The Schumer Shutdown

[MarkSB]

Premiums have increased by 80%.

1. From 2010 to 2023, the average premium for family coverage increased 80%, from just over $13,000 to nearly $24,000.
2. Total healthcare costs for a family of four now exceed $30,000 per year—increasing from $18,000 per year when Obamacare was passed.

So to be clear, you think that you can lay the entirety of those increases at the feet of Obama and the ACA? Health care cost inflation was a thing before the ACA existed, and it will continue to be a thing even if the ACA were completely removed.

On the graph below, I see a straight line right through 2010. No major change in the slope whatsoever.

How does medical inflation compare to inflation in the rest of the economy? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

In June 2024, medical inflation (3.3%) outpaced inflation in the overall economy (3.0%) for the first time since the beginning of 2021.

www.healthsystemtracker.org