[TheMercenary]

As we close in on the one-year anniversary of ObamaCare, it’s worth asking what has been the worst feature of this 2,000-plus page law. There are lots of unworthy contenders. But a good case can be made for Section 2711 waivers.
Those are the waivers granted to companies, unions, associations and other lucky duckies so that their current health insurance plans do not run afoul of ObamaCare regulations. Last September news broke that McDonald’s (MCD) would drop some of its health plans without a waiver. A few days later the Department of Health and Human Services announced it had granted 29 such waivers to different entities. At the time, one ObamaCare supporter dismissed the problem as a “big nothingburger.”
Well, it has since grown into a Hardee’s Monster Thick Burger, with the waivers now totaling 1,040.
Here are the various ways in which Section 2711 Waiver may be the worst feature of ObamaCare:
* Deceptive: It pretty much gives the lie to President Obama’s claim that “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” Adding “as long as HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says it’s OK” would have made it more accurate.
* Politicizes Health Insurance: Want to keep your health care plan even though it runs afoul of ObamaCare regulations? Better hope that your company hasn’t upset the Obama Administration. The Administration denies that its waivers are political. Uh-huh. Perhaps that’s why close to 40% of the employees exempted via the waivers belong to labor union health plans.
* Rank Hypocrisy: How many unions applied for a waiver after lobbying hard for passage of ObamaCare? Quite a few, apparently. Actually following the laws that you advocate is for suckers anyway.
* Laughable: And we’re not talking about joyous laughter, but rather the absurd, almost “sick joke” kind. The headline announcing the waivers on the government website is Orwellian:“Helping Americans Keep the Coverage They Have and Promoting Transparency.”
What makes that headline ever more of a joke is that getting to that website, which is at the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight, takes about seven clicks from the HHS home page. (Start here and see how long it takes you; IBD wishes you luck). Transparency, indeed.
Whether Section 2711 waivers are the worst feature of ObamaCare is a matter of debate. They are undoubtedly a big sign that the law is unworkable.

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