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Barrasso’s Subsidy Speculation

Posted on July 22, 2011

Sen. John Barrasso engaged in wild speculation in claiming that lower-income subsidies will cost $900 billion a year under the federal health care law. He assumes that all employer-based insurance in the United States will disappear. In an op-ed for Roll Call, the Wyoming Republican and orthopedic surgeon said that …
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Health Care Law Waivers

Posted on December 7, 2010

Q: Has the Obama administration allowed corporations to "opt out" of the new health care law? A: No. The government has granted more than 200 waivers, but these merely give companies a temporary delay before being required to improve the coverage of cheap, bare-bones plans they currently offer.

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