Donna Brazile Can’t Figure Out Why Her Insurance Premiums Are Going Up

Democratic strategist and ObamaCare supporter Donna Brazile tweeted today that she couldn’t figure out why her health insurance premiums are going up:

What’s on your menu? Just got off the phone with my health care provider asking them to explain why my premium jumped up. No good answer!

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) February 27, 2013

Who wants to be the one to break the bad news to Donna?

While the most sweeping provisions of the health care overhaul have not yet gone into effect, plenty of Americans will still be paying higher insurance premiums this year — as insurance companies try to preemptively cover the cost of a tax increase included in President Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

That tax doesn’t take effect until next year, when other major provisions like the so-called “individual mandate” and insurance subsidies also kick in. But that hasn’t stopped insurance companies from charging higher premiums this year to cover the hike, as well as the cost of ObamaCare benefits such as free birth control and preventive care.

Premiums for individuals and small businesses are projected to increase due to the tax by roughly 2 percent this year and by as much as 3.7 percent in 2023, according to a widely cited analysis by the insurance industry.

The unfortunate fact is that health insurance premiums are going up for millions of Americans thanks to ObamaCare. Looks like even Democrats are seeing what’s in ObamaCare since its passage — and it doesn’t look very pretty.