Want a CastroCare Waiver? Just Ask.

Over 40% of the waivers for the crushing new Healthcare package have gone to Big Unions.  Guess that's not a surprise considering the over $27 million donated to the Naked Emperor in his coronation campaign.  But now we find out that getting these waivers from the plan that will make the world a better place is not so hard.  The bigger question is why would you want to be exempted from the greatest thing since flush toilets?

Senator John McCain, Arizona Republican, challenged Secretary Sebelius about the temporary nature of granting of waivers to companies.

SEC. SEBELIUS: The goal of the law in the area of annual limit of the benefits granted our department with the discretion to look at situations which would cause not only market disruption but a dramatic increase in premiums, and what we have done on a case-by-case basis is receive information particularly about the so-called mini med plans that are employer-based coverage throughout the country and grant waivers where the employer indicated that there would be...

SEN.MCCAIN: I understand how it works. I'm asking why you wouldn't want to make them permanent. I'd appreciate it if you'd keep your answer short.

SEC. SEBELIUS: Why we wouldn't want to make it permanent? We're taking a look at the market place, and they have assured us that they can gradually phase into the annual limit.

SEN. MCCAIN: They've assured you of that?

SEC. SEBELIUS: That's my understanding. Yes sir.

"Market disruption"?  The whole damn package has/is/will cause "market disruption".  Wasn't that the damn point, Secretary Drone?  You can hear it from her piehole here.  So, Secretary Drone, how high are the hurdles to get these waivers from the healthcare plan that will be the envy of the world?  Well, you got a 90% chance, apparently.

“I think there have been 90 plus percent waivers that have been applied for and that have been granted,” Ms. Sebelius replied. “They are basically employer based plans that have difficulty in meeting the $750,000 annual limit benefit, and I think nothing could be further from the truth. It has people come in. If they meet the guidelines, waivers have been granted.”

More piehole speak here.  The real reason for the waivers?  You give a company a waiver and maybe they don't go straight to the press and speaketh the truth about how this will crush their competitiveness.  As far as the Big Unions, we know why they got the waivers. $27 million reasons.

h/t:  Washington Times