This is crony socialism, plain and simple, folks. And though it may have only crept in from the left, you can bet by now it's got fingerprints from both sides of the aisle on it. Otherwise, there'd be no question regarding the effort to defund it.TheHill: ObamaCare has become big business for an elite network of Washington lobbyists and consultants who helped shape the law from the inside.
More than 30 former administration officials, lawmakers and congressional staffers who worked on the healthcare law have set up shop on K Street since 2010.
Major lobbying firms...can all boast an Affordable Care Act insider on their lobbying roster — putting them in a prime position to land coveted clients.
Veterans of the healthcare push are now lobbying for corporate giants...and for healthcare companies...
Ultimately, the clients are after one thing: expert help in dealing with the most sweeping overhaul of the country’s healthcare system in decades.
The voracious need for lobbying help in dealing with ObamaCare has created a price premium for lobbyists who had first-hand experience in crafting or debating the law.
Experts say that those able to fetch the highest salaries have come from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or committees with oversight power over healthcare.
Demand for ObamaCare insiders is even higher now that major pieces of the law, including the healthcare exchanges and individual insurance mandate, are being set up through a slew of complicated federal regulations.
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