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Unsustainable: Major Insurer Exits Obamacare In Ohio
Anthem's Exit Leaves Over 10,000 People In At Least 18 'Counties Without A Single Insurer' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Every week, it seems we hear more news about the failures of Obamacare. … It has become painfully clear that Obamacare is failing to live up to its promises and is collapsing in front of our eyes. If this failed Obamacare status quo continues, more Americans are likely to lose their insurance options, more Americans are likely to continue seeing their premiums rise, mo… Continue Reading
06.06.17
Obamacare: States ‘Running Out Of Individual Health Plans’
'Nebraskans Seeking Individual Policies May Not Be Able To Find Health Plans At Any Price,' & 'Iowa Is In A World Of Hurt' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "This year, Kentuckians in 49% of our counties - let me repeat that, 49%, nearly half of the counties in Kentucky - have only one insurer to choose from. And of course, having only one option is really no choice at all." (Sen. McConnell, Press Release, 5/16/2017) 'Nebraska Running Out Of Individual Health Plans' "After … Continue Reading
05.24.17
Obamacare: Kansas City Area Stranded
67,000 Americans In 32 Missouri & Kansas Counties Lose Their Last Insurer Option On Obamacare Exchanges "Parts of the country are in jeopardy of not having an insurer offering Obamacare plans next year. Many counties already have just one insurer offering health plans in the Obamacare marketplaces, and some of those solo insurers are showing signs that they are eyeing the exits." ("Obamacare Choices Could Go From One to Zero in Some Areas," The New York Times, 3/31/2017) BREAKING NEWS: … Continue Reading
05.24.17
Obamacare: Skyrocketing Premiums
New HHS Report: 'Average Premiums Were 105% Higher In 2017 Than In 2013' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "A new report released last night from the Department of Health and Human Services revealed startling new numbers showing just how substantial premium increases have been under Obamacare. … These figures, which are based on the Obama Administration's own data, show just how the health care law has hurt too many hardworking families - a reality that Obamacare's champions never wanted the … Continue Reading
05.23.17
Obamacare: ‘Rural Shoppers Face Slim Choices, Steep Premiums’
MN Dem Gov: 'The Reality Is The Affordable Care Act Is No Longer Affordable' 2018: "With the latest departures, more than 40 percent of U.S. counties would have only one insurer selling coverage on their marketplaces for next year, according to data compiled by The Associated Press and the consulting firm Avalere." ("More Price Hikes Likely For Government Insurance Markets," AP, 5/11/2017) 2017: "People living in sparsely populated areas who shopped for coverage on the state health insuran… Continue Reading
05.18.17
Obamacare: ‘It’s Awful’
Families In VT, VA, OR And Elsewhere Face Huge Potential 2018 Premium Hikes "Obamacare's markets are becoming increasingly vulnerable as major health insurers exit, citing financial losses. Some insurers have stayed in but raised the premiums they charge customers by double-digit percentages. Some of the instability has been going on for years, as fewer people than expected have signed up for plans and many have been sicker than insurers accounted for." ("Aetna To Pull Out Of Nebraska's Obamaca… Continue Reading
05.16.17
Senators On Obamacare: ‘We Simply Can't Ignore Another Warning Sign’
'The Bottom Line Is Obamacare Has Failed, And It Is Up To Us To Provide Some Relief' 'The Obamacare Market Is "In The Early Stages Of A Death Spiral"' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Obamacare is failing the American people, and it keeps getting worse. Families face skyrocketing premiums, fewer choices, and the risk of losing the doctors or plans they like. Just this week, we saw even more troubling news out of states like Maryland, where one major insurer just proposed a prem… Continue Reading
05.12.17
Insurers Saying ‘Goodbye To Obamacare’
Dem Senator: 'Our Hardworking Families Will Have Fewer Options And Harder Choices' SEN. TOM CARPER (D-DE): "Today, we learned that Aetna is pulling out of all ACA marketplaces in 2018, leaving Delaware with only one insurer in its individual health insurance market. This will mean that more than 12,000 Delawareans will have to find a new insurance plan and our hardworking families will have fewer options and harder choices to make about their health insurance coverage." (Sen. Carper, Press Rele… Continue Reading
05.11.17
14 CRAs: A Victory For American Workers
Repealed Regulations 'Will Save $3.7 Billion In Total Regulatory Costs … And Eliminate 4.2 Million Hours Of Paperwork' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[We have] wasted no time in providing regulatory relief to Americans and restoring legislative power where it rightfully belongs, with the people through their elected representatives in Congress. We have a tool that's proved incredibly helpful in this regard. It's called the Congressional Review Act." (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 5/11/20… Continue Reading
05.09.17
‘Massive, Double-Digit Premium Increases’ In MD, CT, VA
Amid Worries Of A 'Death Spiral,' Insurers Are Requesting Massive Rate Hikes Or Quitting Obamacare Exchanges Altogether SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "For years, the American people have suffered under this failed law. They watched their premiums soar. They watched their choices dwindle. Now, they're watching as Obamacare collapses all around them." (Sen. McConnell, Press Release, 5/08/2017) MARYLAND: 'Greater Than 50 Percent Rate Increase' Coupled With Worries 'That The Mar… Continue Reading
05.08.17
Obamacare Is Collapsing
'Ominous Signs For Health Care Customers In States Across The County' SEN. LAMAR ALEXANDER (R-TN): Under Obamacare "…exchanges are collapsing, people could be without insurance, premiums will skyrocket if we don't act…" (Sen. Alexander, Press Release, 5/5/2017) In 2018 Individual Insurance 'Markets Could Collapse' In Many Areas "Tens of thousands of customers who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces could lose their coverage for 2018. Several… Continue Reading
05.04.17
Obamacare Continues To Fall Apart
Next Year 'Obamacare Choices Could Go From One To Zero' In 'Many Areas Of The Country' "Tens of thousands of customers who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces could lose their coverage for 2018. Several insurers have already decided not to offer marketplace coverage next year amid financial risk…" ("Thousands Of Obamacare Customers Left Without Options As Insurers Bolt," Bloomberg, 4/27/2017) "In the 2017 open-enrollment period that ended on January 3… Continue Reading
04.28.17
Sen. McConnell: ‘Protecting These Miners And Their Families … Has Been A Top Priority Of Mine’
Funding Bill Will 'Ensure That Thousands Of Retired Coal Miners And Their Families … Will Not Lose Their Health Care Benefits' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "…this one-week extension will also ensure that thousands of retired coal miners and their families - including many in my home state of Kentucky - will not lose their health care benefits. Protecting these miners and their families from losing their health care has been a top priority of mine. Last year, I fought for a long-te… Continue Reading
03.14.17
Seema Verma: The Health Care Reformer America Needs
Her Deep Knowledge And Experience With Health Care, Especially With Medicaid, Makes Her 'The Ideal Candidate' To Oversee Reform "The Senate on Monday confirmed Seema Verma, a health policy expert from Indiana… By a vote of 55 to 43, the Senate approved the nomination of Ms. Verma to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which spends more than $1 trillion a year on programs providing health care to more than one-third of all Americans." ("Health Policy Ex… Continue Reading
03.10.17
‘Obamacare Is Failing’
'Deductibles Are Going To Get Even Higher,' 'Markets Could Collapse,' Insurers 'Exiting States' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "It's clear to just about everyone that Obamacare is failing. Costs are soaring. Choices are diminishing. Insurance markets are teetering. It would be easy to just sit back and watch this partisan law collapse under its own weight. Pass the buck to the next guy. That seems to be the Democrats' strategy. But Republicans think the middle class deserves… Continue Reading
03.07.17
Obamacare: The Middle Class Continues To Get Squeezed
Recent Obamacare Horror Stories: Premiums Increased '300%,' 'Not Able To Keep Our Doctor' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "In election after election, the American people have called for an end to Obamacare. In the last election, they made their voices clear once more. They elected a President and a Congress dedicated to bringing relief from this partisan law, and we're determined to do right by our constituents by doing so…. Americans were promised costs would go down. Am… Continue Reading
03.01.17
Seema Verma: ‘A Superb Choice’ To Lead CMS
'Seema Verma Has First-Hand Knowledge Of Health Policy Solutions Because She Has Helped Accomplish Meaningful Reforms' SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ORRIN HATCH (R-UT): "Over the last eight years, American middle-class families have struggled to find affordable care under Obamacare, making a repeal and replacement of the law a top priority for the new Republican Congress and administration. Through her solid health policy background, Seema [Verma] will play a significant role in that effo… Continue Reading
02.28.17
Beshear ‘The “Poster Child” For Obamacare's Failures’
In Kentucky, Premiums Have Skyrocketed By As Much As 47 Percent This Year 'Risky Pick For Response,' 'Beshear Could Disappoint Democrats' Steve Beshear "the 'poster child' for Obamacare's failures." ("McConnell Slams Beshear Ahead Of Trump Rebuttal," Politico, 2/28/17) "Dems Make a Risky Pick for Response to Trump's Big Speech to Congress" ("Dems Make A Risky Pick For Response To Trump's Big Speech To Congress," New York Magazine, 2/24/17) "Who, then, will the donkey party… offer … Continue Reading
02.16.17
Obamacare: ‘It’s Getting Worse’
'Obamacare's Health Insurance Markets Are Flirting With Financial Disaster' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Let me begin with a statement of the obvious: Obamacare is a disaster. An absolute disaster... Americans were promised costs would go down but they skyrocketed. Americans were promised choice would increase but it shriveled. We've been warning that choices would continue their downward decline under the Obamacare status quo, and that's just what we saw this very week... … Continue Reading
02.03.17
‘Liberal Base Apoplectic … Demanding Opposition At Any Cost’
'The Fight Over Trump's Cabinet Is Notable (If Not Unique) For Political Reasons: Mainly, That It's So Damn Politicized' "Voters from the liberal base apoplectic over Trump's presidency are demanding opposition at any cost." ("Democrats In A Vise Over Trump's Supreme Court Pick," AP, 2/2/17) "Democrats' only option to oppose Trump and his conservative Cabinet is to delay the inevitable. This week, it's clear that's exactly what they've decided to do. They've asked some nominees back for more q… Continue Reading
