Dunder Mifflin Lobby wins with Obamacare

[4merper4mer]

LOLOLOLOLOL what a joke.

[B-Man]

Yeah, but its going to make care "affordable"...............and increase access for all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and cut costs......................

 

 

Never-mind.

[B-Man]

 

Obamacare May Bite You At The Vet’s Office

 

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Pet owners listen up: You may want to start saving more money for veterinarian care this year. The reason goes all the way back to Washington and an unintended consequence from medical reform.

 

Dog owner Lori Heiselman was surprised where her veterinarian posted a warning on Facebook.

The notice read: “Because medical equipment and supplies will be going up in cost, that extra expense will have to passed on to the customers.

 

So Lori is already tightening her belt to pay for the increase in her dog’s care. Though she doesn’t like it, she’s willing to pay more for her pets.

 

“They’re very important. They’re members of the family,” said Heiselman.

 

Why the increase? Its part of a new 2.3-percent federal excise tax on certain medical devices that just went into effect. The tax will help fund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, intended for people, not pets. Manufacturers pay the tax, but a recent survey found more than half plan to pass it along.

 

Some vets say they can’t afford it. Dr. Mike Hatcher is one of them. He explained, “I’m extremely concerned how this is going to be a hidden tax to our consumers that is going to be passed on.”

 

 

http://miami.cbsloca...he-vets-office/

 

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Edited March 13, 2013 by B-Man

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http://miami.cbsloca...he-vets-office/

 

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Time for PETA and the Obama administration to duke it out. Watcha think, dueling bj's?

[B-Man]

 

Huge Obamacare Price Increases Looming

 

The Democrats knew what they were doing when they deferred the implementation of most provisions of Obamacare until after the 2012 election. What is surprising, really, is that Obamacare has been so unpopular, given that most of its baleful effects have not yet been felt. But it won’t be long now. The Associated Press reports that health insurers are warning of massive price increases beginning next year:

Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year

as the health care overhaul law expands coverage to millions of people.

The nation’s big health insurers say they expect premiums — or the cost for insurance coverage — to rise from 20 to 100 percent for millions of people due to changes that will occur when key provisions of the Affordable Care Act roll out in January 2014.

 

The price increases come from multiple provisions of Obamacare, and the effect will be uneven depending on a variety of factors. But the basic equation is simple: Obamacare mandates that more people be covered, and that coverages be broadened. So obviously, costs are going to increase. Taxes will rise, too, to pay for the portion of the increased cost that falls to the public.

 

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/03/huge-obamacare-price-increases-looming.php

[Doc]

 

 

 

http://www.powerline...ses-looming.php

Yeah, but after premiums double, then you'll see the real savings!

[B-Man]

 

The Unions vs. Obamacare: Disenchantment sets in.

 

"I heard [Obama] say, ‘If you like your health plan, you can keep it,’ ” John Wilhelm, chairman of Unite Here Health, representing 260,000 union workers, recently told the Wall Street Journal. “If I’m wrong, and the president does not intend to keep his word, I would have severe second thoughts about the law.” Besides Wilhelm, some of the nation’s largest union bosses have taken to publicly criticizing the Affordable Care Act.

 

Of course, keeping your health care plan, like many Obama-care promises, has turned out to be demonstrably untrue. According to the Congressional Budget Office, about 7 million Americans stand to lose insurance coverage through the law by 2022. But unlike most private-sector workers expected to lose their current health coverage, union workers were a powerful Democratic constituency granted specific exemptions from Obama-care. Labor leaders are just now realizing that those protections are fleeting, and Obama-care regulations and cost increases will fall on the politically connected and unconnected alike.

 

The Obama administration has thus far issued waivers from Obama-care’s onerous requirements to unions representing 543,812 workers. By contrast, the administration has issued waivers for only 69,813 nonunion workers. While these waivers are a significant benefit, they accrue to a small fraction of the nation’s 14 million union workers. Further, many of the waivers have been granted on an annual basis, and no waiver has been granted for longer than two-and-a-half years. Eventually even union health plans are going to have to comply with Obama-care regulations.

 

(More at link)

 

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/unions-vs-obamacare_707688.html

[Keukasmallies]

Oh golly, I'll be shocked, just shocked, if President Obama led anyone astray with his comments about the ACA. Whatever will we do if that happens to be the case?

[B-Large]

"Some fear that consumers will be overwhelmed and give up"

 

 

 

But I am sure they will find the time and energy for American Idol and 2 Broke Girls... lol.... its only healthcare, you know, next to taxes maybe your largest expense in life...

[Doc]

"Some fear that consumers will be overwhelmed and give up"

 

 

 

But I am sure they will find the time and energy for American Idol and 2 Broke Girls... lol.... its only healthcare, you know, next to taxes maybe your largest expense in life...

A law designed by the stupid, for the stupid.