Pretty simple to see that "Waivers are Favors!"
Do we know why some are denied a waiver while others are granted a waiver? Look into that and you'll see Obama's Chicago Thug Administartion using friends lists as rewards, and enemies lists as punishment.
source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_WAIVERS_QA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-06-06-04-04-53