Philadelphia, PA—Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services released its final rate review regulations monitoring premium increases, and to our surprise, there was a waiver for none other than the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP), exempting the types of supplementary insurance coverage they offer from the regulation’s purview. While special interest groups like AARP receive waivers, millions of Americans have been left asking “Where’s MY Waiver?”.
At www.WheresMYWaiver.com, Let Freedom Ring has lead a strong coalition of conservative organizations, including the 60 Plus Association, in demanding that individuals be allowed to apply for waivers from the provisions of ObamaCare that harm them, as they are currently not allowed to do.
Jim Martin, Chairman of 60 Plus Association, responded to the news saying:
“Doesn’t surprise me one iota. It’s payoff time to the AARP (some call it bribery) for selling out seniors and endorsing Obamacare, an awful proposal which makes no sense to seniors who know it’s bad medicine for them. But it makes sense to the AARP, dollars and cents, that is, to its bottom line.
The AARP made over a half billion in profits last year, selling ‘low cost’ insurance and other goodies to seniors. But that’s nothing. Now the cash register will ring even louder as these money hungry merchants fleece the elderly. AARP was the single most powerful organization supporting ObamaCare, yet now they want out of the relationship, so that they can make millions selling Medi-gap insurance to the very seniors they betrayed. If there is a more clear example of corruption and hypocrisy, I’ve yet to see it in my over seven decades on the planet. That’s why we call them the Association Against Retired Persons.”
Colin Hanna, President of Let Freedom Ring, responded:
“This is getting ridiculous, special waivers for labor unions, Nancy Pelosi’s constituents, and now AARP. How about the rest of America? The President and his radical bureaucrats need a reminder that we are a country of EQUAL protection under the law!”
In a recent Pulse Opinion Research survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted on behalf of Let Freedom Ring, 62 percent say that ordinary citizens should be permitted to apply for similar waivers, including 50 percent of surveyed Democrats. Furthermore, two-thirds believe granting waivers should be the responsibility of Congress and not unelected executive branch officials, with 60 percent of Democrats taking this position.
To schedule interviews with Jim Martin, Chairman of the 60Plus Association, contact Gerry Scimeca at GerryScimeca@gmail.com or 757-449-4916.
Jim Martin is Chairman of the 60Plus Association, a national seniors advocacy organization founded in 1992 that promotes the ideals of the free-market.
To schedule interviews with Colin Hanna, President of Let Freedom Ring, or read his full letter to governors, contact Deborah Hamilton at DHamilton@HamiltonStrategies.com, 215-815-7716 / 610-584-1096.
Colin A. Hanna is President of Let Freedom Ring, a 501 (c)(4) public policy non-profit organization committed to promoting Constitutional government, free enterprise and traditional values.
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