An email blast to reporters this afternoon claims that Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) has successfully enrolled in an insurance plan through the state’s online exchange, in the process turning down a federal government subsidy.
In a statement, Begich, who faces a competitive race next year, said he wants to have “the exact same experience and go through the same steps as other Alaskans when it comes to signing up for health care, which is why I have decided to refuse any federal subsidy and have signed up on Alaska’s federally run marketplace.”
https://twitter.com/tomflanagin/status/400050118004838401
@tomflanagin @meredithshiner can enroll in their home exchange, but they lose the federal employer contrib. http://t.co/5J41P1BfNO
— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) November 12, 2013
Roll Call’s Lesniewski cites a memo reminding congressmen that “if you do not elect via DC health link, you will not have Senate employer-sponsored coverage in 2014.”
https://twitter.com/livingrural/status/400053910204719104
CC: Landrieu, Pryor, Hagan, Shaheen MT @politico: @MarkBegich declines insurance subsidy, enrolls in #Obamacare http://t.co/Lh0hY6uzTB
— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) November 12, 2013
How does somebody making $175,000 annual qualify for subsidy?@politico: @MarkBegich declines insurance subsidyhttp://t.co/nBS2Q2WN5o
— Ginger Harris (@harrislighting) November 12, 2013
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