Never one to let a crisis go to waste, Obama ‘seizing on outrage’ over health insurance premiums
ByMaybe he is the most transparent president ever. It’s easy to see right through him. The New York Times inadvertently made the case for me.
President Obama will propose on Monday giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by health insurance companies, as he rolls out comprehensive legislation to revamp the nation’s health care system, White House officials said Sunday.
The president’s legislation aims to bridge differences between the bills adopted by the House and Senate late last year, and to frame his debate with Republicans over health policy at a televised meeting on Thursday.
By focusing on the effort to tighten regulation of insurance costs, a new element not included in either the House or Senate bills, Mr. Obama is seizing on outrage over recent premium increases of up to 39 percent announced by Anthem Blue Cross of California and moving to portray the Democrats’ health overhaul as a way to protect Americans from profiteering insurers.
What a jerk. The states already regulate insurance rates. This is just Obama looking to use another “crisis” to his advantage.
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worse… the States’ Departments of Insurance already have the power to regulate premium increases, so this is another case of the federal goverment taking over responsibilities that already lie with the individual States – no reason to do this other than political.
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