Last week, we started a series to highlight all of Jon Tester’s Obamacare promises that turned out to be lies. Today’s edition focuses on Tester’s 2009 remarks on the Senate floor where he promised that “costs will go down.”
SEN. TESTER: “When everybody is insured, costs will go down….” (Tester Senate Floor Speech, 12/21/2009)
What Really Happened:
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, average premiums in Montana have increased 133%.
Nationally, The Average Premium Hike For The Benchmark Plan Is 25 Percent For 2017. “Across states using the HealthCare.gov platform, the median increase in the second-lowest cost silver plan premium is 16 percent, while the average increase is 25 percent.” (“Health Plan Choice And Premiums In The 2017 Health Insurance Marketplace,” Department of Health and Human Services, 10/24/16)
As Written, Obamacare Stands To Increase Taxes By About $1 Trillion Between 2013 And 2022. “Thus, within the 2013 to 2022 budget period, there seems little debate that the health-care law has about $1 trillion in taxes.” (Glenn Kessler, “Does ‘Obamacare’ Have $1 Trillion In Tax Hikes, Aimed At The Middle Class?” The Washington Post, 3/12/13)