Part of me hopes they pass this turd. It will spell doom for the party .. perhaps for a generation.
Good old TeaTed named it the "Consumer Freedom Option". Republicans: Must include word Freedom .. MUST!
America's Health Insurance Plans, the nation's largest industry lobbying group joined with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on Friday night to send a blistering letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., urging him to drop a compromise proposal from Sen. Ted Cruz that the groups say is "unworkable."
The proposal, which was crucial to winning over Cruz's vote, would allow insurers to offer plans that don't comply with most of Obamacare's regulations as long as they offer at least one plan that complies with all of them.
"As the U.S. Senate considers the Better Care Reconciliation Act, we are writing to urge you to strike the 'Consumer Freedom Option' from the bill," the groups wrote, referring to the Cruz amendment. "It is simply unworkable in any form and would undermine protections for those with pre-existing medical conditions, increase premiums and lead to widespread terminations of coverage for people currently enrolled in the individual market."
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in...rticle/2628753