Families Living Under Obamacare

March 20, 2013

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“The impact this price increase is going to have on any of those families I think will be pretty devastating.”

– Carol Smock (speaking about the medical device tax increase), Founder of the Brown Dog Foundation, CBS Miami

ObamaCare taxes are increasing the cost of caring for your family pet. The taxes on medical devices under ObamaCare even apply to many medical devices used by veterinarians, and vets are now warning their customers that those taxes will have to be passed on to families.

(Eliott Rodriguez, “Obamacare May Bite You At The Vet’s Office,” WFOR-TV, 3/11/2013)

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7 million people will be pushed out of their job-based insurance coverage under ObamaCare.

(Stephen Dinan, “Seven Million Will Lose Insurance Under Obama Health Law,” The Washington Times, 2/05/2013)

Under ObamaCare, health insurance premiums for families are now about $3,000 higher, instead of $2,500 lower as President Obama promised.

(Merrill Matthews and Mark E. Litow op-ed, “ObamaCare’s Health-Insurance Sticker Shock,” The Wall Street Journal, 1/13/2013)

The owner of franchises of a popular fast food restaurant said that he expects the added costs of healthcare for his employees under ObamaCare will have to be passed on to his customers through higher prices.

(Paul Bedard, “Five Guys: Obamacare Will Boost Burger Prices,” The Washington Examiner, 3/11/2013)

Under ObamaCare, fewer Americans now have employer-provided healthcare coverage than they did in 2008.

(Sam Baker, “Employer-Based Health Coverage Hits New Low,” The Hill, 2/22/2013)

Under ObamaCare, employers are now beginning to drop their workers’ spouses from their healthcare plans.

(Jen Wieczner, “Why Your Boss is Dumping Your Wife,” MarketWatch, 2/22/2013)

Many young, healthy Americans could soon see a jump in their healthcare costs as a result of the rules and regulations under ObamaCare.

(NC Aizenman, “Will Young Adults Face ‘Rate Shock’ Because of the Health-Care Law?,” The Washington Post, 2/15/2013)