On the recordDecember 2, 2015
let me confirm what the Senator from Tennessee just said about that cold night on Christmas Eve 6 years ago when the administration was promising lower premiums, better benefits, and that ObamaCare was going to be the solution for the problems of American families. As the Senator from Tennessee said, I have gotten letters, as has he. Every Member has gotten letters from people who are having higher premiums, bigger deductibles, and fewer benefits. Let me give an example. A family in Roswell, GA, wrote me, a family of five. They had just been notified that their premium was going from $849 a month to $1,075 a month, a $300 increase, with a deductible of $11,900, an increase of $6,900 in their deductible. The mother, who had a family history of breast cancer, was denied mammograms because of her age, and a young daughter who had a precancerous mole removed was refused reimbursement. So here is an increase in premiums, a reduction in benefits, and an increase in their deductible. It doesn't make any sense, but it is all because of the mandates of the ObamaCare law. Secondly, a young couple in Smyrna, GA, wanted to plan for their retirement and start saving early in their early years of productivity. They recently received a notice from their insurance company that their premium was going from $607 a month to $1,379 a month--over a 100- percent increase. Where is that money coming from?…
