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Jan. 14, 2013 9:00pm Becket Adams

Well, here’s something: Former HHS Director and one of the architects of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e. “Obamacare”) Jay Angoff just landed himself a gig with a law firm in Washington, D.C.

His job? Going after health insurers who fail to comply with regulations he helped craft.

Here’s the Mehri & Skaket, PLLC press release announcing his hire:

Former HHS Director, Longtime Insurance Regulator Jay Angoff to Lead Firm’s Insurance and Healthcare Practice as Partner

WASHINGTON, DC (January 14, 2013)—After nearly three years at the Department of Health and Human Services — as the first Director of Obamacare insurance implementation, as Senior Advisor to the Secretary, and as a Regional Director — longtime insurance regulator and plaintiff’s attorney Jay Angoff is returning to DC-based Mehri & Skalet, PLLC as a partner, where he will lead the firm’s insurance and healthcare practice.

“Working at HHS has been immensely rewarding, and I’m pleased with the progress that has been made in implementing the Affordable Care Act,” said Mr. Angoff of his departure from HHS. “I look forward to returning to Mehri & Skalet to help make sure the law is enforced. The Affordable Care Act has given health insurance policyholders new rights, and will give them even more in 2014; it is critical that we defend those newfound rights.”

And here’s some additional information on Angoff’s background in politics [courtesy the Washington Examiner's Tim Carney]:

Mr. Angoff was appointed by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in February 2010 to oversee the implementation of the insurance reform provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including enabling young people to stay on their parents’ policies until age 26; requiring insurers to issue refunds if they spend more than 20% of the premium dollar on administrative expenses and profit; and prohibiting insurers from imposing lifetime limits or rescinding coverage.

He also established the federal office responsible for the Exchanges — new websites that will give consumers greater purchasing power by forcing insurance companies to publicly display and compete on prices.

If this arrangement strikes you as a little too, um, “convenient” for both Angoff and Mehri & Skalet, don’t worry: You’re not alone.

“Think about the incentives at play here: If you are a lawyer working for the government, and you shape the laws in such a way as to make lawsuits easier, you are then making yourself more valuable to a potential future employer,” writes the Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney.

“The trial lawyer’s situation is a subset of the broader dynamic: Any congressional staffer or administration official makes himself more valuable to an industry by increasing government’s role in that industry,” he adds.

“You can see this in the Great ObamaCare cashout — the parade of HHS officials and congressional aides crafting the legislation and then becoming health-care lobbyists or consultants.”

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nomanOmen
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 8:55pm
typical vomit of a Nimrod jew

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zoro51
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 11:31am
SOCIALSIT CARE is NOT american ITS ANTI AMERICAN.. IMPEACH N THROW OUT OBAMA NOW SAVE AMERICA FROM THE RAPIST.. hes raped our freedoms left n right.. HES NOT AMERICAN BORN HES LIED TO THE USA ABOUTM THIS hes lied n panderd to blacks wet backs gays .. benghazi and other items.. SOCIALSIT CARE IS FOR EUROPE N IT DOES NOT WORK .. we are NOT PAWNS nor are we CATTLE for obama to FORCE US TO GRAZE on his BS…

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- ranepowel
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 12:11pm
  If anyone wants to know why the conservative right will never, ever win another Presidential election…just keep reading comments like this :)
  
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SGT Rock
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 10:57am
Oh this is a surprise why? True Americans who value freedom saw thru this for what it is Shine-ola.
For you youngster that is what falls out your rectum when you squat.

Call these people out for what they are, Godless Communist hiding under the label of Progressives, sounds friendlier under that name. Everyone knows what Communism is and how everyone but those in charge suffer. Nothing but a corrupt version of Feudelism. Take back your country that you deserve.

We will call you out for what you are-Commies, we will fight you at the ballot box, we will fight you at the schools where you seek to destroy our culture and civilization, we will fight you at the Union Halls where you have taken over our Unions so you can funnel money to the Progressives, we shall fight you where ever your Communist head is exposed.

Both of our political parties are infected with this disease called Progressivism, it hides under a benevolent name but Communism is what it is. Call them out, expose them to the Sun and disinfect our parties so the American people can have the Country back. Ever wonder why you feel like the Government does not listen yo you, because they are now Communist. Communist do not listen nor fear the disarmed, starved, drugged, drunk population. Ever wonder why we are now allowing drugs to be legal, Communist want to put us into a stupor so we will not resist. Quit being a good little peasant and RESIST Communism now before it is too late.

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VetMike
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 8:29am
Talk about a conflict of interest! But that is what lawyers do. Take cases and tie the courts for years. All the while making money.

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- Battle1925
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 9:23am
  Did you know that the emblem on the medical sign is a staff with two snakes where that came from is the bible. the isrel people messed up so God sent snakes to bite the people and God put a snake on mosses staff so if any looks at the staff they will be healed and they had a choce to live or to die
  
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 7:58am
There is money to be made for everyone but the average American-we will be in the poor house sucking on eggs and lighting a candle…thanks progressives for this wonderful tyranny you have given us!

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kaydeebeau
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 5:49am
So let me see if I understand another nuance of Obamacare – mountains of regulations and paper work are now required for insurance companies to comply which means they will need more adminstravie staff members which will increase the administrative costs but if administrative costs go up the insurance company is fined? So another no win situation legislated into existance.

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betterpart
Posted on January 15, 2013 at 4:43am
The US has become more and more communistic since this obama character took office. Disgusting and reprehensible.

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brigott
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:55pm
Follow the money…..

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denkat56
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:45pm
Nothing like job security. Maybe somebody ought to look into this. The atty generals off. Oh wait Obamaowns him to.

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:40pm
Is it ethical to kill civilization with a law suit? If your DNA is rebuilt every seven years (approximately), what makes you think your Nazi scientists should be given any political power?

Put it this way, when you are 20 years old, you have Windows XP? When you are 27 years old, you are Windows Vista? Laugh, that was a joke? When you are 36 years old you are Windows 7? When you are 43, you finally get to be apple buy an Apple?

In other words, DNA will be like computer code, a slippery fish they will never be able to hold on to?

You can take the red pill, or the blue pill, the choice is up to you?

LOL.

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- castious
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 4:09am
  I have taken the red pill a long time ago in a far away galaxy LOL
  
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The Third Archon
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:23pm
““Think about the incentives at play here: If you are a lawyer working for the government, and you shape the laws in such a way as to make lawsuits easier, you are then making yourself more valuable to a potential future employer,” writes the Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney.

“The trial lawyer’s situation is a subset of the broader dynamic: Any congressional staffer or administration official makes himself more valuable to an industry by increasing government’s role in that industry,” he adds.

“You can see this in the Great ObamaCare cashout — the parade of HHS officials and congressional aides crafting the legislation and then becoming health-care lobbyists or consultants.””
Yeah! Finance doesn’t do this ALL, THE, TIME…oh wait.

Oh, NOW conservatives are suddenly concerned with the revolving door between government and industry? Better late than never I suppose–presuming, of course, that they really DO care at all about, you know, THE COUNTRY’S WELFARE, and aren’t REALLY just interested in an excuse to complain about a Democratic President.

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- castious
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 3:44am
  3rd Acorn just what kind of S.O.S squirrel are you? Just wondering is all because i like clarification
  
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- Witness1974
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 3:48am
  Archy: You are obviously intelligent, well read, and well spoken, but I have never run into anyone in person or in print that brings home the meaning of the slogan, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” as you do. What you need is a good mugging. Nothing turns a liberal into a conservative faster.
  
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The Third Archon
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:09pm
“‘OBAMACARE ARCHITECT’ LANDS GIG SUING NON-COMPLIANT HEALTH INSURERS”
Oh this should make the Blazers happy. XD

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- castious
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 3:49am
  Hey 3rd Acorn just why do you think or feel that shiesty wattermelon commie crap they do or have done and plan to do to this great country makes us Blazers happy ???? HHhhhhhmmmmmmm
  
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South Philly Boy
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 10:44pm
And I bet they don’t have to pay

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- castious
  Posted on January 15, 2013 at 3:53am
  Iyuh you are correct about the commie wattermellons want everthing to be had for free and i for one am not going to play well them.
  
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