A recent local newspaper headline, "Obamacare tweak valuable to big companies (ABQ Journal, 2/12/14), forced me to ask myself this question, "Wasn't it -- PPAHCA -- supposed to be good for us?" The reporter indicated that the latest delayed implementation deadline (ObamaCare's fourth?!) will be helpful to companies of a certain size. If the law is good for us, why do they keep putting it off? The explanation given by a Treasury official was truly surreal. He said it was "to ease the transition to a 30-hour [work] week." Really?! I thought ObamaCare was about our health and its care. First, they cancelled the CLASS Act portion of PPAHCA, which was to assist "community living" for seniors and the disabled. If it was good for us, why cancel it? If it wasn't, why pass it in the first place? Then there was the insurance support program for those with pre-existing medical conditions called PCIP. This was loudly touted as a major benefit we would receive from the law. If true, why...(Read Full Post)