T he Affordable Health Care Act, known as Obamacare, will hit Missourians and most Americans hard in 2017 with price increases for insurance and only one insurer in most counties in the state, …
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The Affordable Health Care Act, known as Obamacare, will hit Missourians and most Americans hard in 2017 with price increases for insurance and only one insurer in most counties in the state, according to a study made by The Associated Press.The nation’s uninsured rate has dropped to less than 9 percent, but the program hasn’t found stable footing and it remains politically divisive, the AP said.Sen. Roy Blunt said some Missouri consumers will have as much as a 40 percent increase in 2017 under Obamacare, which he labeled as a nightmare.His opponent, Jason Kander, admits changes have to be made and he blames Congress for not addressing the problems.Obamacare was a mistake. Maybe the best route would be to scrap it and start over with a new program. The question is whether changes will cure the problems.
