Health overhaul mandates spur lobbying push for waivers, Bloomberg reports

The new health law has created an open-season atmosphere for Washington lobbyists seeking waivers and other changes.

Bloomberg: Waivers From Health Overhaul Mandates Spur Lobbying Push By UnitedHealth
The economic effect of President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul remains under debate, with Republicans such as new House Speaker John Boehner calling it a job killer. For lobbyists of the health care industry and employers, the law amounts to a full-employment act. Insurers led by UnitedHealth Group Inc. want to charge older patients more than the law allows. Drugstores such as CVS Caremark Corp. seek to roll back a prohibition against using tax-free savings accounts for over-the-counter medicines (Wayne, 1/20).