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Obama Pushing Obamacare in California Where Premiums Will Increase as Much as 146%
June 8, 2013

Obamacare will cost American families $20,000 per year.

Posted by Jim Hoft

Barack Obama is speaking in California right now pushing his unpopular healthcare law.
Californians will see their premiums increase by as much as 146% under Obamacare.
The GOP website reported:

TODAY IN CALIFORNIA, OBAMA WILL ENCOURAGE AMERICANS TO SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE

“President Barack Obama Is Making A Personal Plea To Californians, Latinos And Young People To Sign Up For Coverage Under The New Health Care Law.” (“Obama Pleads For Californians, Latinos, Young People To Get Coverage Under New Health Care Law,” The Associated Press, 6/7/13)

Obama Faces A Tough Sales Pitch – Disapproval Of ObamaCare Continues To Hit New Highs

“ObamaCare Is More Unpopular Than Ever.” “ObamaCare is more unpopular than ever, a new poll finds.” (Tal Kopan, “Poll Finds Low Support For ObamaCare,” Politico, 6/6/13)

· The NBC News/Wall Street Journal Found That 49 Percent Of Americans Believe ObamaCare “Is A Bad Idea … That’s The Highest Number Recorded” Since 2009. “The poll shows 49 percent of Americans say they believe the Affordable Care Act is a bad idea. That’s the highest number recorded on this question since the poll began measuring it in 2009.” (Mark Murray, Health Care Law’s Unpopularity Reaches New Highs,” NBC News, 6/6/13)

· That 38 Percent Believe That ObamaCare Will Leave Americans And Their Families “Worse Off … The Highest Percentage Of Respondents To Express A Negative Outlook” Since 2010. “For individuals, the current poll also finds 38 percent of respondents saying that they (and their families) will be worse off under the health care law. That’s the highest percentage of respondents to express a negative outlook toward ‘ObamaCare’ since 2010, when the president signed this signature piece of legislation into law following an extended, bruising battle in Congress.” (Mark Murray, Health Care Law’s Unpopularity Reaches New Highs,” NBC News, 6/6/13)

In Another Recent Poll, CNN/ORC Found That 54% Of The Public Opposes ObamaCare. “According to the poll, 43% of the public says it supports the health care law, a figure that’s mostly unchanged in CNN polling since the measure was passed in 2010 by a Congress then controlled by Democrats and signed into law by President Barack Obama. Fifty-four percent of those questioned say they oppose the law, also relatively unchanged since 2010.” (Poll: Do You Support Or Oppose The Health Care Law?” CNN, 5/27/13)

· Fifty-Four Percent Opposing ObamaCare Is The Highest Number Recorded By CNN/ORC Since November 2011. (CNN/ORC, 923 A, MoE 3%, 5/17-18/13)

In California, Premiums Could Rise As Much As 146 Percent

ObamaCare “Will Increase Individual-Market Premiums In California By As Much As 146 Percent.” “But the data that Lee released tells a different story: ObamaCare, in fact, will increase individual-market premiums in California by as much as 146 percent.” (Avik Roy, Op-Ed, “Rate Shock: In California, ObamaCare To Increase Individual Premiums By 64-146%,” Forbes, 5/30/13)

Covered California’s Release Was Misleading, It Compared Health Plans In The Individual Market To “Highly Regulated Plans That Small Employers Purchase For Their Workers.” “Except that Lee was making a misleading comparison. He was comparing apples—the plans that Californians buy today for themselves in a robust individual market—and oranges—the highly regulated plans that small employers purchase for their workers as a group.” (Avik Roy, Op-Ed, “Rate Shock: In California, ObamaCare To Increase Individual Premiums By 64-146%,” Forbes, 5/30/13)

· The Wall Street Journal: Covered California Made A “False Comparison.” “But Mr. Lee and his fellow regulators were making a false comparison.” (Editorial, “ObamaCare Bait And Switch,” The Wall Street Journal, 6/3/13)

The Wall Street Journal: “The Cheapest ObamaCare Plan For A Typical 25-Year-Old-Man Is Roughly 64% To 117% More Expensive Than The Five Cheapest Policies Old Today.” “The conservative analyst Avik Roy consulted current rates on the eHealthInsurance website and discovered that the cheapest ObamaCare plan for a typical 25-year-old man is roughly 64% to 117% more expensive than the five cheapest policies sold today. For a 40 year old, it’s 73% to 146%.”(Editorial, “ObamaCare Bait And Switch,” The Wall Street Journal, 6/3/13)

Young Americans Are Expected To Face “Sticker Shock” From ObamaCare

Despite Obama’s Promise To Lower Health Care Premiums For Everyone, “Healthy Young People – The Vast Majority Of Whom Voted For Obama In 2012 – Are Seeing Their Costs Go Up.” “When he was selling his health care overhaul as a presidential candidate and then as commander-in-chief, Barack Obama repeatedly argued that the plan would lower insurance premiums for everyone. But in California, at least, healthy young people — the vast majority of whom voted for Obama in 2012 — are seeing their costs go up.” (Andrew Kaczynski, “Flashback: Obama Promised Lower Health Care Insurance Premiums For Everyone,” Buzzfeed, 6/3/13)

A Recent Survey Found That ObamaCare May “Triple Premiums For Some Young And Healthy Men.” “The federal health care law could nearly triple premiums for some young and healthy men, according to a forthcoming survey of insurers that singles out a group that might become a major public opinion battleground in the ObamaCare wars.” (Brett Norman, “ACA Premium Sticker Shock Could Fuel Foes,” Politico, 2/4/13)

As ObamaCare Is Implemented, Insurance Premiums In The Individual Market For A Healthy 27 Year Old Will Be “Nearly 90 Percent Higher.” “The survey, fielded by the conservative American Action Forum and made available to POLITICO, found that if the law’s insurance rules were in force, the premium for a relatively bare-bones policy for a 27-year-old male nonsmoker on the individual market would be nearly 190 percent higher.” (Brett Norman, “ACA Premium Sticker Shock Could Fuel Foes,” Politico, 2/4/13)

Insurers Estimated That A Healthy 27 Year Old Man From Texas Will Pay $99 More In Health Insurance Premiums Due To ObamaCare. “The insurers estimated that a healthy 27-year-old man in Austin, Texas, who pays $54 a month for insurance this year would have a $153 premium if ObamaCare’s market regulations were in effect.” (Brett Norman, “ACA Premium Sticker Shock Could Fuel Foes,” Politico, 2/4/13)

The Washington Post’s The Fact Checker: Young Adults Will “Have Sticker Shock When They See What Happens To Their Premiums Starting In 2014.” “The law’s provisions, especially the requirement for essential benefits, will almost certainly increase premiums, though tax subsidies will help mitigate the impact for a little over half of the people in the exchanges. But a lot of other people — such as a young male who currently has a plan that does not include all of the required benefits — are likely going to have sticker shock when they see what happens to their premiums starting in 2014.” (Glenn Kessler, “President Obama’s Claim That Insurance Premiums ‘Will Go Down,’” The Washington Post’s The Fact Checker, 8/10/12)

Obama Has Failed To Lower Health Care Premiums By $2,500

As A Candidate, Obama Promised That His Health Care Reform Would Save American Families $2,500 By The End Of His First Term. OBAMA: “If you’ve got health insurance, we’re going to work with you to lower your premiums by $2500 per family per year. And we will not wait 20 years from now to do it or 10 years from now to do it. We will do it by the end of my first term as president of the United States of America.” (Senator Barack Obama, Remarks At Campaign Event, Columbus, OH, 2/27/08)

Under Obama, The Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums Has Increased By $3,065 From $12,680 To $15,745, A 24.2 Percent Increase. (“Employer Health Benefits, 2012 Annual Survey, Exhibit 6.4” The Kaiser Family Foundation, 2012)

“The Average Annual Premiums In 2012 Are $5,615 For Single Coverage And $15,745 For Family Coverage.” (“Employer Health Benefits, 2012 Annual Survey,” The Kaiser Family Foundation, 9/11/12)
“Average Premiums Increased 3% For Single Coverage And 4% For Family Coverage In The Last Year.” (“Employer Health Benefits; 2012 Annual Survey,” The Kaiser Family Foundation, 9/11/12)

SOURCE: www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/06/unreal-obama-pushing-obamacare-in-california-where-premiums-will-increase-as-much-as-146/