Several stories this week added to the growing mountain of evidence that Obamacare is unaffordable and unsustainable.
Fresh wave of #ACA premium hikes to hit Nov 1, right before election
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/02/08/november-surprise-obamacare-rate-hikes-to-hit-just-before-election-n2115446
#RealPeopleRealPain – cancer patient sees premiums quadruple and deductible go from $900 to $4,600.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/health/story/2016/feb/15/cancer-patients-snagged-obamacares-tangled-paperwork/350258/
Many young healthy adults choosing catastrophic-type non-compliant plans, still cheaper after penalty
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/02/15/costs-changes-led-obamacare-enrollment-fall-far-short-estimates/80061050/
#Obamacare causing more medical bills to go unpaid (stemming from deductibles and co-pays, not the uninsured)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottgottlieb/2016/02/19/signs-that-obamacare-is-growing-the-number-of-unpaid-medical-bills/#510964982734
CBO: premiums for #ACA-compliant employer plans to keep spiking through 2025
http://dailysignal.com/2016/02/16/heres-why-insurance-premiums-are-high-and-rising-for-obamacare-enrollees/
“ACA Pushes Regulatory Costs Above $1.8 Billion” – new drug rule: $330M costs, 3.1M hrs paperwork per yr
http://obamacarewatch.org/federal-budget-deficit/aca-week-regulation/?mc_cid=86839bf5c9&mc_eid=4fec4aa80b
Insurers getting unlawful reinsurance subsidy money 2nd year in row. Crony slush fund outlawed by #ACA.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/01/18/how-the-obama-administration-raided-the-treasury-to-pay-off-insurers/#480e32342e22
Keeping Obamacare means rising costs and a declining standard of living
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/can-we-afford-four-more-years-of-obamacare/article_6705bb3c-52ed-5dba-b325-9f04daef00ce.html
California estimate of illegal alien children way off; cost of providing healthcare to go way up #WelfarefortheWorld
http://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/states-medi-cal-bill-for-undocumented-children-will-go-up/?utm_source=CAPoliticalReview.com&utm_campaign=f9df523e5a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b855a22bd3-f9df523e5a-302916697
KY Medicaid costs to climb 20%, $3.7B next 2 years, throwing long-term sustainability into doubt http://www.wlky.com/news/Medicaid-commissioner-warns-of-skyrocketing-spending/38038310
#TBT – “Why must I pay $482 per month for something the other guy gets for a dollar?” #FairnessAlert
http://www.paysonroundup.com/discussions/open/communitydiscussions/5837/
True catastrophic insurance better than what we have
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160211/NEWS/160219984
You said my premiums would go down. #WheresMy2500 ?