GOP seeks to block ObamaCare settlements with insurers

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

By Peter Sullivan and Sarah Ferris - 10/05/16 05:28 PM EDT

Republicans in Congress are plotting ways to block the Obama administration from paying insurance companies hundreds of millions of dollars as part of an ObamaCare program.

GOP lawmakers say they are looking at “a dozen” options — including a possible provision in the year-end spending bill — to prevent the administration from using an obscure fund within the Treasury Department to make massive settlements with insurers.

The insurance companies are suing over a shortfall in an ObamaCare program that they say is damaging their businesses. Settling the cases could help insurers deal with losses on the ObamaCare marketplaces, but Republicans argue the move would be a “bailout” that would circumvent the will of Congress.

Whether federal officials will actually pursue the settlements is an open question.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/299522-gop-seeks-to-block-obamacare-settlements-with-insurers

[Mamajami]

1. That will teach them about supporting the GOP with their money!

[dicksmc3]

2. Heartless BASTARDS!!!

About 20 million people, our friends and neighbors, are being helped by this law, Obamacare. If the southern Republican held states would take the fed money for coverage for the poor in their states, more people could have the luxury of knowing they could afford food, drugs or rent rather than getting gouged to buy insurance from the private insurance companies. I find it really difficult to believe these republicans have no feelings for the American people unless you can give them millions to run campaigns to stay in D.C. to milk the rest of us!!! REALLY SORRY..ONE DAY THEY WILL PAY FOR THEIR ACTIONS!!!

[Chasstev365]

3. Truly Treasonous

Letters to foreign leaders, not allowing a SP Justice nominee to go before the judicial committee, and now this; all in an attempt to undermine a twice democratically elected president. Evil Treasonous Pigs; the ENTIRE GOP.

[MBS]

6. You took the words right out of my mouth.

I'm so sick of these a__holes. Thirty-six years of this so far, from Reagan on. And every year they get worse and worse. And every year nearly half of our fellow citizens VOTE for these @#$% Unbelievable.

[mountain grammy]

4. I don't know what to think about this.

The insurance companies are evil. Republicans are evil. How about a public option or single payer. The only thing that will ever work.

[dhill926]

7. yep, yep...and yep....

[Buckeye_Democrat]

11. Agree!

Obama gave Republicans what they supposedly wanted back when Hillary Clinton was pushing single-payer in the 90's. They overwhelmingly moved the goal posts again, backtracking on their obviously EMPTY counter-arguments from about 20 years ago!

[Ligyron]

5. and the dumb bastards that suffer from this are likely the ones voting for them.

As it has been said over and over and over again - brainwashed by AM radio and Fox into somehow blaming immigrants, poor people (that's them) and Democrats for their plight.

Unbelievable...

[elmac]

8. Obamacare doesn't cover a fox news lobotomy

because there is no known treatment or cure.

[MichMan]

9. Insurance company bailouts are OK? n/t

[WhiteTara]

10. How Trumpian of them. If Cheeto should take

our White House, we are doomed because they will rob us completely blind within a year. Remember how *co was able to take the country apart within a year as practice for the final takedown.