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John Barrasso: “Premiums went up 221%.”

Featuring: John Barrasso, Republican | U.S. Senate Wyoming

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Barrasso Rips Democrats' One-Size-Fits-All Obamacare Disaster

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

Well, the Democrats wanted to hide these premium increases, so they said, we better send a lot of money directly to the insurance companies. Don't let the people see it. Send it right to the insurance companies. The insurance companies loved it. Premiums went up 221%. and. The stock of the insurance companies went up 500% to 1000%. That's what happened with Obamacare. And now at this point, over 90% of premiums are subsidized by the federal government. (00:53–00:56)

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Asserts that health insurance premiums increased by 221% since the implementation of Obamacare.

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