Or are they getting waivers because they supported the bill?  That is the question.  What am I talking about?  Unions and healthcare reform.

CNS News reported yesterday that:

“Three local chapters of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), whose political action committee spent $27 million supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, have received temporary waivers from a provision in the Obamacare law.”

Thus far, 45 out of the 222 waivers given have been given to labor unions.  The other 177 waivers have been given to businesses and charitable organizations.  One of the recipients of a waiver was the AARP, which also strongly supported the bill.

The article further states:

“A total of 1,507,418 enrollees are now included in the waivers. More than one-third — 512,315 – of the enrollees affected were insured by union health plans.”

I didn’t like the healthcare reform bill to begin with (or the way it was passed), but I really dislike its being used to repay political favors.