Senate Democrats continue to relentlessly cling to Obamacare despite the rapidly eroding health care market. With increased instability, even more health care insurers are pulling out of Obamacare markets in 2018.
A new report released this week from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reveals 83 fewer insurers applied for the Obamacare exchanges than last year – a nearly 40% decrease in enrollment.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the dramatic decrease in enrollment is “further proof that the Affordable Care Act is failing,” continuing to say, “these numbers are clear: the status quo is not working. The American people deserve healthcare choices and access to quality, affordable healthcare coverage.”
This newest wave of insurer defections, in tandem with dramatic premium increases topping over 200% in some states, only further underscores Obamacare’s death spiral. Obamacare’s exponential cost increases and unstable markets are devastating for American families, but all Democrats have to offer is grandstanding and partisan games.
“How much chaos are Senate Democrats willing to subject the American people to before they admit Obamacare has failed,” said NRSC Communications Director Katie Martin. “Obamacare’s death spiral is showing no signs of slowing down, and it is clear the Democrats’ status quo on health care is unsustainable.”