Did insurance premiums really increase because of Obamacare? I am continuing to write my essay on Universal healthcare, showing both the pros and cons, but I haven't been able to find any evidence Obamacare actually increased premiums, all I can find are conservative media outlets saying so. Trump often claimed Obamacare caused insurance prices to rise, and even some to lose their insurance, but I'm have trouble finding any evidence of that. Does anyone know anymore about this, or have any links to credible sites showing evidence of it?
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Yes, dramatically so, my premiums doubled for my family within a couple of years. Turns out that giving a predatory industry a captive audience doesn't make prices go down.
This is what I thought, but I'm having trouble locating any studies or facts that back up this claim.
Ask people you know. Collecting first-hand knowledge is original research, believe it or not.
Its anecdotal. Unless you can get your sample size incredibly high it'll always be a weak link in your data. Great for starting points, and establishing trends if given, but easily dismissable.
Dismissing firsthand experience is a redditism. Especially in place of massaged data.
Nah, just define your population of interest narrowly.
Stats are fake and gay anyway.