Reversal of fortune: Obamacare rate hikes pose headache for Republicans

Unlike recent campaign cycles, when Republicans capitalized on Obamacare sticker shock, they’re now likely to be the ones feeling the wrath of voters.

By PAUL DEMKO 06/24/2018 06:59 AM EDT

Obamacare premiums are once again poised to spike by double digits in 2019, causing heartburn for politicians as voters will head to the polls within days of learning about the looming hit to their pocketbooks.

But unlike recent campaign cycles, when Republicans capitalized on Obamacare sticker shock to help propel them to complete control of Congress and the White House, they’re now likely to be the ones feeling the wrath of voters.

That’s because Republicans are now in total control of the federal government and therefore on the hook for the health care system’s chronic shortcomings. Polling data has consistently suggested that more voters will blame Republicans for future problems with Obamacare. In addition, the GOP’s repeated failures to repeal Obamacare after eight years of campaign promises will make it difficult to galvanize the base on health care.

Democrats and their allies have been hammering President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans for “sabotaging” the health care markets and driving up premiums. Protect Our Care has been running digital ads in 13 states featuring news coverage of big rate hikes and concluding with a sound bite from Trump: “Let Obamacare implode.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/24/obamacare-rate-increase-republicans-election-642386


In the state I presently live in Maryland:

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Insurers in Maryland want to raise rates on the most popular plans by an eye-popping 53 percent, while New York insurers are seeking average premium increases of 24 percent.

Hey Andy Harris, you POS shit...........................you own this fiasco....................my wife cannot afford health care, but you get taxpayer funded health care right "Doctor", you are after all a "doctor" POS and in bed with the Club for Growth, which is a oxymoron think tank of right wing BS....................

I have a solution for you Harris:

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