CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 13, 2026
REMEMBER WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS FELLOW DEMOCRATS MADE PROMISES ABOUT THE SO-CALLED “AFFORDABLE CARE ACT”? IT TURNS OUT – SURPRISE – THOSE PROMISES WERE LIES.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS THAT RATES FOR MANY OF THE ACA PLANS ROSE BY DOUBLE DIGITS THIS YEAR. INSURERS WANT TO DO THE SAME NEXT YEAR.
SOME OF THE BIGGEST OBAMACARE COMPANIES ARE SEEKING MORE HEFTY PREMIUM INCREASES, OFTEN FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. IN WASHINGTON STATE, A MAJOR INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS A 28 PERCENT HIKE AFTER BOOSTING RATES BY 35 PERCENT LAST YEAR.
ACA INSURERS SAY THEY ARE DEAING WITH THE SAME FACTORS THAT PUSHED PREMIUMS HIGHER IN 2026. THESE INCLUDE HOSPITAL AND DRUG COSTS.
I CAN ATTEST TO THAT. I RECENTLY SPENT THREE DAYS IN A HOSPITAL. THE BILL WAS MORE THAN $130 THOUSAND. THANKFULLY I HAVE GREAT INSURANCE AND A GOOD SUPPLEMENTAL, BUT I EXPECT THOSE RATES TO GO UP.
LIBERALS BELIEVE GOVERNMENT HAS SOLUTIONS TO EVERYTHING. RONALD REAGAN WAS RIGHT WHEN HE SAID GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE SOLUTION. GOVERNMENT IS THE PROBLEM. I’M CAL THOMAS.
