RNC Research

The Price Of The Cheapest Health Care Plan Available To A 40-Year-Old Man In Virginia Is Set To Triple From $63 Per Month To $193 Per Month. “In Richmond, a 40-year-old male nonsmoker logging on to the eHealthInsurance comparison-shopping website today would see a plan that costs $63 a month from Anthem, a unit of WellPoint Inc. That plan has a $5,000 deductible and covers half of medical costs.  By comparison, the least-expensive plan on the exchange for a 40-year-old nonsmoker in Richmond, also from Anthem, will likely cost $193 a month, according to filings submitted by carriers.” (Louise Radnofsky, “Health-Insurance Costs Set For A Jolt,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/1/13)

“Bob Laszewski, A Virginia Health-Care Consultant And Former Insurance Executive, Said The New Offerings Were Likely To Anger People Who Had Preferred Lower-Cost Products That Were No Longer Available.” (Louise Radnofsky, “Health-Insurance Costs Set For A Jolt,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/1/13)

• Laszewski: “If A Person In 2013 Has A Choice Of Buying A Chevrolet Or A Cadillac Health Plan, And In 2014, They Can Only Buy A Cadillac…Are They Going To Be Upset? I Think The Answer Is, Yes.“ (Louise Radnofsky, “Health-Insurance Costs Set For A Jolt,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/1/13)

Terry McAuliffe Is An Enthusiastic Supporter Of ObamaCare

McAuliffe Supported The Passage Of ObamaCare. MCAULIFFE: “President Obama went in, dealt with healthcare; passed it. It was tough. We may not have agreed with all parts of it. We didn’t get everything we wanted. I happen to have been a big supporter of the public option, but you know what? We are better off today than we were before.”(“Terry McAuliffe Rallies The Arlington Young Dems,” Moran For Congress, Uploaded 10/22/10)

• McAuliffe Even Supported The “Public Option.” “I happen to have been a big supporter of the public option, but you know what? We are better off today than we were before.”(“Terry McAuliffe Rallies The Arlington Young Dems,” Moran For Congress, Uploaded 10/22/10)