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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Tue Dec 24, 2013, 05:52 AM Dec 2013

Obama signs up for health care, selects ‘bronze’ plan in D.C.

HONOLULU - President Obama has enrolled in the federal health-care insurance exchanges, selecting a bronze-tiered insurance plan on the D.C. marketplace, the White House announced Monday.

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Obama signs up for health care, selects ‘bronze’ plan in D.C. (Original Post) UCmeNdc Dec 2013 OP

He won't be using Obamacare. former9thward Dec 2013 #1

The really astonshing part is this: cheapdate Dec 2013 #2

former9thward

(32,025 posts)

1. He won't be using Obamacare.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:40 PM

Dec 2013

His healthcare is handled by the military at no charge. He did not sign up himself. His staff did it and could not use the website so they did it in person while Obama was in Hawaii.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/12/23/obama-signs-up-for-health-care-selects-bronze-plan-in-d-c-exchange/

cheapdate

(3,811 posts)

2. The really astonshing part is this:

Reply to former9thward (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 24, 2013, 06:43 PM

Dec 2013

“I’m glad he did it,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said in an interview Monday. “I’m not going to take a cheap shot at him for signing up. It really wasn’t necessary, but if he didn’t do it we would all bark at him.”

Chaffetz added: “He’s the president of the United States. His health care is a little different than the rest of us. We get that.”

That's one of the most reasonable thing I've heard a GOP lawmaker say in a long time.

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