Virginia Dems Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam Continue Touting Obamacare Despite 105% Average Premium Hike

While Virginia Democrats Ralph Northam and Tom Perriello have doubled and tripled down on their support for Obamacare while running for governor, a new report from a Department Health and Human Services official reveals the catastrophic impact it’s had on healthcare premiums, which have skyrocketed by an average of 105% in 39 states on the federal exchange. While Northam and Perriello proudly claim on the campaign trail that they support Obamacare, they continue to keep their heads buried in the sand on its increasing unaffordability.

Fox News reports:

“The cost of an individual ObamaCare policy has increased by an average 105 percent from 2013 to 2017 in all 39 states that have used the federal exchange, the Trump administration said Tuesday.

A senior Health and Human Services official said the findings are significant because they look at the increases from the time key ObamaCare provisions took effect, compared to most year-to-year studies that fail to show the 2010 law’s ‘true effect.’

The average monthly premiums increased from $224 in 2013 to $476 in 2017, according to the report. The HHS official said the cost doubled in 20 of the states and tripled in three of them.”