Cantor blasts latest O-Care rules change

The healthcare system should not be changed by President Obama’s “random impulses,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Friday in criticizing a new exception to the ObamaCare insurance mandate.

Cantor was reacting to the decision to allow people whose health plans were canceled under ObamaCare to buy catastrophic policies once intended mainly for young people. 

{mosads}The decision, the latest in a series of changes to the law, comes just ahead of a deadline for people to choose plans that begin Jan. 1. 

“Our entire health care system can’t be fundamentally changed at any given time subject to the random impulses of President Obama,” Cantor said in a statement Friday.

“The White House actions clearly prove ObamaCare can’t work as designed. It’s time for ObamaCare to be delayed for all.”

The new delay is just the latest example of a deadline or rule in ObamaCare being shifted, and it is sparking increased criticism from Republicans about arbitrary changes to the law. 

The latest change came in response to questions from Democratic senators, who are worried ObamaCare’s problems could cost them the Senate majority next year. Among the group was Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), who is considered vulnerable in next year’s midterm election.

The fights are only expected to intensify in 2014 — an election year. 

While the administration touted the move as a “common sense clarification,” the insurance industry expressed outrage. 

“The latest rule chance could cause significant instability in the marketplace,” Karen Ignagni, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, an industry group, said in a statement.

She warned the move would lead to further confusion and disruption for consumers.

Republicans have repeatedly called for ObamaCare to be defunded or delayed, especially in light of massive problems with the rollout.

The White House and Senate Democrats have denied these requests, saying the law is moving forward despite challenges.