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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-10 03:43 PM
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1. There is already such a provision in the bill--congress and everybody else paid by feds
will switch to the exchange within a year or two--it's the same one they use anyway.

"The health-care reform law already contains a provision requiring members of Congress and congressional staffers -- who currently get coverage through a federal-employees plan -- to buy insurance through the exchanges. There's been speculation certain top aides could be exempt but that remains unclear."

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/prez_ll_switch_insurer_fjteVJAn2tqrMfeomuvLIL#ixzz0lCghYOMO

(From an article where Obama pledges to switch him and his family to the new exchange. )
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