The best part of PPACA by far... ("Obama|Romney"-Care. Whatever)
There is a whole bunch of stuff in the PPACA - ELI5 has a gorgeous summary of the whole thing here - but the best (oh yes, by far the best) part by far is on Page 81, section 1312 of the act.
No more fancy gold-plated health-care plans for Congress. If they want something fancy, they have to make sure that it is avaiable to every-one else in the country, and at the same rates!. Sheer awesome-ness, I wonder who snuck it in there...
(D) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN THE EXCHANGE.—
(i) REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the effective date of this subtitle, the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff with respect to their service as a Member of Congress or congressional staff shall be health plans that are—
(I) created under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act); or
(II) offered through an Exchange established under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act).ii) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(I) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means any member of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
To put this in plain english, the only health plan that Congress - and their staff members - can get is one that any one of us can get.(II) CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.—The term ‘‘congressional staff’’ means all full-time and part-time employees employed by the official office of a Member of Congress, whether in Washington, DC or outside of Washington, DC.
No more fancy gold-plated health-care plans for Congress. If they want something fancy, they have to make sure that it is avaiable to every-one else in the country, and at the same rates!. Sheer awesome-ness, I wonder who snuck it in there...
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