The promises upon which ObamaCare was built are crumbling. Ruthann from Hickory, North Carolina, is a healthy 61-year-old. Last month, she received this letter from her insurance provider: Dear Ruthann, Due to Affordable Care Act regulations, your current . . . medical plan will no longer be offered for 2014 . . . The monthly premium for your new plan will be $738.05. Ruthann is right to be frustrated by this news. Today, she pays $396 each month for a plan with a lower deductible that covers the services she needs. Paying $350 more each month is out of the question for Ruthann and her family. Her next best option under ObamaCare is to pay $510 a month for a higher deductible plan that will force her to pay out of pocket for some of the basic tests and procedures her current insurance provides. Ruthann says: In effect, I am now relegated to a policy that will only be helpful in case of a catastrophic illness resulting in hospitalization. How is that anything resembling ``affordable care?'' ____________________
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