Ho-ho-hope and change: Health insurance premiums skyrocket just in time for Christmas

Jenn Taylor | 6:21 PM on December 22, 2012

That lump of coal in your stocking? Baracka Claus built that.

As Twitchy reported in October, health insurance premiums climbed at a faster rate under Obama than they did during the last four years of George W. Bush’s presidency. Significantly lower Flexible Spending Account caps kick in next month, and thanks to Obamacare, many people are seeing huge premium increases hit their mailboxes just in time for Christmas.

Out: Holiday cheer. In: Holiday jeers thanks to Obama and his Affordable Care Act elves.

Seriously there should be a ban on sending health insurance renewal papers out so close to Christmas. Not good 🙁

— Louisa (@BarryDesignWeb) December 22, 2012

My Christmas present from Blue Cross was a $1200 increase in my healthcare premiums. YAY OBAMACARE.

— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) December 22, 2012

Merry Christmas to me from Kaiser…health insurance going up to 700 a month! Whoohoo!

— Christina King (@ChristinasTable) December 21, 2012

https://twitter.com/Km00re21/status/282121418735493121

WOW! My health insurance went up $120 this month! Merry Christmas to me, I guess… #ouch

— Cindy Whitaker (@cwhitaker89) December 20, 2012

Merry Christmas to us higher health insurance rates….. #cantcatchabreak

— kate weston (@kateweston22) December 17, 2012

https://twitter.com/onairwithdrtom/status/282225482777370626

I just found out my health insurance is going up $80/month starting in January. Boo!

— Kasey Crabtree (@KaseyCrabtree) December 21, 2012

OUr health insurance, HSA, no prescription plan, just bumped us up to over $1700 a month. Does ANYONE have a cheaper plan? I'm just crushed.

— Caroline Leavitt (@Leavittnovelist) December 21, 2012