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Bill Posey: When the health care law was passed on a party line vote people were assured they could keep their current doctors and…

On the recordMarch 5, 2014
When the health care law was passed on a party line vote people were assured they could keep their current doctors and insurance plans, it would cost them less, it was not a tax, and there would be no rationing of medical care. Those are not my words. They are the words from the supporters of the bill in the Congress and the Obama Administration. The stark reality is very different for many of my constituents and hundreds of them have shared with me how this health care law has adversely impacted them. I'd like to share just a few of these comments with you. They are from real people, hardworking Americans who I have the privilege of representing and they are begging for relief: ``My group rate insurance increased 100% and my deductible went from $2,500 to $7,500'' wrote Preston in Brevard, and Margaret says her ``insurances costs jumped 300%.'' Paul in Brevard writes, ``It has created a situation where I can't retire safely.'' Norma in Indian River County says her ``premiums increased $600 per year.…
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Bill Posey
Republican · Florida
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Mar 5, 2014

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