Obamacare’s failure hits swing states hard

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[h=6]- OCTOBER 25, 2016 -[/h][h=1]OBAMACARE’S FAILURE HITS SWING STATES HARD[/h]

Americans From Arizona To Wisconsin Are Staring Down Massive Obamacare Rate Increases​

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Arizona[/h]The Arizona Department Of Insurance Approved Statewide Premium Hikes Of 56.99 For 2017 On Individual Plans, After Receiving An Average Statewide Request Of 49.69 Percent. (Charles Gaba, “Arizona: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 57%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Arizona Was Approved For A 51.17 Percent Premium Hike For 2017 On Individual Plans, After Requesting A 51.2 Percent Premium Hike.(Charles Gaba, “Arizona: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 57%,”ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Arizona, “The State’s Largest Insurer With 43 Percent Of The Market And The Only One Serving All 15 Counties,” Initially Sought A 65 Percent Premium Increase For 2017. “The filings with the state Department of Insurance come from six big insurers who will sell policies next year. They seek average increases of 8.7 percent to as much as 65 percent. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, the state’s largest insurer with 43 percent of the market and the only one serving all 15 counties, is seeking that large boost.” (Bob Christie, “Health Insurers Seek Big Rate Hikes In Arizona,” Albuquerque Journal, 6/10/16)

• “Blue Cross Says It Has Lost $185 Million On Individual Policies Over The Last Two Years.” “Blue Cross says it has lost $185 million on individual policies over the last two years. The company says in a statement that it’s asking for higher rates because its costs have ballooned as previously uninsured patients buy coverage, prescription costs go up and people with significant health issues come into the system.” (Bob Christie, “Health Insurers Seek Big Rate Hikes In Arizona,”Albuquerque Journal, 6/10/16)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Arizona Has Requested An Average 64.9 Percent Premium Increase For 2017, Impacting 81,261 Arizona Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Arizona,” ACASignups.net, 6/7/16)

Centene Corp/Ambetter Was Approved For A 74.5 Percent Premium Hike For 2017 On Individual Plans, After Requesting A 48.5 Percent Premium Hike. (Charles Gaba, “Arizona: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 57%,”ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
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Colorado[/h]Colorado Has Approved Statewide Premium Hikes Of 20.9 Percent For 2017. (“Price Increase Summary – By Market,” Colorado Department Of Regulatory Agencies, Accessed 9/21/16)

• The Premium Hikes Will Impact About 450,000 Coloradans. “The figures released Tuesday are only for individual health care plans that people buy independently. About 450,000 Coloradans — or 7.7 percent of the state — fall into the category.” (Josh Ingold, “Colorado Health-Insurance Rates To Jump 20 Percent On Average For Individual Buyers In 2017,” The Denver Post, 9/20/16)

These Increases Are The Largest In Colorado Since ObamaCare Was Enacted In 2014. “The increases are the largest in Colorado since the 2014 launch of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.” (Josh Ingold, “Colorado Health-Insurance Rates To Jump 20 Percent On Average For Individual Buyers In 2017,” The Denver Post, 9/20/16)

• “Colorado’s Increases In 2017 Could Be Worse Than Those Nationally.” “But Colorado’s increases in 2017 could be worse than those nationally. An analysis done this summer by the Kaiser Family Foundation looked at potential rate increases in 16 major cities, including Denver, and projected that the average increase of plans in the most popular tier of the Obamacare exchanges would be 9 percent in those cities.” (Josh Ingold, “Colorado Health-Insurance Rates To Jump 20 Percent On Average For Individual Buyers In 2017,” The Denver Post, 9/20/16)

Coloradans Found Out They May Be “On The Hook For Historically Large Health Insurance Premium Increases Come Next Year” Due To ObamaCare. “Four years after the Affordable Care Act transformed the health insurance market in Colorado, thousands of Coloradans learned Monday they might very well be on the hook for historically large health insurance premium increases come next year. The Colorado Division of Insurance released its preliminary rate adjustment proposals Monday morning, and the figures are destined to become fodder for politicians who have been sharply critical of Obamacare’s inability to reign in health care costs.” (Chris Vanerveen, “Proposed Health Insurance Rate Increases Released For Colorado,”NBC News, 6/6/16)

• Coverage Changes Will Impact 92,000 People In Colorado, About 20 Percent Of Residents Who Buy Insurance Through The Individual Market. “The coverage changes among those four companies will impact about 92,000 people statewide, or about 20 percent of the 450,000 who buy insurance through the individual market, which is about 7.7 percent of Coloradans. They’ll need to find new options during open enrollment, which runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31, 2017.” (Kevin Simpson, “Rate Hikes Proposed For 2017 Individual Colorado Health Care Plans,” The Denver Post, 6/6/16)

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Was Approved For A 26.8 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 29,748 Colorado Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),”ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
Cigna Was Approved For A 9.5 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 26,933 Colorado Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),” ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
Colorado Choice Was Approved For A 32.3 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 12,267 Colorado Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),”ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
Freedom Life Was Approved For A 9.09 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 14 Colorado Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),”ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
Golden Rule Was Approved For A 46.2 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 3,296 Colorado Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),”ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Was Approved For A 18 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 96,800 Colorado Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),”ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
National Foundation Life Was Approved For A 9.09 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 14 Colorado Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),”ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
Rocky Mountain HMO Was Approved For A 34.9 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 2,305 Colorado Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),”ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
Rocky Mountain Hospital & Medical Service (Anthem) Was Approved For A 20.6 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Colorado: *Approved* Avg. 2017 Rate Hikes: 20.4% (Sm. Group: 2.1%),”ACASignups.net, 9/20/16)
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Florida[/h]The Florida Office Of Insurance Regulation Approved Average Statewide Premium Hikes Of 19.1 Percent For 2017.“The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced today that premiums for Florida individual major medical plans in compliance with the federal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will increase an average of 19% beginning January 1, 2017. Per federal guidelines, a total of 15 health insurance companies submitted rate filings for the Office’s review in May. These rate filings consisted of individual major medical plans to be sold both on and off the Exchange. Following the Office’s rate filing review, the average approved rate changes on the Exchange range from a low of -6% to a high of 65%.” (Charles Gaba, “Florida: *Approved* 2017 Indy Market Rate Hikes: 19.1% (Vs 17.7% Requested),” ACASignups.net, 9/5/16)

• These Premium Requests Are Higher Than Last Year’s Approved Average Of 10 Percent. “Fifteen health insurers want an average 17.7 percent increase in premiums for Affordable Care Act individual plans, Florida officials said Thursday -- higher than last year's approved average of less than 10 percent.” (“Florida Health Insurers Seek Average 17.7% Rate Hike,” Insurance News Net, 5/13/16)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc. Was Approved For A 19 Percent Premium Hike For Individual Plans In 2017, After Requesting A 14.5 Percent Premium Hike.(Charles Gaba, “Florida: *Approved* 2017 Indy Market Rate Hikes: 19.1% (Vs 17.7% Requested),” ACASignups.net, 9/5/16)
Celtic Insurance Company Was Approved For A 20 Percent Premium Hike For Individual Plans In 2017, After Requesting A 4.3 Percent Premium Hike. (Charles Gaba, “Florida: *Approved* 2017 Indy Market Rate Hikes: 19.1% (Vs 17.7% Requested),”ACASignups.net, 9/5/16)
Florida Health Care Plan, Inc. Was Approved For A 15.4 Percent Premium Hike For Individual Plans In 2017, After Requesting A 12.3 Percent Premium Hike. (Charles Gaba, “Florida: *Approved* 2017 Indy Market Rate Hikes: 19.1% (Vs 17.7% Requested),”ACASignups.net, 9/5/16)
Health First Commercial Plans, Inc. Was Approved For A 11.7 Percent Premium Hike For Individual Plans In 2017, After Requesting A 8.4 Percent Premium Hike. (Charles Gaba, “Florida: *Approved* 2017 Indy Market Rate Hikes: 19.1% (Vs 17.7% Requested),”ACASignups.net, 9/5/16)
Health Options, Inc. Was Approved For A 18.9 Percent Premium Hike For Individual Plans In 2017, After Requesting A 13.8 Percent Premium Hike. (Charles Gaba, “Florida: *Approved* 2017 Indy Market Rate Hikes: 19.1% (Vs 17.7% Requested),”ACASignups.net, 9/5/16)
Humana Medical Plan, Inc. Was Approved For A 36.8 Percent Premium Hike For Individual Plans In 2017, After Requesting A 43.6 Percent Premium Hike. (Charles Gaba, “Florida: *Approved* 2017 Indy Market Rate Hikes: 19.1% (Vs 17.7% Requested),”ACASignups.net, 9/5/16)
Molina Healthcare Of Florida, Inc. Was Approved For A 17.4 Percent Premium Hike For Individual Plans In 2017, After Requesting A 10.6 Percent Premium Hike.(Charles Gaba, “Florida: *Approved* 2017 Indy Market Rate Hikes: 19.1% (Vs 17.7% Requested),” ACASignups.net, 9/5/16)
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Iowa[/h]The Iowa Insurance Division Approved A Statewide Average Premium Hike Of 28.79 Percent In 2017. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Project State Roundup: IN, IA, ME, MA, MT, ND, SD, TN,” ACASignups.net, 9/29/16)

• Aetna Health Of Iowa / Coventry Was Approved For A 22.58 Percent Premium Hike For 2017, Impacting 42,000 Iowa Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Project State Roundup: IN, IA, ME, MA, MT, ND, SD, TN,” ACASignups.net, 9/29/16)
• Freedom Life Was Approved For A 17.37 Premium Hike For 2017, The Same Level It Requested. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Project State Roundup: IN, IA, ME, MA, MT, ND, SD, TN,” ACASignups.net, 9/29/16)
• Gunderson Health Plans Was Approved For A 19.8 Percent Premium Hike For 2017, The Same Level It Requested. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Project State Roundup: IN, IA, ME, MA, MT, ND, SD, TN,” ACASignups.net, 9/29/16)
• Medica Insurance Co. Was Approved For A 19 Percent Premium Hike For 2017, Impacting 1,367 Iowa Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Project State Roundup: IN, IA, ME, MA, MT, ND, SD, TN,” ACASignups.net, 9/29/16)
• Wellmark, Inc. Was Approved For A 42.6 Premium Hike For 2017, Impacting 14,900 Iowa Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Project State Roundup: IN, IA, ME, MA, MT, ND, SD, TN,” ACASignups.net, 9/29/16)
• Wellmark Health Was Approved For A 37.8 Percent Premium Hike For 2017, Impacting 7,700 Iowa Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Project State Roundup: IN, IA, ME, MA, MT, ND, SD, TN,” ACASignups.net, 9/29/16)

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Michigan[/h]The Michigan Department Of Insurance Approved A Statewide Average Premium Hike Of 16.7 Percent For Individual Market Plans For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)

• Blue Care Network Of Michigan Was Approved For A 14.8 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 126,997 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Was Approved For A 18.7 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 71,994 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Health Alliance Plan Was Approved For A 16.8 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 17,316 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Humana Medical Plan Of Michigan, Inc. Was Approved For A 39.2 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 20,430 Michigan Residents.(Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• McLaren Health Plan Community Was Approved For A 12.2 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 2,246 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Meridian Health Plan Of Michigan, Inc. Was Approved For A 9.3 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 3,371 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Molina Healthcare Of Michigan Was Approved For A 3.2 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 4,076 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Physicians Health Plan Was Approved For A 6.7 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 3,093 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Priority Health Was Approved For A 13.9 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 113,099 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Total Health Care USA Was Approved For A 7.2 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 7,763 Michigan Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Michigan: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 16.7%; Sm. Group Just 2.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)

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Nevada[/h]The Nevada Department Of Insurance Has Approved An Average Statewide Premium Hike Of 10.57 On Individual Plans For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Nevada: Approved 2017 *Unsubsidized* Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 10.6% (Vs. 15% Requested),”ACASignups.net, 10/7/16)

• Health Plan Of Nevada, UnitedHealthcare, Was Approved For A 7.95 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 50,564 Nevada Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Nevada: Approved 2017 *Unsubsidized* Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 10.6% (Vs. 15% Requested),” ACASignups.net, 10/7/16)
• HMO Nevada, A Subsidiary Of HMO Colorado, Was Approved For A 8.76 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 9,667 Nevada Residents.(Charles Gaba, “Nevada: Approved 2017 *Unsubsidized* Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 10.6% (Vs. 15% Requested),” ACASignups.net, 10/7/16)
• Prominence HealthFirst Was Approved For A 16.99 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 10,977 Nevada Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Nevada: Approved 2017 *Unsubsidized* Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 10.6% (Vs. 15% Requested),” ACASignups.net, 10/7/16)
• Rocky Mountain Hospital & Medical Was Approved For A 14.04 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 19,033 Nevada Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Nevada: Approved 2017 *Unsubsidized* Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 10.6% (Vs. 15% Requested),” ACASignups.net, 10/7/16)

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New Hampshire[/h]New Hampshire Insurers Are Requesting A 14.5 Percent Average Premium Hike For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “New Hampshire: Requested Unsubsidized Avg 2017 Mkt Hikes Revised To 14.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/16/16)
Minuteman Health, An ObamaCare Created Co-Op, Has Requested A 30.65 Percent Average Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 19,079 New Hampshire Residents. (Charles Gaba, “New Hampshire: Requested Unsubsidized Avg 2017 Mkt Hikes Revised To 14.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/16/16)

• Minuteman’s Rates Would Jump From An Average Of $279.70 To $397.39 Per Month. “Minuteman’s Rates, A Monthly Average Of $273.70 In 2016, Would Jump Up To $397.39 For Individuals Next Year Under The Preliminary Filing.” (Bob Sanders, “Minuteman Health Seeks Up To 45% NH Rate Hike For 2017,” New Hampshire Business Review, 4/18/16)

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Of New Hampshire Has Requested A 13.9 Percent Average Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 32,448 New Hampshire Residents. (Charles Gaba, “New Hampshire: Requested Unsubsidized Avg 2017 Mkt Hikes Revised To 14.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/16/16)

• Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Served Nearly One-Third Of The Enrollment In 2016.(Louise Norris, “New Hampshire Health Insurance Marketplace,”Healthinsurance.org, 10/14/16)

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Of New England Requested A 11.1 Percent Average Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 9,461 New Hampshire Residents. (Charles Gaba, “New Hampshire: Requested Unsubsidized Avg 2017 Mkt Hikes Revised To 14.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/16/16)
Ambetter / Celtic Has Requested A 1.35 Percent Average Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 19,487 New Hampshire Residents. (Charles Gaba, “New Hampshire: Requested Unsubsidized Avg 2017 Mkt Hikes Revised To 14.5%,” ACASignups.net, 10/16/16)
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North Carolina[/h]The North Carolina Department Of Insurance Has Approved A 24.26 Percent Statewide Average Premium Hike For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “North Carolina: Approved *Unsubsidized* Avg. 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 24.3%,” ACASignups.net, 10/14/16)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of North Carolina Was Approved For A 24.3 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 330,000 North Carolina Residents. (Charles Gaba, “North Carolina: Approved *Unsubsidized* Avg. 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 24.3%,” ACASignups.net, 10/14/16)

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Of North Carolina Accounts For 99.62 Percent Of The Total Market Share In The State. (Charles Gaba, “North Carolina: Approved *Unsubsidized* Avg. 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 24.3%,” ACASignups.net, 10/14/16)

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Covers 330,000 North Carolinians, With 79 Percent Of These Plans Acquired Through The Marketplace Exchange. “There were 613,487 North Carolinians covered by ACA plans in 2016 — the fourth-highest amount in the country. Of that amount, Blue Cross covered 330,000, with 79 percent of the plans acquired through the marketplace exchange.” (Richard Craver, “Blue Cross Seeks 19 Percent Premium Rate Hike For Individuals In 2017,” Winston-Salem Journal, 5/31/16)

Cigna Was Approved For A 15 Percent Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 1,265 North Carolina Residents. (Charles Gaba, “North Carolina: Approved *Unsubsidized* Avg. 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 24.3%,” ACASignups.net, 10/14/16)
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Ohio[/h]Ohio Health Insurers Are Requesting A 13.13 Percent Average Premium Hike For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)

• AultCare Insurance Is Requesting A 24.09 Percent Average Premium Hike For Its Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 3,572 Ohio Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)
• CareSource Is Requesting A 13.45 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 82,182 Ohio Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)
• Community Insurance, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Is Requesting A 9.9 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 40,000 Ohio Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)
• Humana Health Plan Is Requesting A 39.25 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 5,178 Ohio Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)
• Molina Healthcare Of Ohio Is Requesting A 0.85 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 10,878 Ohio Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)
• Paramount Insurance Is Requesting A 9.88 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 4,224 Ohio Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)
• Premier Health Plan Is Requesting A 39.82 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 5,200 Ohio Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)
• Summa Insurance Is Requesting A 5.33 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 5,430 Ohio Residents. (Charles Gaba, “2017 Rate Request Early Look: Ohio,” ACASignups.net, 6/20/16)

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Pennsylvania[/h]The Pennsylvania Department Of Insurance Has Approved A 32.49 Percent Statewide Average Premium Hike For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Pennsylvania: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 32.5% (& 42K More Will Have To Shop Around),” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)

• Capital Advantage Was Approved For A 43.3 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 38,043 Pennsylvania Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Pennsylvania: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 32.5% (& 42K More Will Have To Shop Around),” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Geisinger Health Plan Was Approved For A 42.08 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 25,021 Pennsylvania Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Pennsylvania: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 32.5% (& 42K More Will Have To Shop Around),” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• Keystone Health Plan East Was Approved For A 27.97 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 129,928 Pennsylvania Residents.(Charles Gaba, “Pennsylvania: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 32.5% (& 42K More Will Have To Shop Around),” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• QCC Insurance Co. Was Approved For A 28.38 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 53,629 Pennsylvania Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Pennsylvania: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 32.5% (& 42K More Will Have To Shop Around),” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)
• UPMC Health Options Inc. Was Approved For A 26.5 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 110,825 Pennsylvania Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Pennsylvania: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Avg Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 32.5% (& 42K More Will Have To Shop Around),” ACASignups.net, 10/17/16)

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Virginia[/h]Virginia Insurers Are Requesting A 18.4 Percent Average Premium Hike For 2017.(Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,”ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)

• CareFirst Blue Requested A 28.7 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 22,239 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)
• Group Hospitalization & Medical Services Requested A 27.1 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 10,270 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)
• Anthem Health Keepers Requested A 15.6 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 190,000 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)
• Innovation Health Insurance Co. Requested A 12.1 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 61,117 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)
• Kaiser Foundation Health Of The Mid-Atlantic Requested A 25 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 69,494 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)
• Optima Health Plan Requested A 24.3 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 36,219 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)
• Piedmont Community HealthCare HMO Requested A 16.56 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 2,400 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)
• Piedmont Community HealthCare, Inc. Requested A 19.18 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 2,900 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)
• UnitedHealthcare Of The Mid-Atlantic Requested A 11.9 Percent Average Premium Hike For Plans For 2017, Impacting 11,139 Virginia Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Virginia: REVISED 2017 Avg. Rate Hike Requests: 18.4%,” ACASignups.net, 8/25/16)

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Wisconsin[/h]The Wisconsin Department Of Insurance Has Approved A 15.9 Statewide Average Premium Hike For 2017. “Premiums will go up an average of 15.9 percent next year for Wisconsin health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act exchange, according to the state Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.” (David Whalberg, “Rates For Wisconsin Plans On Health Insurance Exchange To Go Up 16 Percent,”Gwinnett Daily Post, 10/18/16)

• Common Ground Healthcare Co-Op Requested A 12.6 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 19,300 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Compcare Health Serv Ins., Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Requested A 21.94 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 11,534 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,” ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Dean Health Plan Requested A 18.7 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 28,900 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,” ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Group Health Co-Op Of SC Wisconsin Requested A 5.44 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,” ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Gunderson Health Plan Requested A 18.3 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 4,500 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Health Tradition Health Plan Requested A 18.43 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 9,577 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Managed Health Services Insurance Requested A 9.06 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,” ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Medica Health Plans Requested A 11.2 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 9,313 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Molina Healthcare Of WI Requested A 24 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 63,530 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Network Health Plan Requested A 23.65 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,” ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Physicians Plus Insurance Corp. Requested A 13.7 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 459 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Security Health Plan Of WI Requested A 13.82 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 5,407 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Security Health Plan Of WI Requested A 17.25 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 24,162 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Unity Health Plans Insurance Corp. Requested A 29.62 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 7,505 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Unity Health Plans Insurance Corp. Requested A 28.32 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 3,493 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• Unity Health Plans Insurance Corp. Requested A 37.88 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017, Impacting 3,385 Wisconsin Residents. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,”ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• WPS Health Plan Requested A 32.36 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,” ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)
• WPS Health Plan Requested A 36.4 Percent Average Premium Hike For Individual Plans For 2017. (Charles Gaba, “Wisconsin: Approved *Unsubsidized* 2017 Indy Mkt Rate Hikes: 15.9%,” ACASignups.net, 10/13/16)

 

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[SheriffJoe]

The sticker shock for Obamacare starts Nov 1st when the new (higher) prices kick in.

Election day is a week after that.

To the 41% die-hards STILL "with her": How fucking stooopid do you have to be to keep voting Democrat???

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[GasMan]

Unbelievable how fking stupid the voting Democrats are.

Nearly as gullible as the dipshits on here who fought tooth and nail in here about how great it was....it was Obamas legacy...what the people want...etc. etc.

Is it to late to tell you dumb asses "we told ya so?"

 

[superbeets]

The sticker shock for Obamacare starts Nov 1st when the new (higher) prices kick in.

Election day is a week after that.

To the 41% die-hards STILL "with her": How fucking stooopid do you have to be to keep voting Democrat???

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Those Democrat clowns who have voted early, wish they could have their vote back. Too late you clowns.


The Democrat machine has put everything into early voting and the sheep fell for it.

 

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REPEAL AND REPLACE!!! #ObamaCareInThreeWords

 

[SheriffJoe]

Between skyrocketing Obamacare premiums and Crooked Illary's massive tax increases, the middle class would get absolutely destroyed - exactly what these global commies want.

The Democrat playbook - keep blaming "the rich" while deliberately making everyone poor and dependent on Big Government.

 

[roadreeler57]

The sticker shock for Obamacare starts Nov 1st when the new (higher) prices kick in.

Election day is a week after that.

To the 41% die-hards STILL "with her": How fucking stooopid do you have to be to keep voting Democrat???

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They right now get their shitty plans free on their grandkids & great grandkids credit card so what do they care?
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/policies/health-care/