WIKILEAKS - "HRC does not want to be in the position of defending ObamaCare during huge premium increases..."

https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/31559

HRC, insurance premium increases, and ObamaCare, NY Times story

From: brentbbi@webtv.net
To: john.podesta@gmail.com
Date: 2015-07-04 21:08

Subject: HRC, insurance premium increases, and ObamaCare, NY Times story

John, if insurers and/or insurance commissioners push for price increases of 20% to 40% for premiums now that the Supremes have upheld the subsidy, HRC would be well advised to immediately and publicly threaten not to do this. And at a minimum support the public option. The subsidies were not created to subsidize huge premium increases once they were upheld by the court. This becomes a de facto taxpayer financed bailout through subsidies that insurers exploit to gouge customers claiming ObamaCare as the reason.

If the NYT story is correct about huge premium increases----and I believe it is--- HRC does not want to be in the position of defending ObamaCare during huge premium increases while Bernie Sanders (correctly in my view) pushes single payer and liberals in Congress and nationally go ballistic---as they should, and I will---about insurer abuse---while Republicans charge---not incorrectly if it happens---that ObamaCare caused these premium increases.

Premium increases are so politically deadly because they affect so many people, so deeply, and so visibly to them. HRC should IMO speak loudly, clearly, aggressively and quickly about this.

Brent

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