Barrasso: HHS Report Confirms Obamacare Prices Doubled Since 2013
Barrasso: HHS Report Confirms Obamacare Premiums Doubled Since 2013
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"More than seven years ago,
"They promised that it would provide care for less money.
"They promised that you could keep your doctor -you could keep your insurance.
"They promised that if you just allowed
"It hasn't worked out that way.
"In Connecticut, insurance companies say they want an average increase of about 24 percent.
"In Maryland, the average is 45 percent.
"In Oregon -17 percent.
"Americans are facing - again - double-digit increases in their Obamacare premiums next year, just like last year.
"People living in two-thirds of the counties in this country - and in every county of my home state of
"We have one choice of a carrier to buy from on the exchange in
"The companies that remain are cutting back access to doctors and to hospitals.
"People realize that it's not a good deal for them. They know that Obamacare has made insurance so expensive that it's just not good value for their hard-earned dollars.
"It's astonishing,
"There are a number of
"Some call it
"It means higher costs, more
"The state of
"Even in this very small, very liberal state, they dropped the idea almost immediately. Why" Because they said it was too expensive.
"It didn't stop other states from looking at it.
"Most recently, the state of
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"Doctor's visits, inpatient care, outpatient care, emergencies, dental, vision, mental health, nursing homes-everything, cradle to grave. Universal health coverage.
"The state of
"So they said let's compare it to the budget of the entire state of
"So what do the
"I guess they figure that hard-working families in
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"We're looking for ways to bring down costs - and give people more freedom, and more control over their own health care.
"We're working to make sure that people can get the care they need, from a doctor they choose, at lower costs. We don't have that with Obamacare.
"The
"They're offering higher costs, higher taxes, more government control, more government say in your families' life.
"Obamacare has failed.
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