Obamacare premiums are rising. Is anyone October surprised?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2016
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Health insurance premiums under Obamacare are spiking and Donald Trump claims it's proof that the Democrats' signature healthcare reform is blowing up. Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at how healthcare is shaping the campaign in the last two weeks before the election.
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| 0:30.1 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:39.1 | Obamacare premiums October Surprise. |
| 0:45.1 | I'm Barbara Bogave sitting in for Warren Alley, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:49.7 | As October surprises go, this week's news that insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act |
| 0:54.4 | will rise an average of 25 percent, and in some states could even double, it should count as a |
| 0:59.6 | big cahuna, a boon to Republicans eager to gut the Obama administration's prize legacy. |
| 1:05.2 | But say it with me now, this election isn't like any other. Coming up, how faltering health |
| 1:10.6 | exchanges are playing on the campaign trail |
| 1:12.8 | and a status report from parts of the country where Obamacare is actually working as planned. |
| 1:17.9 | That's our main topic. |
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