Clinton’s Phony Health Care Fixes

The Clinton campaign is finally owning up to what most Americans learned the hard way. The Affordable Care Act is anything but affordable. In fact, its costs are “crushing” people who have to buy health insurance. Hillary Clinton vows to fix the problem, but don’t count on it. Clinton’s remedies are bad medicine. Some are so preposterous she can’t possibly believe they’d work. She could use a dose of truth serum.

Six years in, President Obama still boasts that his health law saves people money, but Clinton sees that claptrap doesn’t sell on the campaign trail. Voters know otherwise. This year, premiums for Obamacare plans soared 15 percent on average, and deductibles (what you have to pay out-of-pocket before your insurance kicks in) increased in 41 states. The average individual with a silver plan has to spend more than $3,000 before getting anything covered, while a bronze plan holder has to fork over nearly $6,000. That’s insurance?

No wonder many Americans are putting off seeing a doctor, despite having insurance.

Clinton’s offers pie-in-the-sky remedies. First, she’ll force insurers to cover three doctor visits for “free” before you have to pay a deductible. This would simply push up premiums across the board, even for people who don’t need to see a doctor. She must think voters are stupid.

Same is true regarding her pledge to cap out-of-pocket drug costs at $250 a month. Sounds wonderful, but the tooth fairy isn’t paying the rest. Your insurer has to and will hike your premiums.

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