Why is Obamacare still so hard to understand, traditional media? Look at this from the Washington Post:
The Obama administration’s quiet acknowledgement last night that premiums for popular Obamacare health plans will rise by an average of 25 percent next year is another October surprise.
Is it just because it has two things you love to repeat without understanding or explaining—Obamacare premium increases and October surprises? Having a chance to use them together is just too tempting? Because it's kind of bullshit. Let's let President Bill Clinton explain.
If you can't read that fine print, here's what Clinton said:
All the headlines are full of the stories that average premiums are going up 22 percent. But the subheadline is, if you're in the healthcare program, your subsidies are going up too so the increase won't be as much.
And guess what? The government also says that about 70 percent of people buying Obamacare plans will be able to get one for less than $75 a month.
So hey, traditional media, maybe could we have a little less horserace in our policy discussions. Maybe?
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