Moda Health, a small Oregon health insurer, just won a $214-million judgment against the federal government. Normally that wouldn’t be worth reporting, except that in awarding Moda the money, the federal judge in the case dismantled the most cynical attack on the Affordable Care Act that congressional Republicans had devised.
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Ratfreakeres Rebuked
Republicans cynically attempt to move the goalposts. Court says no.
Moda Health, a small Oregon health insurer, just won a $214-million judgment against the federal government. Normally that wouldn’t be worth reporting, except that in awarding Moda the money, the federal judge in the case dismantled the most cynical attack on the Affordable Care Act that congressional Republicans had devised.
David G
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"It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R- Fla.) made his championing of the provision a linchpin of his presidential campaign, claiming that his role in the measure saved billions for the American taxpayer. His bragging ticked off the GOP politicos who actually had sneaked the measure into law. Among them was a certain Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), then the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, who, as Donald Trump’s newly-minted attorney general, now will have to decide whether to appeal Wheeler’s ruling to a higher court. When Sessions issued a statement listing the measure’s supporters, the Washington Post reported, he “pointedly” left Rubio out."Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world." - Bono
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As I understand the issue;
There were a number of new insurers whose business plans involved low premiums to attract customers and the risk corridor to provide profits. I guess that business plan was viable.Life is complex.Comment
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Now we see that among Republicans, Trump's willful stiffing creditors is not an outlier but is in fact mainstream Republican business ethics. As if we needed more proof that the Republicans are against free and honest competition and for a Putin style kleptocracy.Comment
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Acton's Dictum personified.David G
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"It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)
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