Washington
-
Following
his
vote
to
repeal
Obamacare
today,
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement: “From
destroying
the
40-hour
work
week,
to
increasing
premiums
and
deductibles
for
families
across
South
Carolina
and
the
nation,
to
exposing
consumers’
personal
data
to
cybersecurity
risks,
Obamacare
has
been
an
unmitigated
disaster
since
it
became
law
five
years
ago.
That’s
why
I
am
proud
to
make
good
on
my
promise
to
vote
to
repeal
Obamacare.
While
we
have
more
work
to
do,
I
remain
committed
to
repealing
Obamacare,
root
and
branch,
because
I
have
seen
its
effects
on
families,
business
and
communities
in
South
Carolina.” Obamacare’s
Higher
Costs - Higher
premiums
–
President
Obama
said
that
Obamacare
would
bring
down
premiums
by
$2,500
per
year
for
the
typical
family.
Non-partisan
health
research
firm
Avalere
Health
says
that
for
2016,
the
lowest-cost
silver
plan
will
increase
13
percent
and
the
lowest
cost
bronze
plan
will
rise
by
16
percent,
on
average.
- Higher
deductibles
–
Even
HHS
Secretary
Burwell
has
acknowledged
that
Obamacare
plans
come
with
high
deductibles.
Deductibles
for
the
lowest-cost
Obamacare
plans
have
increased
from
last
year
by
almost
11
percent
for
individuals
and
10
percent
for
families.
- Higher
costs
for
states
–
The
law
forces
14
million
new
beneficiaries
into
struggling
state
Medicaid
programs,
at
a
cost
to
states
of
$46
billion
between
2016
and
2025.
States
are
also
finding
that
running
their
own
exchanges
is
costly
and
sometimes
unsustainable.
- Higher
taxes
–
According
to
the
Congressional
Budget
Office,
Obamacare
hikes
taxes
by
$1.2
trillion
in
the
next
decade.
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