ObamaCare Waivers Now Number at 729

The last we looked at this businesses and unions were granted roughly 200 waivers from provisions in ObamaCare, and today we find out that number has jumped to over 700 after a new list was posted after the State of the Union.

Hotair.com has the details.

This ever-expanding list of waivers is the direct result of ObamaCare raising theannual benefit caps on certain health plans. Obviously, a plan with higher annual limits is potentially more costly than one without them. The money to cover the difference in premiums has to come from somewhere. Without the waivers, it will come from the employer who are forced by law to upgrade to the more expensive plan. In other words, the 729 organizations who have received waivers are not seeking refuge from an unintended consequence, but from the costs associated with one of ObamaCare’s features. The real question is what these businesses will do once the waiver program comes to an end.

This number will obviously go up, but us hard-working Americans won’t be able to apply for any types of waivers.