Posted on 06/07/2022 9:56:29 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
Many Democrats seem to get sick in the fall during election years from a chronic disease known as premium increase-itis. That’s when Affordable Care Act (i.e., ObamaCare) premiums are announced for the next year. And it appears that 2022 will see one of the worst outbreaks in years.
As The Hill’s Peter Sullivan explains: “The American Rescue Plan signed by President Biden last year temporarily increased financial assistance under ObamaCare, but that increase is set to expire at the end of this year, causing an increase in [2023] premiums for enrollees in the health law unless Congress acts.
“Notices about the premium increases would be sent out shortly before the midterm elections, adding political pain for Democrats in addition to the higher premiums for consumers.”
So, on top of all the inflation pain consumers are already experiencing with food, rent, medicine and especially gasoline, several million Americans will receive a notice that their ObamaCare premiums are going up significantly. And while taxpayers will still be subsidizing those premiums, the subsidies won’t be as generous as they have been.
The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that without additional American Rescue Plan subsidies, the 14.5 million people in the ACA Marketplace – 13 million of whom receive taxpayer-supplied subsidies – will see an average 53 percent increase in their 2023 premiums. Ouch!
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1. The notices about price hikes will not happen prior to the election.
2. The MSM will downplay or outright ignore it.
This is just perfect political timing to justify extending the subsidies.
The Democrats know how to raid the Treasury.
53% increase in premium. Ouch! That includes the loss of the temporary subsidy?
How much increase in deductible?
So what becomes the total cost of premiums, deductible and copay?
Out of reach insurance.
Wonder what they will do to Medicare for next year?
The hits just keep on coming.
Democrats make me sick!!!
I would say that the Democrats will “go the other way.” They will play up these increase through the MSM, then propose a bill to provide premium relieve and dare the Republicans to oppose it. And the “assistant democrats” will dutifully fall into line just the way they are doing with “gun control.”
This socialist law needs to be flat out repealed.
The only thing that should be “repealed and replaced” are RINOS.
Be sure to read the comments if you get a chance.
BTW, looks like GPs there won't have to see patients in person until October.
Let's hear it for socialized medicine!
Why is ZeroCare still around? It is only affordable if the primary deductible is about one’s annual salary. Most people, the young especially are better off saving a few hundred bucks per month and paying cash with that money when needed for minor medical issues.
If the R contingent in WDC had any balls ...
Wasn’t the plan all along? Make it so expensive that people would welcome government take over of medical rationing ?
You’ve been paying attention!
“2. The MSM will downplay or outright ignore it.”
If our media decides to ignore it, then it’s not an issue. If our media decides to make a huge deal of it (think Ukraine), then it is the BIGGEST issue of the year.
They choose for us.
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