Now, I know I’m late to the game on this, but the recent news about more waivers being granted for Obamacare caused me to dive into it again and have a second and third look. First I was wondering about the connections some of the companies had with democrats or democrat-supporting organizations or people, but then you don’t have to research to find that out for a lot of them; it’s right there in their names: this “Union,” that “Brotherhood,” this “Guild,” etc., etc., etc.

I started noticing not who the waivers were granted to, but at the number of employees some of them listed. Aren’t these waivers granted so that the companies/organizations won’t bear an undue burden financially? If you have ZERO or 3 employees, why in the world would you need the waiver?

The HHS has broken the waivers down to separate lists. On the list for “Self-Insured Employers,” it describes the waivers thusly:

“Self-Insured Employers: Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements. This is a list of self-insured employers that have received waivers of the annual dollar limit requirements for group health plans offered to their employees.”

So let’s just take a look at a few of these shall we?

Some place called “Maverick County” has 1 enrollee. “Captain Elliot’s Party Boats” has 10 enrollees. “Big Valley Labor PRM Health Plan” has 4 enrollees. “Pacific Risk Management” has 3 enrollees. The “Town of Frisco” has 8 enrollees. It goes on and on.

The next list is for “Health Reimbursement Arrangements,” which is described as this:

“Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements. Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) are employer-funded group health plans where employees are reimbursed tax-free for qualified medical expenses up to a fixed dollar amount per year, and unused amounts may be rolled over to be used in subsequent years.”