White House grants HCR waivers to McDonalds, big insurers.

[jgraz]

Waivers Aim at Talk of Dropping Health Coverage
By REED ABELSON
Published: October 6, 2010

As Obama administration officials put into place the first major wave of changes under the health care legislation, they have tried to defuse stiffening resistance — from companies like McDonald’s and some insurers — by granting dozens of waivers to maintain even minimal coverage far below the new law’s standards.

The waivers have been issued in the last several weeks as part of a broader strategic effort to stave off threats by some health insurers to abandon markets, drop out of the business altogether or refuse to sell certain policies.

Among those that administration officials hoped to mollify with waivers were some big insurers, some smaller employers and McDonald’s, which went so far as to warn that the regulations could force it to strip workers of existing coverage.

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“The president wants to have a smooth glide path to 2014,” said Nancy-Ann DeParle, the director of the Office of Health Reform at the White House.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/business/07insure.html?_r=2&ref=business

[FrenchieCat]

1. Fighting the sabotage by those who would is a good thing!

[tritsofme]

2. Sabotage?

They requested waivers and received them, the system works.

[FrenchieCat]

4. I'm just saying about those health insurers and their bright ideas.....

of threatening to abandon markets, drop out of the business altogether or refuse to sell certain policies.

[ProSense]

3. Yeah,

heard about them

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Single payer does not have these problems

No one has to get their chemo approved by a hamburger clown in Europe.

[FrenchieCat]

6. we don't have single payer......

right now.

Remember? http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=467727&mesg_id=467727

[YOY]

8. and we never will so those stupid bastards will just have to eat this wonderful solution and smile!

Cause this is THE ABSOLUTE BEST solution!

Our own unique American solution!!!


YEEE HAW!!!

[DirkGently]

10. Yep.

[GSLevel9]

7. it's only a ONE YEAR waiver...

let's see what happens.

[Lord Helmet]

11. good point

[dflprincess]

12. And how many people will die in the next year because they don't have access to care? n/t

[ihavenobias]

9. Kick n/t

[VMI Dem]

13. Fuckin' A change right there buddy.

:hi:

[jefferson_dem]

14. Change we can('t) believe in!!1!!1!

Obamer is jest as badd as Boooosh!!1DLC2!!!!11! ...

[VMI Dem]

16. We don't deserve him. Go redsoxtigers!

Solidarity!

[jefferson_dem]

17. Well...you may not...

deserve him. That much is true. :hi:

[cornermouse]

15. Around here, at least, McDonalds is minimum wage.

People who work at McDonald's can't afford to buy health insurance from McDonalds or anywhere else.