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November 15, 2013

Is CMS Looking to Use Obamacare Bailout Money as Slush Fund to Bribe Insurance Companies to Play Ball?

Note the below post on Rubio's proposal that we repeal the "risk corridor" (bailout) provisions of Obamacare, and then compare to what Obama's minions may have in mind.

Just read the whole thing.

It certainly does seem as if CMS is viewing to illegally rewrite the law such that the provisions for a bailout -- unrestricted, by the way; there is no cap on what the feds may spend on these bailouts -- can be used to pay off insurers for the new costs they'll be incurring under Obama's proposed "fix."

Thanks to @theh2, linking @asymmetricinfo

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