Told ya... The Wheels On the Bus Fall Off, Off, Off… Before the figurative echo of his voice has faded from the walls of the White House press conference room, Obama faces two very real roadblocks in his announced solution. Initially, as cited by TownHall, conservative pundit Katie Pavlich: It’s questionable whether Obama even has the authority to go around Congress to implement an administrative fix. Changes to major pieces of legislation require Congressional approval. Secondly, within two short hours of the Obama proclamation, the State (of Washington) Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued a statement to the press, to include: I understand that many people are upset by the notices they have recently received from their health plans and they may not need the new benefits [in the Affordable Care Act] today, but I have serious concerns about how President Obama’s proposal would be implemented and more significantly, its potential impact on the overall stability of our health insurance market. To the heart of the matter, Kreidler flatly stated: I do not believe his proposal is a good deal for the state of Washington. We will not be allowing insurance companies to extend their policies. Roughly the same time Kreidler was throwing his sabots into Obama’s machinery, Jim Donelon, the President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners weighed in on the purported ObaFix, possibly not exactly what Barack Obama wanted to hear: It is unclear how, as a practical matter, the changes proposed today by the president can be put into effect.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:59:04 +0000
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