Even More ObamaCare Follies

[volinbham]

The waivers keep coming - ironic that Pelosi carried that giant gavel through the streets to pass this - now I see why; her constituents get waivers.

http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/17/nearly-20-percent-of-new-obamacare-waivers-are-gourmet-restaurants-nightclubs-fancy-hotels-in-nancy-pelosi’s-district/

Looks like nursing homes need waivers too.

Beyond irony: Nursing homes need waivers from Obamacare | Examiner Editorial | Opinion | Washington Examiner

Maybe it doesn't need to be repealed since eventually it won't apply to anyone...

 

[n_huffhines]

Total scam

 

[volinbham]

Another article on the topic with more details

RealClearPolitics - Wielding Waivers as Weapons

No, the reason we may never really know what's in it is because it lodges such tremendous discretion and power in the Department of Health and Human Services that we can never really be sure how government decision-makers will interpret it. In at least 700 separate instances, the legislation says that the Secretary of Health and Human Services "shall have discretion" to make rules implementing the law's often vague requirements.

The highlighted passage above shows the real problem. An agency is the decision maker. Add this to it.

But while the identities of those who have received waivers have been disclosed, the administration has so far declined to reveal the names of those whose waiver requests were denied. Nor has HHS explained its criteria.

There are rumblings of suspicion that HHS has shown favoritism -- labor unions have received some 26 percent of waivers while comprising only 12 percent of workers.