Middle Class families who had insurance before but lost it due to Obamacare are now facing something they don’t want…putting their children on Medicaid.
FUCK YOU OBAMA. FUCK YOU DEMOCRATS.
- Whirlaway
- 02-10-2014, 12:11 PM
- IIFFOFRDB
- 02-10-2014, 07:58 PM
Exemptions continue... LOL
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/us...e=article&_r=0
Health Insurance Enforcement Delayed Again for Some Employers
By ROBERT PEARFEB. 10, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday that it would again delay enforcement of a federal requirement for certain employers to provide health insurance to employees, giving medium-size companies extra time to comply.
The “employer mandate,” which had already been delayed to Jan. 1, 2015, will now be phased-in beyond that date for some businesses with more than 50 employees. Businesses with fewer than 50 employees were already exempt.
Under the Affordable Care Act, larger employers are generally subject to tax penalties if they fail to offer “minimum essential coverage” to full-time employees and their dependents.
The administration laid out a three-tier approach.
For larger employers with 100 or more employees (about 2 percent of employers): Seventy percent of employees must be offered coverage in 2015, and in later years at least 95 percent of employees must be offered coverage. Employers that do not meet these standards will be subject to tax penalties.
For employers with 50 to 99 employees (about 2 percent of employers): Companies with 50 to 99 employees will have an extra year, until 2016, to provide coverage or pay tax penalties.
Graphic: Changes and Delays to the Health Law
For small businesses with fewer than 50 employees (about 96 percent of all employers): These companies will not be required to provide coverage or fill out any forms in any year.
Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, announced in blog post on July 2 that “we are giving businesses more time to comply.” No penalties would be assessed for 2014, she said.
Members of Congress asked how the president could unilaterally waive provisions of the law. J. Mark Iwry, deputy assistant Treasury secretary for health policy, said the administration had broad “authority to grant transition relief” under a law that directs the Treasury secretary to “prescribe all needful rules and regulations for the enforcement” of tax obligations.
This authority has often been used to “postpone the application of new legislation when immediate application would have subjected taxpayers to unreasonable administrative burdens or costs,” Mr. Iwry said.
The announcement Monday followed numerous other steps by the administration to postpone and cushion the impact of the health care law.
In mid-November, Mr. Obama asked insurers to reinstate policies being canceled because they did not comply with minimum coverage requirements of the law.
A week later, the administration extended the initial deadline for people to sign up for coverage that starts in January. A few days after that, health officials announced a one-year delay in online enrollment for small businesses using the federal insurance exchange.
The administration then moved the sign-up deadline for individuals to Dec. 23 and extended by one month, to the end of January, a special insurance program for people with serious illnesses.
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, announced on Dec. 19 that people facing the cancellation of individual policies could buy cheaper catastrophic coverage on the exchange and would be exempt from penalties if they went without insurance next year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/us...e=article&_r=0
Health Insurance Enforcement Delayed Again for Some Employers
By ROBERT PEARFEB. 10, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday that it would again delay enforcement of a federal requirement for certain employers to provide health insurance to employees, giving medium-size companies extra time to comply.
The “employer mandate,” which had already been delayed to Jan. 1, 2015, will now be phased-in beyond that date for some businesses with more than 50 employees. Businesses with fewer than 50 employees were already exempt.
Under the Affordable Care Act, larger employers are generally subject to tax penalties if they fail to offer “minimum essential coverage” to full-time employees and their dependents.
The administration laid out a three-tier approach.
For larger employers with 100 or more employees (about 2 percent of employers): Seventy percent of employees must be offered coverage in 2015, and in later years at least 95 percent of employees must be offered coverage. Employers that do not meet these standards will be subject to tax penalties.
For employers with 50 to 99 employees (about 2 percent of employers): Companies with 50 to 99 employees will have an extra year, until 2016, to provide coverage or pay tax penalties.
Graphic: Changes and Delays to the Health Law
For small businesses with fewer than 50 employees (about 96 percent of all employers): These companies will not be required to provide coverage or fill out any forms in any year.
Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, announced in blog post on July 2 that “we are giving businesses more time to comply.” No penalties would be assessed for 2014, she said.
Members of Congress asked how the president could unilaterally waive provisions of the law. J. Mark Iwry, deputy assistant Treasury secretary for health policy, said the administration had broad “authority to grant transition relief” under a law that directs the Treasury secretary to “prescribe all needful rules and regulations for the enforcement” of tax obligations.
This authority has often been used to “postpone the application of new legislation when immediate application would have subjected taxpayers to unreasonable administrative burdens or costs,” Mr. Iwry said.
The announcement Monday followed numerous other steps by the administration to postpone and cushion the impact of the health care law.
In mid-November, Mr. Obama asked insurers to reinstate policies being canceled because they did not comply with minimum coverage requirements of the law.
A week later, the administration extended the initial deadline for people to sign up for coverage that starts in January. A few days after that, health officials announced a one-year delay in online enrollment for small businesses using the federal insurance exchange.
The administration then moved the sign-up deadline for individuals to Dec. 23 and extended by one month, to the end of January, a special insurance program for people with serious illnesses.
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, announced on Dec. 19 that people facing the cancellation of individual policies could buy cheaper catastrophic coverage on the exchange and would be exempt from penalties if they went without insurance next year.
- PizzaLover
- 02-10-2014, 11:05 PM
idiotic, sensational, non-journalism.
Ocare did not force these providers to cancel people's insurance. These providers had a choice: make the plan adhere to new standards or cancel the plan.
This represents a small percentage of the population. Then can all get health insurance through the exchanges.
Ocare did not force these providers to cancel people's insurance. These providers had a choice: make the plan adhere to new standards or cancel the plan.
This represents a small percentage of the population. Then can all get health insurance through the exchanges.
- Yssup Rider
- 02-11-2014, 01:13 AM
Yeah, but these simpering crybabies can't handle the truth.
- LordBeaverbrook
- 02-11-2014, 01:23 AM
Yeah, but these simpering crybabies can't handle the truth. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider+1 Something like 260+ Million did keep their policies and only a percentage of the 14 Million who bought their policies independently got cancellations because the INSURANCE COMPANIES choose to do so and not meet minimum standards or follow guidelines to be grandfathered in.
It was probably not the best statement to make, but conservatives would have squealed OH SO MUCH LOUDER if PPACA had forced companies to retain policies and had kept doctors from retiring.
- Whirlaway
- 02-11-2014, 08:49 AM
...WTF?????????
Ocare did not force these providers to cancel people's insurance. These providers had a choice: make the plan adhere to new standards or cancel the plan.
Originally Posted by PizzaLover
Insurance companies were mandated to cancel insurance policies that did not conform to the requirements of the AHCA....they were forbidden by law to continue selling non-conforming policies (except to the groups who received exemptions)
You obviously don't understand what is going on in the marketplace with regard to health insurance.
How do you get your health insurance coverage (individual, Medicare, Medicaid, Employee Group, other)?
- Whirlaway
- 02-11-2014, 08:53 AM
Obama (and the Democrats) have exempted (for the time being) most Americas from the requirements of AHCA, which is why there are so many who haven't seen major changes to their existing coverage......
But make no mistake, when the day comes that the remaining policies must comply with Obamacare, people will not be happy with the alternatives (coverage and pricing) they will offered !
Why do you think Obama is delaying implementation of most coverage ?
Why do you think Obama has been handing out exemptions ?
Why do you think Obama's approval ratings are so low ?
Why do you think Democrats (up for re-election) are running away from Obamacare ?
Why do you think Democrats (up for re-election) don't want to be seen with Obama ?
Why do you think all polling numbers show Obamacare is hated by most Americans ?
Does the Obamajuice you drink taste like sour cum when you swallow ?
But make no mistake, when the day comes that the remaining policies must comply with Obamacare, people will not be happy with the alternatives (coverage and pricing) they will offered !
Why do you think Obama is delaying implementation of most coverage ?
Why do you think Obama has been handing out exemptions ?
Why do you think Obama's approval ratings are so low ?
Why do you think Democrats (up for re-election) are running away from Obamacare ?
Why do you think Democrats (up for re-election) don't want to be seen with Obama ?
Why do you think all polling numbers show Obamacare is hated by most Americans ?
Does the Obamajuice you drink taste like sour cum when you swallow ?
+1 Something like 260+ Million did keep their policies and only a percentage of the 14 Million who bought their policies independently got cancellations because the INSURANCE COMPANIES choose to do so and not meet minimum standards or follow guidelines to be grandfathered in.
It was probably not the best statement to make, but conservatives would have squealed OH SO MUCH LOUDER if PPACA had forced companies to retain policies and had kept doctors from retiring. Originally Posted by LordBeaverbrook