell, you're both cut from the same cloth, so it kinda makes sense in a democrat pervert heathen kind of way.

[Granule]

Typical GOP bullshit.

Here's an idea, instead of congress creating a NEW healthcare plan for everyone, why don't they just expand the healthcare plan/coverage THEY enjoy, to cover EVERY citizen!

Good Lord, Zappster. That may well be the most insightful comment that's ever tumbled from your keyboard.

Well done! I didn't know you had it in you!

[Bill]

You and Kenny make a cute couple, Shill... I mean, Bill.

Hell, you're both cut from the same cloth, so it kinda makes sense in a democrat pervert heathen kind of way.

I'm not a democrat, moron...

Hope you have a nice day...

[zappasguitar]

So you are being a whiny hypocrite, aren't you?

IIRC, not everything was going to be replaced. Got a link saying otherwise, hypocrite?

No, he's highlighting GOP hypocrisy.

Not that any one expects a partisan hack like you to do the same.

[zappasguitar]

Here is a timeline of Trump's constant "repeal and replace", moron. Go to the store and buy the industrial size jar of Anal Lube. Orangetweet is going to be fucking his lemming supporters in the ass for a long time to come.

https://www.google.com/amp/abcnews.g...Fid%3D46360908

You can't honestly expect Yoyo to acknowledge and accept actual facts, do you?

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Caught off guard by a provision in a new agreement to be added to a GOP health overhaul bill, Republicans on Wednesday said they would drop language which seemed to exempt members of Congress from coverage changes that would be allowed under the Obama health law, as conservatives in the House rallied around the underlying Republican health bill.

“This is common sense,” said Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC), as he said the exemption should be dropped. “We’re going to make sure that members of Congress are under the same rules as our constituents.”

The issue arose as part of a deal struck between more conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus and Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), a more moderate GOP lawmaker who has taken the lead on trying to broke a deal among Republicans on health care.

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