Promises Made To Be Broken
In the run-up to passing the new national healthcare law, the Obama Administration consistently tossed around assurances that no federal dollars would be used to fund abortions and promises that the same law wouldn’t restrict or limit your choice of doctor.
So much for assurances and promises.
CNSNews reports that Maryland is set to join Pennsylvania as the second state that uses federal funding to pay for abortions. Maryland will receive $85 million in federal funds for its federally mandated high-risk insurance pool, which will cover abortions. Pennsylvania will receive $160 million in federal funds for its high-risk insurance pool, which will also cover abortions.
The New York Times, meanwhile, reports that the implementation of the new healthcare law has insurance companies scrambling to promote plans that “require participants to use a narrower selection of doctors or hospitals.”
From The NYT:
The plans, being tested in places like San Diego, New York and Chicago, are likely to appeal especially to small businesses that already provide insurance to their employees, but are concerned about the ever-spiraling cost of coverage.
But large employers, as well, are starting to show some interest, and insurers and consultants expect that, over time, businesses of all sizes will gravitate toward these plans in an effort to cut costs.
The tradeoff, they say, is that more Americans will be asked to pay higher prices for the privilege of choosing or keeping their own doctors if they are outside the new networks. That could come as a surprise to many who remember the repeated assurances from President Obama and other officials that consumers would retain a variety of health-care choices.
So much for assurances and promises.
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