Griffith Statement on Continued Lack of Obamacare Transparency
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Congressman
"At a May Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, I asked representatives of some of the nation's largest health insurance providers about their companies' Obamacare rates for 2015. The insurance executives would not commit to sharing their proposed rates with
"I have made it clear in the past that I want the President and Obamacare officials to release data on the premium data for the 2015 plans in a reasonable timeframe, and not play political games with this important information. I even introduced a bill that would require the
"Instead of transparently sharing this information with the American people, the Administration has chosen to wait until after the midterm elections. Why? The answer is clear: prices are going up, and in some states they are going to go up a lot. And the President is afraid to admit yet another failure of his Obamacare promises."
"Also notable is the fact that a former head* of Obama's Department of Health and
"The Administration's failure to release this important data is a sure sign that it is bad news for the American consumer. As the old saying goes, 'The proof is in the pudding.' But when the Obamacare cooks refuse to bring their 'pudding' out of the kitchen while the customers wait impatiently, one has to believe it's a bitter dish. Otherwise, the President and his allies would most certainly want to give the American people a taste."
"I call on the President to do the right thing and release the new Obamacare insurance rates by
Video of Griffith questioning insurance providers about health insurance premium rates and other issues with Obamacare can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpVPADSZ7eA&list=UUzxqD7EY_Rdvbc0spbaYkJA.
* http://www.findjustice.com/#!jay-angoff/cqkf
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