On The Two Year Anniversary Of ObamaCare, NRSC Fact Checks Stabenow & Obama’s Job-Killing Healthcare Law

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Two years ago today – with the help of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow who voted for Barack Obama’s job-killing healthcare bill – President Obama signed his $1.76 trillion healthcare bill into law.  The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today released a web video reminding Michiganders of the broken promises from ObamaCare.

Senator Stabenow specifically promised the healthcare bill would reduce healthcare costs for millions of people, but since this legislation has been signed into law, costs have risen by 9 percent and the average premium has risen by $1,300. 

Meanwhile, Stabenow and her fellow Democrats claimed the healthcare bill would cost $940 billion, but recently the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a report that found ObamaCare would actually cost $1.76 trillion.   
   

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Notably, this bill is also hurting businesses throughout Michigan.

“Senator Debbie Stabenow promised Barack Obama’s healthcare bill would lower the cost of healthcare, but today Michiganders are paying more for healthcare than ever before,”  said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Lance Trover.  “Between the job-killing taxes, the intrusive federal mandates and the raiding of Medicare funds, it’s clear Debbie Stabenow misled the people of Michigan about the true effects of her government-run healthcare plan.”

BACKGROUND …

Since The Signing Of ObamaCare Healthcare Costs Have Increased

BLOOMBERG:  “The average cost of a family policy climbed 9 percent in 2011 to $15,073, according to a poll of 2,088 private companies and state and local government agencies by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in Menlo Park, California, and the Chicago- based American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust.” (Jeffrey Young, “Health-Benefit Costs Rise Most In Six Years,” Bloomberg, 9/27/11)

WALL STREET JOURNAL:  “[In 2011], the health-insurance premiums employers pay rose sharply this year, with the average annual cost of family coverage passing the $15,000 mark for the first time, according to a major survey.” (“Employer Health Premiums Rise Sharply,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/27/11) 

WALL STREET JOURNAL: “The average annual family premium for 2011 was $15,073, up from $13,770 last year.” (“Employer Health Premiums Rise Sharply,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/27/11)

Meanwhile The CBO Has Increased The Price Tag Of ObamaCare To $1.76 Trillion

FOX NEWS:  The Congressional Budget Office has extended its cost estimates for President Obama’s health care law out to 2022, taking in more years of full implementation, and showing that the bill is substantially more expensive — twice as much as the original $900 billion price tag.  (Jim Angle, New CBO health law estimate shows much higher spending past first 10 years, Fox News, 03/14/12)

And The Bill Is Hurting Businesses In Michigan

Kalamazoo’s Stryker Orthopedic Company Will Soon Reduce Its Workforce By 5 Percent By 2012 To Pay For Stabenow’s Medical Device Tax.  “Stryker Corp.’s plans to cut its worldwide workforce by 5 percent by the end of 2012 and take other restructuring steps in order to cut its operational costs could mean a loss of about 1,002 of its worldwide workforce, and a loss of about 112 workers in the Kalamazoo area, if the cuts are made across-the-board. … The company said the restructuring and cost-cutting are needed to prepare for a new Medical Device Excise Tax scheduled to begin in 2013. Industry officials have said the excise tax will significantly add to the cost of medical products made in the United States.” (Al Jones, Stryker Corp.’s plan to cut its workforce may mean 112 jobs lost in the Kalamazoo area, Kalamazoo Gazette, 11/11/11)

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