First the Obama administration admits that the health insurance “reform” law really DOES impose a tax increase, after the president himself repeatedly denied that fact. Today comes more real-world impact of the government takeover. From The Arizona Republic: (emphasis is mine)
State and university employees with families can expect to see their monthly health-insurance costs rise as much as 37 percent next year, depending on the type of plan they choose.
Figures provided by the Arizona Department of Administration show that health plans for families and single adults with children will shoulder the most-expensive monthly premium increases beginning Jan. 1, while individuals will pay modest increases.
The Department of Administration cited federal health reform as the reason the state’s health plans will carry “greater expenses and higher premiums for members,” according to a June 30 letter sent to about 135,000 state and university employees and their dependents.
