Waivers Address Talk of Dropping Health Coverage

The New York Times reports:

As Obama administration officials put into place the first major wave of changes under the health care legislation, they have tried to defuse stiffening resistance — from companies like McDonald’s and some insurers — by granting dozens of waivers to maintain even minimal coverage far below the new law’s standards.

Who cares about about the concept "equal protection under the law" in Obama's administration?