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Democrat Bruce Davis "I Would Fight To Keep Obamacare"
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RALEIGH, NC - Democrat candidate for North Carolina's 13th Congressional district, Bruce Davis, continues to praise Obamacare and bolster his support while premiums more than double and hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians are now without care. Alternatively, Republican candidate Ted Budd has committed to repealing Obamacare due to the heavy financial strain it has placed on those in the 13th Congressional District.
"Bruce Davis apparently hasn't received the message-- Obamacare is a failure and was sold to us through lies, like 'if we liked our doctor, we could keep them.' North Carolinians have been hit especially hard by Obamacare's across the board failures which leave hundreds of thousands without insurance and families who now pay more for their health insurance than they do for their mortgage each month. Let's not kid ourselves; Obamacare is a failure, and no amount of Bruce Davis' liberal Doublespeak is going to fix it," said Kami Mueller, spokeswoman for the NCGOP.
Background:
Aetna Pullout Leaves Fewer Obamacare Options in NC
"The move leaves Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina alone in selling marketplace policies to residents of all 100 of the state's counties. A company spokesman says a final decision on 2017 policies is pending. The state's largest health insurer is seeking Goodwin's approval to raise premium costs by an average of almost 19 percent." (The Associated Press, August 16, 2016 - Aetna Pullout Leaves Fewer Obamacare Options for NC)
Slim Pickings for North Carolina Obamacare Policyholders in 2017
"The cost of health insurance will likely increase even more for 2018 not just because Blue Cross and Blue Shield will be dominating the individual insurance market, but also because the company will be absorbing more high-risk policyholders who originally purchased plans from either United or Aetna. As of now, Blue Cross and Blue Shield is waiting approval by the Department of Insurance (DOI) to raise premiums by an average of 18% for 2017 plans." (Katherine Restrepo, Sept. 1, 2016, Forbes.)
North Carolinians faced some of highest premium hikes in the nation
"Health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act will increase as much as 50 percent for some plans in January under newly approved rates released Friday by the N.C. Department of Insurance. ... Strictly in terms of percentage, North Carolina's increases are among the highest in the nation." (John Murawski, "ACA Premiums In NC To Rise Sharply In 2016," The News & Observer, 10/30/15)
North Carolina's Average Premium Cost Was The Highest In The Southeast.
"North Carolina's $371 premium cost was the highest in the Southeast, which had a regional average of $284, up 9.5 percent from 2015. Tennessee had a 38.6 percent increase from 2015, going from $199 to $275." (Richard Craver, "N.C. Listed Among Premium Hike Leaders In Health Insurance Marketplaces," Winston-Salem Journal, 5/24/16)
Blue Cross Blue Shield, NC's largest insurer, is requesting average premium hikes of 18.8% next year
"As the Affordable Care Act lurches toward its fourth year in 2017, health insurers in North Carolina are proposing another round of big rate increases to pay for insuring people who for years couldn't get health coverage. In filings made public Tuesday, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said it wants to raise rates by an average of 18.8 percent, and Aetna is looking to increase premiums by 24.5 percent on average." (John Murawski, "NC Health Insurers Propose ACA Rate Increases For 2017," The News & Observer, 5/31/16)
Out of pocket expenses are also increasing,
From 2015-2016, average deductibles across all ACA plans and metal levels per enrollee increased by $601.81, (19.55 percent) and the average deductible across all bronze metal plans per enrollee increased by $764 (15.6 percent).
("HIX Compare 2015-2016 Datasets," Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 5/2016)
90 percent of North Carolinia counties have only one insurer operating, while ten percent will have only two operating
(Cynthia Cox & Ashley Semanskee, "Preliminary Data On Insurer Exits And Entrants In 2017 Affordable Care Act Marketplaces," Kaiser Family Foundation, 8/28/16)
Blue Cross Blue Shield will be the ony insurer covering all counties in the exchange
"Blue Cross Blue Shield is the only insurer continuing to provide Affordable Care Act coverage in all 100 counties. Cigna will offer plans only for residents in certain parts of Wake County." (Sam Killenberg, "Aetna And United Healthcare To Leave State Affordable Care Act Exchange," The Daily Tar Heel, 8/29/16)
North Carolina exchange marketplace health plans have less choice and higher premiums
"In North Carolina, this year's plans on the ACA marketplace are marked by higher deductibles and premiums and so-called "narrow" networks, which limit the doctors patients can visit...Two lower-priced BCBSNC plans are available in northern Mecklenburg County, where Pollack lives. To her frustration, her family practice recommended against both plans, because the plans force patients to choose between either Novant Health doctors and hospitals or providers from Carolinas Healthcare System...These 'narrow' networks are how insurers negotiate deeper price discounts with doctors and hospitals, explained UNC-CH health economist Mark Holmes." (Rose Hoban, "2015 Marketplace Plans Feature Higher Premiums, Less Choice," North Carolina Health News, 11/18/15)
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North Carolina Citizens See Healthcare Costs More Than Double
RALEIGH, NC - Democrat candidate for North Carolina's 13th Congressional district, Bruce Davis, continues to praise Obamacare and bolster his support while premiums more than double and hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians are now without care. Alternatively, Republican candidate Ted Budd has committed to repealing Obamacare due to the heavy financial strain it has placed on those in the 13th Congressional District.
"Bruce Davis apparently hasn't received the message-- Obamacare is a failure and was sold to us through lies, like 'if we liked our doctor, we could keep them.' North Carolinians have been hit especially hard by Obamacare's across the board failures which leave hundreds of thousands without insurance and families who now pay more for their health insurance than they do for their mortgage each month. Let's not kid ourselves; Obamacare is a failure, and no amount of Bruce Davis' liberal Doublespeak is going to fix it," said Kami Mueller, spokeswoman for the NCGOP.
Background:
Aetna Pullout Leaves Fewer Obamacare Options in NC
"The move leaves Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina alone in selling marketplace policies to residents of all 100 of the state's counties. A company spokesman says a final decision on 2017 policies is pending. The state's largest health insurer is seeking Goodwin's approval to raise premium costs by an average of almost 19 percent." (The Associated Press, August 16, 2016 - Aetna Pullout Leaves Fewer Obamacare Options for NC)
Slim Pickings for North Carolina Obamacare Policyholders in 2017
"The cost of health insurance will likely increase even more for 2018 not just because Blue Cross and Blue Shield will be dominating the individual insurance market, but also because the company will be absorbing more high-risk policyholders who originally purchased plans from either United or Aetna. As of now, Blue Cross and Blue Shield is waiting approval by the Department of Insurance (DOI) to raise premiums by an average of 18% for 2017 plans." (Katherine Restrepo, Sept. 1, 2016, Forbes.)
North Carolinians faced some of highest premium hikes in the nation
"Health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act will increase as much as 50 percent for some plans in January under newly approved rates released Friday by the N.C. Department of Insurance. ... Strictly in terms of percentage, North Carolina's increases are among the highest in the nation." (John Murawski, "ACA Premiums In NC To Rise Sharply In 2016," The News & Observer, 10/30/15)
North Carolina's Average Premium Cost Was The Highest In The Southeast.
"North Carolina's $371 premium cost was the highest in the Southeast, which had a regional average of $284, up 9.5 percent from 2015. Tennessee had a 38.6 percent increase from 2015, going from $199 to $275." (Richard Craver, "N.C. Listed Among Premium Hike Leaders In Health Insurance Marketplaces," Winston-Salem Journal, 5/24/16)
Blue Cross Blue Shield, NC's largest insurer, is requesting average premium hikes of 18.8% next year
"As the Affordable Care Act lurches toward its fourth year in 2017, health insurers in North Carolina are proposing another round of big rate increases to pay for insuring people who for years couldn't get health coverage. In filings made public Tuesday, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said it wants to raise rates by an average of 18.8 percent, and Aetna is looking to increase premiums by 24.5 percent on average." (John Murawski, "NC Health Insurers Propose ACA Rate Increases For 2017," The News & Observer, 5/31/16)
Out of pocket expenses are also increasing,
From 2015-2016, average deductibles across all ACA plans and metal levels per enrollee increased by $601.81, (19.55 percent) and the average deductible across all bronze metal plans per enrollee increased by $764 (15.6 percent).
("HIX Compare 2015-2016 Datasets," Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 5/2016)
90 percent of North Carolinia counties have only one insurer operating, while ten percent will have only two operating
(Cynthia Cox & Ashley Semanskee, "Preliminary Data On Insurer Exits And Entrants In 2017 Affordable Care Act Marketplaces," Kaiser Family Foundation, 8/28/16)
Blue Cross Blue Shield will be the ony insurer covering all counties in the exchange
"Blue Cross Blue Shield is the only insurer continuing to provide Affordable Care Act coverage in all 100 counties. Cigna will offer plans only for residents in certain parts of Wake County." (Sam Killenberg, "Aetna And United Healthcare To Leave State Affordable Care Act Exchange," The Daily Tar Heel, 8/29/16)
North Carolina exchange marketplace health plans have less choice and higher premiums
"In North Carolina, this year's plans on the ACA marketplace are marked by higher deductibles and premiums and so-called "narrow" networks, which limit the doctors patients can visit...Two lower-priced BCBSNC plans are available in northern Mecklenburg County, where Pollack lives. To her frustration, her family practice recommended against both plans, because the plans force patients to choose between either Novant Health doctors and hospitals or providers from Carolinas Healthcare System...These 'narrow' networks are how insurers negotiate deeper price discounts with doctors and hospitals, explained UNC-CH health economist Mark Holmes." (Rose Hoban, "2015 Marketplace Plans Feature Higher Premiums, Less Choice," North Carolina Health News, 11/18/15)
- Contact: Kami Mueller
- Kami.Mueller@ncgop.org
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