The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new rule requiring health insurance companies that will be issuing premium rebates this summer to tell policy holders they are getting the checks because of Obamacare:
Rules finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday instruct insurers to notify recipients of rebates in the first paragraph of the mailing by writing: “This letter is to inform you that you will receive a rebate of a portion of your health insurance premiums. This rebate is required by the Affordable Care Act—the health reform law.”
Republicans say it’s politically motivated, and an attempt to sell the benefits of Obamacare in advance of the November elections. Those not getting a rebate check will be getting a letter, too:
Insurers will also have to send a generalized letter to all other customers explaining that if they aren’t receiving a rebate, it is because the company has met the targets under the law. The result is that letters will go out to anyone who buys their own insurance or has it through an employer, except people whose employer directly assumes the cost of their medical claims.
All of this is rather humorous, and brings back memories of another administration effort to make sure everyone knew what a bang-up job it was doing for the little guy:
