New Analysis: Here's How Much Obamacare Regulations Drove Up Premium Costs
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March 24, 2017 |
| Happy Friday from Washington, where House Republican leaders put off a vote on replacing Obamacare until they, and President Trump, can bring together disagreeing factions. A new Heritage Foundation analysis, meanwhile, shows how much Obamacare rules made premiums skyrocket. We've got details. The bombshell allegation that the government spied on Trump transition team members spotlights a little-known legal provision. Josh Siegel explores it. In a video report, Kelsey Harkness documents community outrage over a high school rape. Plus: Nolan Peterson on deadly Russian mischief in Ukraine, and Genevieve Wood on Hollywood's misplaced generosity. |
AnalysisNew Analysis: Here's How Much Obamacare Regulations Drove Up Premium CostsObamacare caused premiums to rise for various reasons, chief among them being the vast new regulations the law imposed on insurance markets. |
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