it would be great if a few democrat governors will join them. while many republicans want to move on to tax reform, some in the g.o.p. respect, expect a rough section back home on health care. there may be a window of opportunity and serious motivation to get something done. chris? chris: mike emanuel mike emanuel welcome reporting from capitol hill. folks in illinois are experiencing sticker shock when it comes to their obamacare premiums for next year. correspondent has that story tonight from chicago. it s the worst of both worlds, we have less choice, and we have more costs. up to 43% more. that s how much illinois and obamacare users could pay next year, according to projections released this week by the center ofs for medicare and medicaid services. david tabor is paying 1500 month for obamacare for his family of three. he says the expected increases are scary. it is more about having access to the doctors we want and the hospitals we want in the
since 2013, obamacare premiums have skyrocketed. in alaska they went up over 200% recently. we know that. in arizona they have been up 118% and of those dates are good compared to some of the numbers are coming out. despite the promise that premiums would decrease by $2,500 on average, they are actually increasing by almost $3,000 and even much more than that in some cases. it s crushing the middle class and the families of the middle class, it is frankly crushing our country. obamacare was a big lie. you can keep your doctor, live. you can keep your plan, live. it was a lie directly from the president. you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan, 28 times he said it. 28 times and it was a lie and he knew it was. now it is hurting this country
million in 2010 to 28 million in 2016 in large part of the individual mandate requiring all to get health coverage. millions of america s poor who couldn t afford it and millions more with illnesses who couldn t find an insurer to cover them benefited. the vast majority of americans, whether they re on employer plands or med case expanded roles are doing just nine or are better off under obamacare s. but a significant few are worse off. health premiums have shot up more than expected, especially in the individual market, affecting 21 million people, which, by the way, represents just 7% of americans with health insurance. and even smaller segment within the individual market, lower to middle income americans, who aren t poor enough to qualify for medicaid but make too much to receive insurance subsidies and aren t old enough for medicare, have been crushed by obamacare premiums. that doesn t make for a death spiral. but it s clear that obamacare is
or medicaid expanded roles are doing just fine or are better off under obamacare, but a significant few are worse off. health premiums shot up more than expected, especially in the individual market affecting 21 million people, which, by the way, represents just 7% of americans with health insurance. an even smaller segment within the individual market, lower to middle income americans who aren t poor enough to qualify for medicaid but make too much to receive insurance subsidiaries and aren t old enough for medicare have been crushed by obamacare premiums. that doesn t make for a death spiral but it s clear this obamacare s insurance mandate isn t robust enough. the incentive for america s young and healthy to sign up and stay covered has been weak because of ever rising premiums. an estimated 2 million americans have already dropped their coverage this year alone. they have decided it s cheaper to pay $695 penalty for an individual or 2.5% of income for
middle income americans who aren t poor enough to qualify for medicaid but make too much to receive insurance subsidies and aren t old enough for medicare have been crushed by obamacare premiums. that doesn t make for a death spiral, but it s clear that obamacare s insurance mandate isn t robust enough. the incentive for america s young and healthy to sign up and stay covered has been weak because of ever rising premiums. an estimated two million americans have already dropped their coverage this year alone. they have decided it s cheaper to pay the $695 penalty for an individual or 2.5% of income for a household than to purchase health coverage. that means the risk poolment to share costs across the population has been skewed by a hire proportion of older and sick patients. add to that the secondary problem of insurers pulling out of medical exchanges in some states and you can see why republicans harp on obamacare. but what republicans don t talk about is the uncertainty they re crea