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U.S. Representative John Boehner
Ohioans Aren’t
Being Fooled by President’s ObamaCare Hype Machine
The president’s ObamaCare hype machine recently made its rounds
throughout Ohio and across the country – making a stop in Cincinnati to
pitch ObamaCare to our local area.
As I’ve said many times, the Obama administration can try all it wants
to “sell” his disastrous health care law to the American people – but
Ohioans aren’t being fooled. That’s because local businesses,
families, and seniors – all of the people who make our area so great –
have experienced the broken promises firsthand and recognize that
ObamaCare is driving up their health care costs, hurting our economy,
and making it harder for small businesses to hire.
Whether its premium hikes or higher deductibles, you can’t hide the
sticker shock from the people who are personally experiencing it, and
with many in our local area now receiving information about their 2015
ObamaCare premiums and health care costs, there’s no shortage of local
ObamaCare horror stories.
Scott from Fairfield, OH, owns Scott’s Awards, Inc., in West Chester
and just received his new premium rate that goes into effect December
1, 2014 – he’s facing an increase of 29 percent. In an e-mail to
me, Scott said, “Since 2009 when President Obama took office, my health
insurance premiums have increase by 126 percent … Although I am only
one, I am sure I speak for all.”
Echoing Scott’s story, Evan from Covington, OH, recently wrote to me
and shared that his health care costs are increasing by 30 percent.
Remember, it was a report released in August by the Ohio Department of
Insurance (ODI) that forewarned of this unfortunate reality. In
that August report, ODI predicted Ohio’s average premiums to increase
by 12 percent for individuals and 12 percent for small businesses in
2015, according to approved rates submitted by Ohio health insurance
companies.
And all of this comes on the heels of recent comments made by one of
the law’s chief architects, Jonathan Gruber, on the deceptive tactics
used to ram ObamaCare through the House and Senate. Learning of
this news, perhaps the Columbus Dispatch’s editorial board said it best
– describing the law as, simply, “A law built on dishonesty.”
The Dispatch went on to point out that, “Opposition to the law has
remained remarkably consistent for five years, ever since it first was
introduced in Congress in 2009. Except for a few brief moments, survey
after survey has found more Americans opposed to the law than support
it. The dishonesty with which it was foisted on the nation is a
primary reason for that abiding disapproval.”
Bearing the consequences of the president’s health care law, I’m not
surprised to see the American people express such strong, consistent
opposition. And I’ve made clear that the new, American Congress
will honor the American people by focusing, first, on jobs and the
economy – including renewing our commitment to repeal ObamaCare.
If you’re a resident of Ohio’s 8th Congressional District and have
recently received information about your 2015 ObamaCare premiums and
health care costs, I want to hear from you. Please share your
ObamaCare stories with me by visiting boehner.house.gov/contact or
calling 513-779-5400.
Boehner represents Ohio’s 8th District, which includes all of Butler,
Clark, Darke, Miami, and Preble counties, and the southernmost part of
Mercer County. He was first elected to Congress in 1990.
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