Happy Monday folks,
It’s easy to see why a majority of Americans (54 percent) disapprove of Obamacare.
Even though Secretary Sebelius no longer oversees the implementation of the law, the same “old problems” remain, according to Associated Press’ Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar.
One of the largest challenges that Alonso-Zaldivar cites is “keeping premiums affordable for 2015.” Unfortunately for middle-class Americans, Obamacare has caused insurers to “expect monthly premium rates to rise by double-digit percentages,” according to Reuters.
So not only are premiums becoming more expensive, but we also continue to encounter more groups of people that are losing their healthcare coverage because of the law.
Lauren Weber of The Wall Street Journal recently profiled yet another group of workers that are at risk of losing their employer-based health insurance because of Obamacare. “Thousands of these so-called variable-hour employees—many of whom work on college campuses that don’t operate during summer months—could lose their benefits as employers use new formulas to classify workers as full time or part time. The distinction determines which employees are entitled to company-sponsored health coverage.”
Americans deserve healthcare policy that reduces costs and expands access, not one that curtails the workweek, reduces benefits, and raises costs.
Conservatives must continue to make the case that patient-centered healthcare, not Washington-based Obamacare, is the right way to help Americans with both their healthcare and their pocketbooks.
Bubba the day.