For years, critics have said that President Barack Obama’s administration plays fast and loose with the laws of our country.
Now, it’s been revealed that Obama blatantly broken the law and bilked taxpayers for billions… all to prop up his failing healthcare system.
The Obama administration failed to follow the president’s healthcare law in a $5 billion dispute over compensating insurers for high costs from seriously ill patients, Congress’ investigative arm said Thursday.
The opinion from the Government Accountability Office bolsters Republican complaints that administration officials broke the law as problems arose carrying out its complex provisions. The finding may complicate efforts to stabilize premiums in the law’s insurance marketplaces, where about 11 million people get coverage.
At issue is how the administration has handled a little-known, but important program called “transitional reinsurance.” Working in the background of the law’s coverage expansion, the three-year program collects fees from employer and other private health insurance plans and channels the money to health plans that face large claims for treating patients with catastrophic medical problems.
The law specified that the fee would collect $25 billion from 2014-2016, and $5 billion of that would go directly to the Treasury. But when fee collections fell short, Obama’s Health and Human Services Department failed to allocate a share of the money to the Treasury, saying it would do so later as more money came in.
Conservatives cried foul and asked the GAO to examine the issue. On Thursday, lawmakers got the ruling they had hoped for.
“HHS lacks authority to ignore the statute’s directive to deposit amounts (collected under the program) in the Treasury,” the GAO’s general counsel, Susan A. Poling, wrote.
The administration’s actions were “inconsistent with the plain language of the statute,” she said.
In other words, Obama knowingly broke the law.
It didn’t help the administration’s case with GAO that the original HHS plan for distributing the fee money called for paying the Treasury.
Republicans accuse the Obama administration of shortchanging the Treasury to “bail out” the healthcare law.
“The administration should end this illegal scheme immediately, and focus on providing relief from the burdens of this law,” Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso said in a statement. Barrasso is a leader on healthcare issues.
Previously, Republicans have complained that the administration flouted the law when it delayed a requirement that larger employers must offer coverage to their workers.
The GAO has no enforcement power over its ruling, but congressional opponents of the health law could use the finding to write legislation that forces HHS to pay the Treasury. Generally, lawmakers of both parties respect GAO’s rulings on federal budget issues.
The reinsurance program is one of three financial backstops created by President Barack Obama’s law to support insurers as they built their customer base in the new markets for subsidized private insurance. Reinsurance provides a safety net for insurers by helping to pay large claims, an important consideration for companies selling coverage to a customer pool they didn’t know.
The failing marketplaces have been tough for insurers, due in part to less-than-promised support from a different government stabilization program. Insurers also say they’ve been swamped by higher-than-expected claims and by customers who sign up for coverage, use it on expensive care and then stop paying premiums. Major carriers such as UnitedHealth Group and Aetna have scaled back their role after forecasting annual losses that will top $300 million.
— The Associated Press contributed to this article
the laws do not apply to him or Hillary
They should, if we the people break the law, we go to jail. There shouldn’t be ANY exceptions…
For some unknown reason Congress fears Obama. He can do what ever.
Obama, The DOJ, The FBI and Congress has placed Hillary above the law 100%.
She has committed MURDER and walks free.
Is there anyone out there, in the USA, that can pull that off?
The only thing we can do is vote them out of office. However, Obama has told different agencies to work overtime and enable people who are here on green cards to citizenship to steal this election from Trump. Plus, allowing other people to be able to vote just by saying they are Americans. How can this be? I have to have my id to get a library card or to pick up my medicine from the pharmacy. For some reason this administration can do what ever they want. I can not sleep at night as I am fearful for our wonderful country. God bless America and all Americans as we need it!
Crooks, no other word. Plain & simple ” CROOKS ” GOD NEEDS TO STRIKE THEM DOWN.
BUT WE CAN BE SURE IN THE END THEY WILL GET THEIRS. HELL
Her friends. And family members.
And probably anyone that wants to give Comey a little cash
If you can say it is racist they will let you go free if you have money
could not say it better they are both crook for self gain they need to throw him out as so called president in wolves clothing
Yep, this administration is all going rogue and that means be prepared or Molon Labe. They think they own us and they will continue to do so if we allow it. We are the government, they are our employees and it is time to fire their behinds without benefits or perks of any kind top down and including Congress members, most of whom betrayed us for money, honey.
LOCK HIM UP NOW!!!!!
that is why he keeps on breaking the laws and Congress that does nothing to stop him period
We know they broke and cheated the American people, so do something Congress or maybe we will?
It’s imploding into itself as expected by all reasonable thinking people save the “Liberal/Progressive Leftist Elites” who reside in a fictional world of their own making where wrong is right, down is up and lying is truthfulness.
There is a communist party in the usa. 80 members of congress are in that party. However, they do not call it the communist party usa, they call it the PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS OF THE USA. THE PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS AND THE COMMUNIST PARTY USA ARE THE SAME ENTITY.
I believe Obama and Hillary want to be world leaders not just president of the United States. Trump just wants to be president of the United States of America. We have to come together to not let Hillary win the presidency. It would be a sin if the first woman president is someone corrupt. It gives us all a bad name.
Thank you, Lynn, for I have been saying the same thing, and there are registered socialists we elected meaning we were not using our “smarts” in extremely vetting them, as Trump would say. Hillary is a communist and she and O are Soros puppets or in common parlance globalist evil elite communist and right now with England leaving their sphere, and other countries thinking to do the same, and the fact we do not want a bought and paid for politician (as apparently several RINOS are his along with his purchase of the DNC) but an outsider who has proven his love of America, they are desperate, and are going to go full blast mean, nasty, denigrating, and treating everyone as “deplorables” including those Hillary and Obama just denigrated saying they were not voting for the candidate or his legacy and hence are useless if they don’t. Yep, dictatorship showing up more and more in all its glory! The question is are we will to work and/or sacrifice to take back our rogue administrations both federal and local?
If you watch what your twp and cities are doing they are just voting to spend our tax money and raise our taxes
He is in dire need of some type of a projectile in his brain box.
You made my day
don’t any of you idiots see what OBAMA, HILLARY are doing, the Exec branch are doing, the AG, THE FBI, SUPREME COURT. THEY ARE MAKING THE REPUBLICANS LOOK LIKe 5 year old boysget off your ass now and do somethingo you all are gone!
When are we going to kick that asshole out of his remaining term?
The dems are the most corrupt political party to have ever existed. That is why they hate Trump even in the republicans hate his as they know if he get in the game is over.
Go Trump 2016
The government needs to obey the law. This should be especially true for this administration when it comes to laws in put into place.
Once again we see the basic lawless nature of this president and his administration. The best way to fix this problem is to vote Republican on election day.
D’OweBamacare is Unconstitutional, despite what SCOTUS “ruled.”
First, find me the WORD “health” in the Constitution, ANYwhere.
Second, find me the Constitutional provision which allows general gov’t actors to require ordinary Americans to purchase anything at any time for any reason from anyone. Not there, either.
Screw D’OweBamacare. Trump will destroy it, with help from Congresscretins. Elect him; put The Liar and all others who have betrayed the public trust in PRISON.
But just think about it for a minute: what SCOTUS “ruled” is that the ACA is “legal as a tax.” i disagree, but assuming for the moment that they are correct, ONLY the House may introduce “bills for revenue,” aka taxes. D’OweBamacare originated in the Senate. There’s your out, people
As usual, CongressCretins, the Preznit, and the attorneys on the SC relied on Constitutional ignorance among the populace. As usual, they were right; Americans are a) too stupid to study the Constitution, and b) too lazy to make the officeholders who SWORE to obey it actually OBEY it!
The worthless politicians in Congress are only good for talking, talking, and more talking. I’m disgusted with them all.
Should have said Lying, Lying and more Lying because that is really what they, the congress, do. If the lips are moving, they are lying!
Actually Obama and the Justice screwed up the oath ceremony while Obama had his hand on two (2) Bibles. It was given the next day to Obama but the official picture used for the oath does not show Obama with his Bible…he supposedly forgot to bring it. The oath was given without one. You can find the picture and the words said at this sitc and also at others. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28780417/ns/politics-white_house/t/obama-retakes-oath-office-after-flub/
How do you do that?
Another reason to hate our government, The laws only apply to those not in top government positions, JW, FBI are there to protect the common people the government works for but now that the Obama administration and Clinton have corrupted them there will be no justice, Next step will be a third world move and to over throw our government otherwise the corruption will only get worse.
He has ALWAYS knowingly broke the law. That is how he operates and not one of our spineless reps did much to stop him. When the house did, the senate sat on the bills,
He can’t be gone soon enough and then he needs his security ditched. How anyone can stand to protect that a-hole
So true we have the thief in office stealing the poor blind .a.an want take care of our veterans so evil
Say it isn’t so! Obumma broke the law? They couldn’t even roll the thing out correctly. Now they have to prop it up like a cripple; but hey look who the sponsor was. That says it all
Just another one of his “plans”
In 8 years- he has almost ruined the entire country. He has just a few months left to finish it off. And what he doesn’t finish – Hillary will get it done.
Americans who vote for these filthy low life’s Are PURE BILE. They have NO CLUE. NO MORALS and NO RESPECT for our country whatsoever.
If Hillary is elected, kiss the country as we have known it GOODBYE. She will elect corrupt and most certainly Muslim judges. We will be under sharia law in no time. Remember Iran in the 70’s????? How about Europe just a few years back??? Wake up idiots. This isn’t a board game
Think about it, who first tried to introduce this poopy healthcare bill, after her father got the best of care. I’ll give you I guess, hint: she’s running for Empress. How can anyone possibly have properly rolled out a bill thousands of pages long. I’d bet the rest of my pathetic income the number is close to zero. They voted for is blindly because it doesn’t affect them, just us peasants. They are part of a much different healthcare plan. Reminds me of medieval times. We own nothing, wait in line for a rotting loaf of bread, turn over most of what we produce while the fat slobs feast. How’s that for progress?
…a MOOSElim demon…with the ugliest, evilest reptile head i have ever seen…
moderate on!
could not say it better they are both crook for self gain they need to throw him out as so called president in wolves clothing
It really doesn’t matter. This pos , Obama can do what ever he wants. Just like Hillary, it doesn’t matter. The DOJ, who is in all this as deep as the rest of the corrupt Washington crowd, will do nothing. The FBI will do nothing, congress will do nothing, the people will do nothing but a low quill admonishment towards the elitist. Nothing will be done and they all know it. Half of the Nation is in support of this corruption and support Obama and Hillary and their is a good chance she will be president next time and the corruption will continue and the ones voting for her will complain that the system doesn’t work. NO SHIT!
Ron
The people that vote democrat are uneducated!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m so sick and tired of hearing that Trump has the uneducated white mans vote. That’s CRAP!!!! Every single person I know that is PRO TRUMP is EDUCATED!!!! The media is trying to persuade the American people that Trump is not the answer. When IN FACT, TRUMP is the ONLY ANSWER!!!!!
The ones that are voting for Hillary are the UNEDUCATED, low class losers. The ones that use abortions for birth control. The ones that think it’s ok for her husband to rape women. The ones that think it’s fine that she defended a child rapist and laughed about it.
She has a commercial out, slamming Trump for saying something about women’s breasts and boooties. Well,at least he wasn’t out RAPING women like HER HUSBAND.
I’m AWAKE and EDUCATED. And I’m a WOMAN, and I VOTE TRUMP!!!!
Thank you for your comments, I hit mute when her ads come on. Term limits for all, no campaigning, no mud slinging, all candidates debate with SAME questions to all, if they have been in office media must inform on job performance including: attendance, vote (yay or nay) present does not count it means they did not do their homework. Imagine if we did our jobs they way politicians do, we would be out on our ears. Most jobs have a 90 day performance review. We can be fired at any point during that period for non-performance. After that 3 warnings then pack your bags. No lifetime perks either.
And SW—–DRUG TESTS for ALL!!!! Starting at the top!!! I’m sure Obama would have FAILED THAT test years ago. Now,his daughters are sneaking into his stash
Awake, I have to agree with you except for the only ones voting for her are the uneducated, there are the other ones that are well educated and in top management positions and are for the corporate greed. They talk about Trump and the way he speaks and looks at women, while Hillary has done plenty against women when it comes to her husband… And have you ever noticed most commercials (like the Sandals resort, Liberty mutual never have women that are average but always thin ) not to mention the news media anchor talk shows never have a heavy set woman as an anchor but the ones that are a size 2 to maybe 6
So who the hell is exploiting women more?
It’s the same thing with Congress. They will fail to raise social security payments due to “low inflation rates.” BUT, Congress never fails to vote itself a pay increase each year to due a “rise in the cost of living.”
The actual method used by Congress to raise their pay is they passed a law making pay raises automatic UNLESS they are in session and vote against it. The Constitution does not grant that authority but they make a law and get it signed and we the payers of their salaries cannot do anything about it. Remember they are working for you, they can give themselves a raise and put you in jail if you don’t pay them.
Yes I’m on SS, this year, no raise because my cost of living magically did not go up!
This happens to be the 3rd time no COLA has been done in the past 8 years go figure
All of them WEASELS. All the way down to the FBI!!!! Every last one of them.
He has taken millions from our SS fund and the Medicare fund which has cost us plus taking our DRS. HE SHOULD BE IMPEACHED AND THROWN OUT OF OFFICE TODAY!
In the “Fund” created for SS payments there has been over 2.5 Trillion dollars taken from it. The raid started with Reagan and continued through Obama.Now Congress pulled a fast one. When they decided to start “borrowing” from the fund they did not purchase legal securities which could be exchanged for money. They only said they were going to leave an IOU. Here is some information that should just make you steam.
The government cannot, and will not, ever default on any of its public issue, marketable Treasury bonds because of the panic it would create in world markets and the damage it would do to the nation’s worldwide credibility. But Congress has the legal authority to default on its debt to Social Security, and, if it should do so, the outside world would probably view it primarily as an internal matter between the United States Government and its citizens. One of the least known facts about Social Security is that, although the government does have a moral obligation to pay Social Security benefits to those who have earned them, the government does not have a legal obligation to do so.
In a 1960 ruling by the United States Supreme Court, the court ruled that nobody has a “contractual earned right” to Social Security benefits. Section 1104 of the 1935 Social Security Act specifically states, “The right to alter, amend, or repeal any provision of this Act is hereby reserved to the Congress.” According to the above strong language, Congress could do whatever it wanted to do with regard to changing or even eliminating Social Security.
Early on, some did not take the language seriously because they thought it was probably unconstitutional. However, in 1960, in the case of Fleming v. Nestor, the Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to Nestor, even though he had contributed to the program for 19 years and was already receiving benefits in its ruling, the Supreme Court established the principle that entitlement to Social Security benefits “is not a contractual right.” As a result of the 1960 Supreme Court ruling, the future of Social Security is totally in the hands of Congress and the President. They have the legal authority to amend any and all parts of the Social Security Act, as well as the authority to either increase or decrease Social Security benefits.
Granted the man who had his SS removed was no longer living here and was a communists but the ruling still affects all of us in this country.
Now you know why the use of the word “entitlement” was created to explain SS to the young people. In this case it means at the Congressional prerogative to continue. “the critical issue here is not what the formal definition of entitlement is, it’s how the word is used.” Now recall that we are forced into paying into the system and so is the employer. The government lumps SS and Health Care into entitlement so if they revamp health care and SS both at the same time most of the younger working generation will not complain near as much. It seems that the more you learn about this government the more corruption you can find.
The “Uneccessary Eaters must be corralled and dealt with”
SENT A MESSAGE ON NOVEMBER 8 ELECTION DAY VOTE D. TRUMP
Can’t wait till we go back to free enterprise healthcare. I miss the days when you had to be an attorney, accountant and insurance agent just to figure out what was covered. The 14% premium increases every year was nice the rising out of pocket. Great time!!! Oh wait I have a company plan so it isn’t covered by ObamaCare oversite Mine went up 18% last year and out of pocket went up 49%. yup feel sorry for the Obomacare eligible folks. Their’s only went up 3% and out of pocket remained the same. Thankfully a Congress that can’t make a budget is holding payment for several months to insurers for those that get the premioum allowance because they are low paying jobs. No wonder insurers are getting out.
Be very very careful allowing the use of government funds to bail out managed care companies. They are the biggest rip off artists since the Credit Mobilizer and make that scheme look Mickey Mouse. It started with a smiling Bill Clinton holding up an insurance ID card and stating that the answer to rising heath care costs was managed care. What a growth industry that became. The managed healthcare companies in America are responsible for ripping the American people off for uncounted trillions of dollars since their inception. Obamacare is the culmination of that scheme and not only do they want to continue ripping off premium payers they want to rip off tax payers as well!
Where is Congress in all of this???????????????????
Where are the LAWS of the US of A in reference to IMPEACHMENT of this FRAUDULENT TYRANT OBOOOOOOMA – THE MAGNIFICENT ONE- ??????????????????????
Hasn’t this TYRANT FRAUD doen enough damage to ur great coutnry????????????????
Time for a total change in the direction of the LEGISLATIVE BODY – CALLED CONGRESS – in this up coming 2016 election.//////////////
SEMPER PARATUS
Is you a post coastie?
I thought the FBI was above and beyond politics . They was the good guys now I don’t know what to think. Comey is one and the same as the lier in chief , with the AG and the first AG the all should be perp walked . What is worse is can you trust anyone in the FBI to do anything honest.
It’s obvious, if O-hole was ever sincere about health insurance for all, all he had to do was add everyone to HIS health insurance policy.
The problem is what good dose it do to catch Obama nothing happens to him. Our Congress is like the fishermen that goes fishing and all he dose catch and release and never brings home any fish.
It does not matter any more and people crying to impeach him now is like sounding the fire alarm after the building is burned to the ground. As much as I hate the gov’t and politicians and extremely hateful of Hillary the reality of all this is…
All the politicians and corporate greed have way to much to lose and don’t give a rats ass about anything other then money and power and will put Hillary in office no matter what it takes. It is to the point where she could only have 3 votes hers, Slick Willy and Chelsea’s and she will still win the election.
Don’t get me wrong I am still going to vote Trump but I have a gut feeling it won’t matter because all the power is behind Hillary even though I hope and pray (which I am not a religious person) that I am wrong
It all comes back to the fact that as a nation we have ignored or
denied God. I still pray for a Holy Spirit awakening. It’s our only
Hope. The Bible predicts a “great tribulation”, and maybe that will
be next unless we turn to God.