We reported that President Obama wanted his supporters to talk up the greatness of Obamacare over the 4th of July holiday.
Oddly, however, there were no official White House talking points to refute this New York Times report on how Obamacare premiums are unsustainable and must be raised. A lot:
NYT front page: Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016 http://t.co/X90NNqxA5M #Obamacare #ACAworks
— STEW ??? ⚾️ ? (@StewSays) July 4, 2015
Those crazy insurers and their idea of what's "sustainable" http://t.co/Bc4Ppx6cKp pic.twitter.com/6xSDlaIW3d
— Irregular Baxter (@kbaxter) July 4, 2015
Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans — market leaders in many states — are seeking rate increases that average 23 percent in Illinois, 25 percent in North Carolina, 31 percent in Oklahoma, 36 percent in Tennessee and 54 percent in Minnesota, according to documents posted online by the federal government and state insurance commissioners and interviews with insurance executives.
This is because Obamacare users are “sicker than expected”:
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/617341941215297536
Depends upon your definition of "expected": "New customers under #Obamacare turned out to be sicker than expected" http://t.co/3Eus3H4OKN
— Sissy Willis (@SissyWillis) July 5, 2015
Big #Obamacare Rate Increases Sought for 2016 http://t.co/wQwmKhJF80 pic.twitter.com/oQIyP9UsNJ
— Tom T. ن®?? (@VRWCTexan) July 4, 2015
Yeah. Totally unexpected. NOBODY thought this would happen. Even the NYT didn’t see this coming like two weeks ago:
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NYT July 3: "Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016"— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) July 4, 2015
And let’s not forget what President Obama promised:
Remember Obama's promises? He lied! Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016…. http://t.co/09cGTSdJAa
— Matt (@POTUS7) July 5, 2015
Remember when we were assured that health care "reform" would make the cost of health care cheaper? http://t.co/HyqiAVqVG8
— Pejman Yousefzadeh پژمان یوسف زاده (@Yousefzadeh) July 4, 2015
whatever happened to ACA making health insurance $2,500 cheaper? You don't think Obama lied, do you? http://t.co/cFhgX705wV #tcot #tbrs
— rick nagasawa (@ricknagasawa) July 4, 2015
Insureds are starting to get their bills, and they’re not happy:
Insurancers Seek another Big Rate Increases! Since Obama, my wife's insurance has gone from $175 to $675 a month!
http://t.co/jsJupBycpG— Deplorable Dano (@MauiREman) July 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/EZ_Krahlin/status/617764500272386048
Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016 http://t.co/EaReHWkzju 54% for BCBS in Minnesota! Thanks!
— Nathan M. Hansen (@nathanmhansen) July 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/617729980064120832
Especially if your insurance isn’t subsidized:
Obamacare hikes: Unsubsidized? Out of luck! Fortunately for Democrats there are no voters making $45,000 a year. http://t.co/MNTgZ1hSUp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2015
Insurance companies, however, are quite happy with what’s going on:
An index of the five largest US health insurers has returned 270% since Obamacare became law: http://t.co/opG4K0uX1a
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) July 5, 2015
As are diet clinics!
https://twitter.com/knotintime/status/617796865250062336
Maybe we’ll all get skinny after we use food money for insurance premiums?
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