Even using the actual number of states in the union as opposed to Obama’s 57, the percentage that have enjoyed a decrease in health insurance deductibles under Obamacare is an embarrassingly low (for the administration) 10%.
Only five states – Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Illinois and Oregon – and the District of Columbia saw their average deductible go down, but even those regions saw a rise in costs for Bronze plans.
The Affordable Care Act hasn’t just caused premiums to skyrocket across the country, out-of-pocket costs are also on the rise.
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According to data compiled by Freedom Partners, an Arlington, Va.-based conservative non-profit, 41 states are facing higher deductibles in 2016 – 17 of which saw a double-digit hike.
The states that saw the biggest spikes were Mississippi (39%), Washington (31%), South Carolina (26%), Louisiana (24%), Florida (23%), Minnesota and Vermont (22%), Arizona (21%), and North Carolina (20%).
The organization used weighted-averages of ACA plan deductibles across the country in to conduct their analysis and created a tool – the 2016 Obamacare Deductible Increase Tracker, which was unveiled this morning – allowing users to see how their state measures up.
The findings show, on average, deductibles for Bronze, Silver, and Gold plans bought through Obamacare exchanges increased by $265 – an 8.4% rise.
“Higher Obamacare deductibles increase, by hundreds of dollars, what families must pay out of pocket to access their health insurance,” Freedom Partners Senior Policy Adviser Nathan Nascimento said in a statement. “Instead of reducing costs, Obamacare regulations and mandates continue to drive up these costs and make quality care less accessible for hardworking families.”
Freedom Partners released a similar tracker for Obamacare premiums in January, which found all but one state saw an uptick in costs.
This report, by Juliegrace Brufke, was cross-posted by arrangement with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
