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  • Second study this week shows ObamaCare will drive up premiums (Corroboration)

    03/29/2013 1:23:21 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 6 replies
    Hotair ^ | 03/29/2013 | Ed Morrissey
    When I first read it, I thought this New York Times report from late last night was just late to the party. The Society of Actuaries had already released its analysis of the damage that ObamaCare will do to health-insurance costs, and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had already admitted that prices would go up as government forced people to buy bigger comprehensive policies. CNN even went so far as to ask whether Barack Obama and his administration had “misled” voters over the costs of ObamaCare.This study, though, is actually separate from the SoA’s analysis. The state of California commissioned this...
  • I Promise! Barack Obama’s Great Deception on Healthcare Premiums

    03/28/2013 2:31:51 PM PDT · by Starman417 · 5 replies
    Flopping Aces ^ | 03-28-13 | Anticsrocks
    Remember way back to the 2008 Presidential campaign? Then Senator Obama made a promise, one he repeated over and over for the next few years. Here's a refresher of what he said: "If you’ve got insurance through your employer, you can keep your insurance. We estimate we can cut the average family’s premium by about $2,500 per year. If you don’t have health insurance, then we’re going to provide you the option of buying into the same kind of federal pool that both Sen. McCain and I enjoy as federal employees. We’re going to make sure insurance companies can’t discriminate...
  • White House Yawns As ObamaCare Premium Spikes Loom

    03/28/2013 5:15:37 AM PDT · by IBD editorial writer · 28 replies
    Investor's Business Daily ^ | 03/27/2013 | IBD Staff
    Insurance: News this week that ObamaCare will cause a huge spike in insurance claims in the individual market — and result in sky-high premium hikes — was bad enough. Worse still was the administration's response. A study released Tuesday by the Society of Actuaries said that health claims will shoot up an average 32% under ObamaCare. Some states will see claims rise as much as 80%, while just five states could see them drop a little. [snip] So what is the administration's response? A big yawn.
  • Congressional Report: Obamacare Leads to Skyrocketing Premiums, 200 Percent Possible

    03/21/2013 7:24:08 AM PDT · by TurboZamboni · 43 replies
    newsmax ^ | 3-20-13 | Jim Meyers
    An exhaustive study by three congressional committees delivers startling news about the dire effects of Obamacare: President Barack Obama’s signature legislation could increase health insurance premiums by over 200 percent and render insurance coverage unaffordable for millions of Americans. Broadly, the new report declares that Obamacare “breaks its core promise” to make healthcare coverage affordable. The report, “The Price of Obamacare’s Broken Promises,” was prepared by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Majority Staff; Senate Committee on Finance, Minority Staff; and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Minority Staff. “Studies and analyses from the Congressional Budget Office,...
  • But-But-But Premiums Were Supposed To Go Down By 3000%!

    02/27/2013 10:31:44 AM PST · by Nachum · 26 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 2/27/13 | staff
    In response to Donna Brazile: Why did my health care premiums go up? : I understand her disappointment considering the president made some rather incredible predictions when he was campaigning for "what critics call" Obamacare :
  • Will Only Suckers Buy ObamaCare Insurance?

    02/21/2013 3:49:06 PM PST · by IBD editorial writer · 30 replies
    Investor's Business Daily ^ | 2/19/2013 | John Merline
    For years, ObamaCare critics focused on its least popular feature — the mandate that everyone buy insurance — taking their fight all the way to the Supreme Court. But as ObamaCare's official launch date approaches, even its backers are beginning to admit that the law could actually create powerful incentives for millions of people and thousands of businesses to drop their coverage, despite the mandate. There is growing concern, for example, that the law's market reforms will cause a huge "rate shock," particularly for those young and healthy.
  • Obamacare Guarantees Higher Health Insurance Premiums -- $3,000+ Higher

    01/07/2013 9:28:11 AM PST · by Nachum · 43 replies
    Forbes ^ | 1/7/13 | Sally Pipes
    President Obama will deliver a second inaugural address later this month. He’ll no doubt reflect on what he’s done during his first four years in office — and on his signature healthcare law in particular. Let’s reflect with him. During his first campaign for the presidency in 2008, the president promised that his health reform plan would “bring down premiums by $2,500 for the typical family” by the end of his first term. Well, that first term is just about up. And health insurance isn’t any cheaper. In fact, it’s more expensive. Premiums have increased by an average of $3,065....
  • Senate Democrats: Um, Let's "Postpone" Obamacare's Medical Device Tax

    12/12/2012 4:04:42 AM PST · by Kaslin · 29 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | December 11, 2012 | Guy Benson
    What a pity.  If only someone had demonstrated the foresight to warn against the destructive consequences of Obamacare's medical device tax, they might have helped turn public sentiment sharply against the law prior to passage.  Oh, that's right, conservatives did -- and the American people rose up in opposition.  Now, the very actors who are most responsible for ignoring public demands and jamming through Obamacare are trying to "delay" or repeal a major element of their law, warning that it could stifle medical innovation and kill jobs.  Welcome to the party, guys.  You're about two years too late:   U.S....
  • ’13 health premium will top $2,000

    11/11/2012 4:37:28 AM PST · by gotribe · 60 replies
    Dispatch.com ^ | 11/11/2012 | Ben Sutherly
    As local employees sign up for their 2013 benefits, many are learning that they’ll lose a bigger chunk of their paychecks to health-care costs. For the first time, central Ohio employers will deduct, on average, more than $2,000 from their workers’ paychecks next year to help pay ever-pricier health-care premiums, according to a recent survey by benefits consultant Aon Hewitt. The survey included 113 employers in the Columbus area that represent 79,000 employees. Cost-shifting is just one way that employers have long tried to handle higher health-care costs. Local health-benefit experts say they’re seeing several other strategies emerge, too. For...
  • In Ohio, Obamacare to Increase Individual Insurance Premiums by 55-85%

    11/06/2012 2:56:23 PM PST · by tobyhill · 3 replies
    forbes ^ | 10/29/2012 | Avik Roy
    With the Presidential election one week away, it’s worth reviewing how Obamacare will impact the residents of key swing states. In Ohio, as elsewhere, Obamacare will drive up the cost of private health coverage, especially for those who buy insurance on their own. A non-partisan study found that, by 2017, individual premiums in Ohio will increase by as much as 85 percent. In addition, Obamacare will deeply cut Medicare Advantage for more than 700,000 Ohio seniors enrolled in the program. And more than 30 percent of Ohio physicians say that they will place new or additional limits on accepting Medicare...
  • Health Premiums Up $3,000; Obama Vowed $2,500 Cut

    09/25/2012 4:01:55 AM PDT · by IBD editorial writer · 12 replies
    Investor's Business Daily ^ | 09/24/2012 | John Merline
    During his first run for president, Barack Obama made one very specific promise to voters: He would cut health insurance premiums for families by $2,500, and do so in his first term. But it turns out that family premiums have increased by more than $3,000 since Obama's vow, according to the latest annual Kaiser Family Foundation employee health benefits survey. [snip] And ObamaCare will continue to fuel health premium inflation.
  • Rise in Health-Care Premiums Outpacing Inflation, Wages (As predicted, Obamacare a dismal failure)

    09/11/2012 10:55:01 AM PDT · by tobyhill · 12 replies
    fox news ^ | 9/11/2012 | reuters
    U.S. health insurance premiums have climbed faster than wages and inflation this year, and look poised to accelerate in 2013, adding to voter concerns about soaring healthcare costs ahead of November elections for the White House and Congress. A study released on Tuesday showed that premiums for employer-sponsored health plans, which cover about 149 million Americans, grew a modest 4 percent to $15,745 in 2012. It was a substantially slower rate of growth than in past years, including 2011, when premiums jumped 9 percent. But the study's authors at the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational...
  • Health insurance costs for NC college students double in two years

    07/18/2012 7:16:40 AM PDT · by Qbert · 18 replies
    WRAL ^ | 7/17/2012 | WRAL
    RALEIGH, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system requires all students to have health insurance coverage, but the cost of a plan the system offers has more than doubled in two years. The insurance requirement started in 2010, and about one-third of students on the system's 16 university campuses buy their policy through UNC's provider, New York-based insurer Chartis. The rest of the students have other coverage, usually through their parents. The average cost of the Chartis policy started at $695 a year, but it rose to $847 last year. Tuition bills that are now arriving in student mailboxes...
  • Financial planning: Does anyone know the cost of Hussein's mandatory monthly Obamacare premiums?

    12/26/2011 4:55:41 PM PST · by Libloather · 35 replies
    12/26/11 | Me
    Fox News - Under the law, the benefits package must include such fundamentals as inpatient and outpatient care, emergency services, maternity and childhood care, prescription drugs, preventive screenings and labs. It must cover mental health and substance abuse treatment, as well as rehabilitation for physical and cognitive disorders. Such add-ons are often not fully covered by frugal plans that are now the best that many small businesses can afford. Oh, you're gonna pay. But what? $500 a month per person? $750? $1000? I've looked everywhere and can't find any prices attached to Hussein's grand scheme. Sure it was a huge...
  • Spotlight back on healthcare law (unexpected rise in insurance premiums - RATS to blame)

    09/28/2011 4:27:24 AM PDT · by Libloather · 8 replies
    The Hill ^ | 9/27/11 | Julian Pecquet and Sam Baker
    Spotlight back on healthcare lawBy Julian Pecquet and Sam Baker - 09/27/11 09:00 PM ET Health insurance premiums surged 9 percent in 2011, according to a report released Tuesday that raised new doubts about President Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment. Republicans seized on the annual Kaiser Family Foundation survey, arguing it flew in the face of Obama’s campaign promise that healthcare reform would lead to lower insurance costs. Instead, the Senate Republican Policy Committee calculated, average family premiums have increased by $2,213 so far under the administration. The report was released a day after the Department of Justice decided against asking...
  • White House plays defense after report finds healthcare premiums on the rise

    09/27/2011 9:31:07 AM PDT · by Libloather · 19 replies
    The Hill ^ | 9/27/11 | Julian Pecquet
    White House plays defense after report finds healthcare premiums on the riseBy Julian Pecquet - 09/27/11 11:33 AM ET The Obama administration quickly responded Tuesday to bad news about rising insurance premiums with a strong defense of the healthcare law and its benefits for consumers. An annual survey of premiums found that the premiums for employer-provided family plans increased by 9 percent — to $15,073 — in 2011, leaving Democrats vulnerable to charges that the law isn't working. The administration proactively responded with a post on the White House blog that went up as soon as the embargo on the...
  • Study: Obamacare will jack premiums up 55%-85%

    09/22/2011 9:25:24 AM PDT · by Nachum · 21 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 9/22/11 | Don Surber
    So, Ohio, how do you like President Obama now that you have had 2 1/2 years of him in the Oval Office? The Buckeye State turned blue for him in 2008, as the majority of voters bought into his mantras of hope and change and yes we can. The centerpiece of his domestic policy is Obamacare and now a new study shows that 790,000 Ohioans will lose their private health insurance and premiums will rise 55%-85% when Obamacare takes full effect in 2014.
  • Health law likely to send premiums through roof, state says (up 150% with Commiecare™ in Ohio)

    09/21/2011 4:37:41 AM PDT · by Libloather · 22 replies
    Dispatch ^ | 9/21/11 | Catherine Candisky
    Health law likely to send premiums through roof, state saysBy Catherine Candisky The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday September 21, 2011 4:12 AM A new report projects that the cost of health-insurance premiums in Ohio could increase by as much as 150 percent — or drop by 40 percent — in 2014, when key provisions of the new federal health-care law kick in. The analysis was commissioned by the Ohio Department of Insurance to determine how the Affordable Care Act would affect premiums. It found that Ohioans who buy individual policies would have their costs rise the most. Rates also are expected...
  • Most Americans Still Have No Idea What the Health Care Law Does (cute Commiecare™ video included)

    08/30/2011 11:52:28 AM PDT · by Libloather · 11 replies
    Good ^ | 8/29/11 | Nona Willis Aronowitz
    Most Americans Still Have No Idea What the Health Care Law DoesNona Willis Aronowitz - Associate Editor August 29, 2011 • 3:00 pm PDT It's now been more than a year since President Obama signed the much-debated—and much-maligned—Affordable Care Act, and even longer since the details of the bill dominated the airwaves. It seems all that time has taken a toll on our memories. A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the number of Americans who understand what's in the health care bill is declining. The Hill points out that last summer, 72 percent of people polled...
  • ObamaCare Waivers Probably Don’t Favor Unions

    06/16/2011 7:42:18 AM PDT · by Slyscribe · 12 replies
    IBD's Capital Hill ^ | 6/15/2011 | David Hogberg
    There surely has been no shortage of special favors for labor unions under ObamaCare. But it increasingly appears that the ObamaCare waivers doled out by the Dept. of Health and Human Services are not among them. While this had long been a contention of conservatives (including Capital Hill) given the seemingly disproportionate number of waivers that went to unions, two new pieces of evidence strongly suggest that political favoritism is not playing a role.