Obamacare Exception For Capitol Hill

For John, BLUF:  Our Legislators and their Staffs further distance themselves from average Americans.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Shame!  Shame!  Shame!

"UPDATE 1-U.S. Congress wins relief on Obamacare health plan subsidies"

From Reuters we have this lede and subsequent paragraph:

WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Congress has won some partial relief for lawmakers and their staffs from the "Obamacare" health reforms that it passed and subjected itself to three years ago.♠

In a ruling issued on Wednesday, U.S. lawmakers and their staffs will continue to receive a federal contribution toward the health insurance that they must purchase through soon-to-open exchanges created by President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.

The difference between the ruling class and the rest of us continues.  While the 535 Congresscritters and their staffs don't totally escape the tentacles of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,♥ they are protected from some of the costs others face.  An exception was carved out for those on Capitol Hill, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is happy about it.  As I said, Shame!  Shame!  Shame!

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  From the article:  "When Congress passed the health reform law known as Obamacare in 2010, an amendment required that lawmakers and their staff members purchase health insurance through the online exchanges that the law created.  They would lose generous coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.  The amendment's author, Republican Senator Charles Grassley, argued that if Obamacare plans were good enough for the American public, they were good enough for Congress.  Democrats, eager to pass the reforms, went along with it."  Well, until now.
♥  Colloquially, "Obamacare".