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U.S.
Representative John Boehner
Obama
Administration: Two-Thirds of Small Businesses to See Premiums Spike
Under Obamacare
WASHINGTON,
DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the
following statement in response to a previously unpublicized report
from the non-partisan Office of the Chief Actuary at the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the impact of Obamacare on
employer-sponsored health care. CMS finds that two-thirds of
Americans who work at small businesses will see premiums increase
under Obamacare, amounting to higher premiums for 11 million people.
The report can be found here.
“The
Obama administration has finally been forced to disclose what we’ve
long feared: the president’s health care law means higher premiums
for millions of American workers. For all the promises of lower costs
for small businesses, the administration now admits that far more of
these workers will pay higher than lower premiums under the law. This
broken promise comes in the form of lower take-home pay for some of
the hardest-working people in this country. Two-thirds of these
Americans – 11 million people – will see more money coming out of
their paycheck every month, according to the president’s own
actuaries. This is another punch in the gut for Americans already
struggling in the president’s economy. Two-thirds of small
business employers face higher premiums as well, which is one of the
reasons so many are struggling to create jobs under the president’s
law
“It’s
clear why the Administration sought to delay and deemphasize the
release of this report. It undermines the central promise of the
president’s health care law: affordable coverage. And the only
reason this information has come to light is the hard oversight work
of House Republicans. These 11 million people who will see their
premiums spike are 11 million more reasons to repeal this law and
start over with common sense reform that will make care more
affordable, not more costly.”
NOTE:
The report was demanded by Congressman Boehner as part of the 2011
Budget Control Act and was due 90 days after enactment of that law.
The report, two years late, was published by the Obama administration
late on Friday, February 21, 2014, with no public announcement.
Downloadable
pdf; read the report for yourself here
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