No. All the politicians in the US Senate, Congress and White House and their families
are exempted from Healthcare Reform.
Why shouldn't members of Congress be required to have the same health coverage that its members are now forcing on the rest of the Country?
Congress is covered now by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
During the election campaign there had been promises of extending the federal plan to all the people.
In fact, Barack Obama campaigned for President on that premise.
If Congress were to drop its current health plan, just what would it be giving up?
Congressmen, Senators and members of the Administration have private insurance coverage.
The tax payors pay on average about 72 percent of the premium
In the federal program, the standard family premium for the popular Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan is $13,442 a year, with taxpayers paying about $9,678 of the bill.
This year, the premiums in the federal plan are going up an average of 8.8 percent from this year.
Federal politicians can choose coverage from the widest selection of health plans in the country.
The Congress does have two perks not available to other federal workers.
One is free outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Medical Center.
The other is access to the Office of the Attending Physician at the Capitol.
That means they are just steps away from highly professional care for everything from routine physical exams and X-rays to surgery.
