What is he, a communist?
In the midst of Sen. Ted Cruz's extended
filibuster 2016 campaign kickoff against Obamacare, comes further confirmation that
the free market works and introducing competition into the health insurance marketplace is working.
When open enrollment begins on the online, state-based marketplaces established under Obamacare, premiums nationwide are expected to be around 16 percent lower than originally predicted, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department said in a new report released Wednesday.
The administration sees the lower-than-expected premiums as a sign that the plan to drive down health costs for consumers by increasing competition is working. They also point to the insurers entering the individual health insurance market for the first time as a sign of strong competition, as well as the variety of plans that will be available on the market. [...]
[Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius] noted that, according to the report, six in 10 uninsured Americans will be able to find coverage for less than $100 a month, while the average consumer in one of the 36 states with a federally-run marketplace will be able to choose from an average of 53 different plans.
Yay capitalism! Health insurance companies are jumping on the opportunity to provide millions of new customers an affordable product. Just like the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation said it would.
So why again are Heritage Action and Ted Cruz so worked up about it?
Stand with Daily Kos and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in denouncing Republicans who would completely shut down the government just to destroy Obamacare.