Obamacare: Yes, Premiums Will Go Up

[Joe Cooper]

Last month, the Manhattan Institute�s Avik Roy � joined by Lanhee Chen,
Yuval Levin, and Dan Kessler � set off a firestorm by audaciously
challenging the prevailing Obamacare-friendly story about what will
happen to premiums when the law�s implementation begins in earnest in
2014.

Specifically, Roy and the others disputed the initial news stories coming
out of California, fed by state officials, which indicated that the
premiums paid by state residents enrolled in the Obamacare exchange would
be lower in 2014 compared with 2013. Indeed, according to state
officials, the premiums charged by plans in the exchange would be an
amazing 2 to 29 percent lower than comparable coverage in 2013.

A true Obamacare miracle! The law�s apologists were exultant at the news,
and said so in numerous columns and blog posts...

Continued:

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/351423/yes-premiums-will-go-james-
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