Subject: Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016 - The New York Times
From: Brent Budowsky <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 17:16:32 -0400

We need to speak out against this forcefully and soon.  Republicans will charge that
huge premium increases are the result of Obamacare.  Bernie Sanders has already
called for single payer and will lead a charge on this.  Remember the public option
was supported by more than 60% of voters even before what could be massive
premium increases....no coincidence that once the court upheld the subsidies the
insurers are making an aggressive move that will stimulate a huge public backlash.
Insurers are probably calculating that we will not fight hard, and an angry public will
actually elect more Republicans by turning the premium backlash against Obama
and Democrats including HRC....

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/04/us/health-insurance-companies-seek-big-rate-increases-for-2016.html

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