Rep. Tiberi Issues Statement on Updated CBO Score on American Health Care Act

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Patrick Tiberi, R-Ohio, issued the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's scoring of the American Health Care Act:

"There is growing evidence that Obamacare's fundamental problems are driving up costs and forcing insurers out of the marketplace. Premiums across the country have more than doubled on the exchanges since 2013. This 105% average increase is happening right now under the Democrats' broken health care law--and it is only going to get worse.

"The Congressional Budget Office again projected today that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums, reduce the deficit and provide relief from the massive tax burden that Obamacare has forced on middle-income families. As I said when it passed the House, AHCA is just the start.

"House Republicans and the Administration will continue to focus on additional steps we can take to restore the free market, increase choices and lower costs so that Americans can afford the plans they want and need."

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Note: A new report (https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2017/05/23/hhs-report-average-health-insurance-premiums-doubled-2013.html) from the Department of Health and Human Services shows that average individual market premiums have increased by more than 105 percent since 2013, the year before many of Obamacare's regulations and mandates took effect.