Harry Scores! ENTIRE State of Nevada Gets Obamacare Waiver

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Nevada secures partial waiver from federal health care law

Nevada got a partial waiver from the health care law — a significant development that Democrats are dismissing as par for the course and Republicans are claiming as a political victory.

The Health and Human Services Department announced late Friday that Nevada had secured a statewide waiver from certain implementation requirements of the Obama administration’s health care law, because forcing them through, the department found, “may lead to the destabilization of the individual market.”

The announcement makes Nevada one of only three states to have compliance requirements under the health care bill waived.

Nevada’s Insurance Division had appealed to the feds to reduce the federal requirement that health plans serving people who buy insurance on their own must spend at least 80 percent of the money they collect on medical expenses. Under the national rule, companies that don’t spend that percentage of revenue on medical costs have to cut policyholders rebate checks starting this year.

Nevada asked that requirement be reduced to 72 percent for one year, arguing that top insurance providers would be so strapped to make the payments that they’d exit the state market.

Health and Human Services didn’t fully buy that argument, but did agree to reduce the requirement to 75 percent for a year, expressing concern about what might happen to people with policies from insurers Golden Rule and Aetna if they didn’t.

Together, Golden Rule and Aetna cover 24 percent of Nevada’s insured; but they, along with Sierra Health and MEGA, which cover another 4 percent, are spending nowhere near 80 percent of revenue on health care coverage.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/may/16/nevada-secures-partial-waiver-federal-health-care-/

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Nevada asked that requirement be reduced to 72 percent for one year, arguing that top insurance providers would be so strapped to make the payments that they’d exit the state market.

Health and Human Services didn’t fully buy that argument, but did agree to reduce the requirement to 75 percent for a year, expressing concern about what might happen to people with policies from insurers Golden Rule and Aetna if they didn’t.

Is anyone surprised?

Healthcare reform = legalized swindle by the insurance companies. This is payback time for their investment in this legislation.

It's time to remove insurance companies from the basic level of healthcare provision.

Pity we have to wait 5½ years before we can do the same to Dingy Harry.

Edited May 19, 2011 by Pooky

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Is anyone surprised?

Healthcare reform = legalized swindle by the insurance companies. This is payback time for their investment in this legislation.

It's time to remove insurance companies from the basic level of healthcare provision.

Pity we have to wait 5½ years before we can do the same to Dingy Harry.

They did pay off a lot of money to the Socialists and Reid was among the top or the top three receivers. Bought and paid for that exemption too.