JONES STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF OBAMACARE PREMIUM DATA

“As the layers of the Obamacare onion are peeled back, the American people are getting a better sense of just how much it stinks.”
Sep 26, 2013 Issues: Economy and Jobs, Health Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ release of data on the cost of health insurance premiums under Obamacare in 2014.  Contrary to the Obama administration’s claims, the price of insurance will rise sharply under the new law.  North Carolina will see some of the most dramatic increases in individual-market rates in the nation.  For example, rates will go up by 305 percent for 40-year-old males, 132.5 percent for 27-year-old males, and 51.2 percent for 27-year-old females. 

“As the layers of the Obamacare onion are peeled back, the American people are getting a better sense of just how much it stinks,” said Congressman Jones.  “The last thing Eastern North Carolinians need is an explosion in the cost of health insurance.  Obamacare is simply unaffordable, particularly at a time when the economy is already struggling to grow.”  

Congressman Jones voted against Obamacare each time it was considered in the House, and he has cosponsored every bill aimed at repealing all or part of the law.