richardhutnik said:
Are you saying this, because it has still been going on, or it didn't happen before Obama got in office? I believe healthcare costs have been rising for decades now (one example going back to 2002): http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/11/news/economy/healthcare_costs_family/index.htm |
It's not just that. If you have lower level health insurance, all the new requirements makes it more expensive to get less covered because they have to have specific coverage for once in a million shots. (Cases in which it would be better for most to just go into bankruptcy.)
The only reason it isn't extremely noticeable is that Obamacare was passed in the middle of a time where healthcare cost increases were already sloping.
Outside of the most regulated states, they're all predicting Obamacare will greatly increase insurance costs in the exchange. The PR Line lately has been that "It won't be as expensive as everyone projected."
Which, of course it won't... because like I mentioned, we've been in a curve of insurance premium increases decreasing, so they have a nice donward trend they're fighting.
