#ObamaCare: Failed Premium Promise
Obama Sold Americans A Tonic That Has Made Them Worse Off
OBAMA PROMISED THAT AMERICANS WOULD SAVE ON THEIR PREMIUMS
Obama Repeatedly Promised That His Health Care Plan Would“Bring Down Premiums By $2,500 For The Typical Family.” (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks Of Senator Barack Obama At Campaign Event, Raleigh, NC, 6/9/08)
Obama: “All this is going to lower premiums. It’s going to make healthcare more affordable.” (President Obama, Remarks At A Q&A Session, Falls Church, VA, 9/22/10)
Obama: “This law will lower premiums.” (President Obama, Remarks At The 2011 Families USA Health Action Conference, Washington, DC, 1/28/11)
Obama: ObamaCare Would Provide “Cost-Savings” To Employers. “Americans who get their insurance through the workplace, cost-savings could be as much as $3,000 less per employer than if we do nothing. Now, think about that. That’s $3,000 your employer doesn’t have to pay, which means maybe she can afford to give you a raise.” (President Barack Obama, Remarks At George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 3/19/10)
OBAMA’S PREMIUMS PROMISE PROVED TO BE NOTHING BUT BUNK
Health Care Premiums Have Increased By 12.7 Percent Under Obama
Under Obama, The Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums Has Increased From $13,375 To $15,073. (Phil Galewitz And Andrew Villegas, “Workers Face Higher Costs For Employer-Sponsored Insurance,” Kaiser Health News, 9/15/09; Julie Appleby, “Cost Of Employer Insurance Plans Surge In 2011,” Kaiser Health News, 9/27/11)
Factcheck.org: ObamaCare “Falls Short Of Making Health Care ‘Affordable And Available To Every Single American,’ As Promised.” “Furthermore, the law falls short of making health care ‘affordable and available to every single American,’ as promised.” (D’Angelo Gore, “Promises, Promises,” Factcheck.org, 1/4/12)
