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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 11:39 |
Oversight GOP Repeats Call for Hearing on Healthcare Bill’s Uncertain Impact on Federal Employees
According to H.R. 3962, every individual must obtain coverage through enrollment in a "qualified health benefits plan or other acceptable coverage." While H.R. 3962 deems some programs such as TRICARE a, "qualified health benefits plan," the bill does not grant this designation to private plans offered under FEHBP. Ranking Member Darrell Issa first raised concern about Federal employees being allowed to keep their existing coverage options to Chairman Towns in July.
“Even as House leadership rushes healthcare reform to a vote, long standing questions and problems in healthcare reform legislation are still not being addressed,” said Rep Issa. “All Americans, including federal employees, should be troubled by the concerted effort to avoid scrutiny and divert attention away from problems in this 2,000 page bill.”
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