The month of May has been brutal for Patrick Murphy, and it’s not getting any better. While Murphy is trying to dig himself out of multiple scandals all at once, he just got caught in another lie as the cost of health insurance in Florida is set to skyrocket thanks to Obamacare.
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Murphy has long justified his support for Obamacare by promising that it will lower health insurance costs for Florida families.
VIDEO: In 2012, Murphy Said State Exchanges Will “Help To Bring Down Costs” By Creating More Competition, Because “Long Term, It’s All About Costs.” MURPHY: “There is no more lifetime caps and the part that I especially like, are the state exchanges that are created now. There is more openness, more transparency that in each state, whether you are a business or an individual, you can go buy your insurance, and see what exactly the plan offers. This will create more competition and help to bring down costs. Long term, it’s all about costs. It’s all about preventative treatments, getting people treated earlier and that is a big part of ObamaCare. That is a big part of the Affordable Care Act, is making sure people can go to the doctor, get their annual check-ups and identify diseases, whatever it is, diabetes, early on to make sure they prevent it becoming a much bigger problem.” (League of Women Voters’ Candidate Forum 10/4/12)
But according to the Associated Press: nope.
- "Nearly a dozen health insurers are proposing rate increases averaging 13 percent for 2017 Florida plans sold on the exchanges created under President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to federal officials…The largest increase is a whopping 44 percent requested by one Humana plan. Aetna wants a 29 percent increase for a plan, with AvMed requesting 26 percent and Coventry seeking 17 percent…Florida Blue, the state’s largest insurer, requested a statewide average increase of 14 percent, compared to the 9 percent hike it won last year. (Kelli Kennedy, “Florida Insurers Request Rate Hikes Under Federal Health Law,” Associated Press, 5/25/16)
Murphy’s latest Obamacare lie is yet another piece in a mounting pile of evidence that the highly privileged boy-prince Congressman has a problem telling the truth.