John Delaney plays politics with premium rate hikes

John Delaney is a little late to the game.  Last week, the federal government announced that premiums for almost all of its long-term care insurance policies will be increasing by a staggering 83% and could even climb as high as 126%. That means federal employees and retirees could be paying on average, $111 more per month for their insurance.

Since Maryland’s 6^th District is home to thousands of federal employees, you’d think John Delaney would be working quickly on behalf of his constituents, but sadly, it looks like Delaney is playing politics. John Delaney waited almost a full week to call for an investigation into the premium hikes, and only after his opponent Amie Hoeber took the 

lead and demanded the same thing days earlier.

If John Delaney claims he has “grave concerns” over increasing premiums, and the impact they will have on his constituents, why did he only speak up after his political opponent did?

“It’s clear John Delaney is more concerned about his political career than his constituents.  If Delaney was really worried about skyrocketing premium rates hurting 6^th District families then he would have followed Amie Hoeber’s lead by doing it right away instead of waiting until he was politically pressured into it.”  -NRCC Spokesperson Camille Gallo