“President Obama reiterated a claim that his healthcare law will reduce costs, a promise he made when he started pushing for an overhaul as a candidate….”
“four years ago…. Obama said he would cut family health insurance premiums by $2,500 by the end of his first term.”
“Today, this stands as one of the president’s biggest unfulfilled promises. In fact, the average employee share of an employer-provided health plan jumped from $3,515 in 2009 to $4,316 in 2012, an increase of more than 22%, according to a survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust.”
“for now, there is little evidence that the Affordable Care Act has made healthcare any more affordable for the vast majority of Americans.”
Fact check: ‘Obamacare’ hasn’t yet reduced health insurance costs
By Noam N. Levey
October 3, 2012, 7:21 p.m.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-fact-check-presidential-debate-obamacare-20121003,0,2539548.story