'Grubered again!' If you like your plan, you can pay more for your plan in 2015

@AP my food costs went down when I quit eating.

— mesquito (@mesquito84) November 14, 2014

Health and Human Services has released a computer file of 2015 Obamacare insurance premiums just before the 2015 open enrollment period goes live, and a quick study of the numbers shows that no American will be surprised to learn that most insurance premiums will be rising next year. There is a workaround, though; citizens can downgrade their coverage into a cheaper plan and pay less (for less coverage).

Health law premium hikes seen for many in 2015 unless they switch to lower-cost plans: http://t.co/CUOW39kOma

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 14, 2014

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@JimmyPrinceton @Flaaaaalala @AP With higher deductibles!

— LGC (@LouiseCzuba) November 14, 2014

It was Obamacare architect Ezekiel Emanuel who clarified last December that if you like your doctor, you can indeed keep your doctor, as long as you’re willing to pay a lot more for the privilege. And now the AP reports that if you like your plan, you can keep that too — if you’re willing and able to cover the boost in premiums.

“Just because you enrolled in a low-cost plan this year is no guarantee that your plan will also be low-cost next year,” Larry Levitt of the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation told the Associated Press. The option for as many as 7 million people insured under Obamacare? Switch to another plan.

@AP but I liked my plan!!

— Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) November 14, 2014

@AP if you like your plan…tough sh#t!!!

— JamieTheDestroyer (@JamieDestroyer) November 14, 2014

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@AP #America got #Grubered by #Obama !

— got your right 2 (@Gyr2Jones) November 14, 2014

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@AP Republicans have been saying this for YEARS! MY SON & I just got our cancelation notice -& bracing for chilling effect

— S D ❌ (@SHARHAIR) November 14, 2014

@AP My Obama policy is already crap. Now they want $58 per month more for crappier. And AP thinks this is a minor point. Sigh. Morons

— Kathleen Long (@KLonginCal) November 15, 2014

Some gave a special shout-out to the Associated Press for helping make this mess possible.

@JimmyPrinceton The @AP is so full of shit on this. "Low-cost" is a positive frame for "less-benefits." That point is never mentioned.

— Silverstar (@eohwae) November 14, 2014

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@AP If you don't like your news service, you can dump your news service

— Lowell George Washington (@deanriehm) November 15, 2014