Union insurance plans are ‘grandfathered’ in Obamacare

Equal protection? Hardly.

Here's that union nod that we've been waiting for. However, there was apparently no wait...it was buried in Obamacare regulations since its passage. And the realization of this is likely why you haven't heard a peep out of Trumka lately...

TheDC: On June 15, 2009 President Obama told a town hall meeting that “No matter how we reform healthcare, we will keep this promise … if you like your healthcare plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what.” The fine print in his health law proves that he never intended to keep that promise.

Sec. 1251(a)(1) of the Affordable Care Act says that no one can be required to give up a plan in effect on March 23, 2010, when the law was passed. Those plans are “grandfathered.” But following that guarantee is a list of costly requirements that made it difficult for insurers to keep offering your plan.

It gets worse. Union plans were “grandfathered” with none of those fine print tricks and exceptions. (Sec. 1251(d))

Sweetness&Light provides the text of Sec. 1251(d):

"(d) EFFECT ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—In the case of health insurance coverage maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and one or more employers that was ratified before the date of enactment of this Act, the provisions of this subtitle and subtitle A (and the amendments made by such subtitles) shall not apply until the date on which the last of the collective bargaining agreements relating to the coverage terminates. Any coverage amendment made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the coverage which amends the coverage solely to conform to any requirement added by this subtitle or subtitle A (or amendments) shall not be treated as a termination of such collective bargaining agreement."

And as S&L says, "In other words, all unions health insurance plans are grandfathered in. And none of them will have to meet the Obama-Care mandates — ever."

So add another group exemption to the list, which already includes corporate cronies, members of Congress, their staff, and of course, the President and his family. Here's what this all boils down to: While the Democratic strongholds of America are running the system, they will not live under their own impositions, but willfully force the rest of America into subservient institutions against our will. This is TYRANNY, folks!