Flashback: Obama pledged to reduce health insurance premiums by $2,500 per family per year

thisistwitchy | 8:21 PM on June 02, 2013

That was then. This is now:

Rate Shock: In California, Obamacare to Increase Individual Insurance Premiums by 64-146% – Forbes http://t.co/Rce9uNE6QY

— Avik Roy (@Avik) May 30, 2013

Don’t worry! Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein is here to put your concerns to rest:

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/341281235504599040

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/341281288470269952

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/341281418476924928

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/341281658642776064

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/341281700019597314

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/341281921550127104

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/341282045957386244

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/341282246612885505

And there’s this:

@avik Remember, Obama's plan didn't have an individual mandate. That was Hillary's. And what passed is pretty much the Senate Finance Plan.

— Policy Prescriptions ® (@PolicyRx) June 2, 2013

Fair enough. The bottom line, though, is that rates are going higher — significantly higher — for many people (particularly affluent, healthy people) in the individual market. Yes, believe it or not, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman got it wrong. (Not the first time. Won’t be the last.)

Glad we're finally having a debate about whether rate shock is a good thing. But that's a different debate than whether or not it exists.

— Avik Roy (@Avik) June 1, 2013