To sell their government takeover of health care to skeptical voters, Democrats in Washington said it would lower health care costs and that seniors could keep their current coverage – and then they bullied private sector employers who said it would actually cost them more.

Well it turns out Democrats were wrong on all counts.

The Department of Health & Human Services released a report last week saying that, under ObamaCare, health care costs will go up and deep cuts to Medicare could jeopardize access to care for seniors. According to the Associated Press:

“Economic experts at the Health and Human Services Department … found that the law falls short of the president’s twin goal of controlling runaway costs, raising projected spending by about 1 percent over 10 years. That increase could get bigger, since Medicare cuts in the law may be unrealistic and unsustainable, the report warned.

“It’s a worrisome assessment for Democrats.

“In particular, concerns about Medicare could become a major political liability in the midterm elections. The report projected that Medicare cuts could drive about 15 percent of hospitals and other institutional providers into the red, ‘possibly jeopardizing access’ to care for seniors.”

A separate AP story concluded that “Insurance premiums are likely to keep going up over the next few years” thanks to ObamaCare.

But that’s not all. When private employers across the country began announcing the impact ObamaCare would have on them, Democrats in Washington scoffed and accused them of exaggerating the new law’s costs. But a story in today’s New York Times caught Democrats quietly admitting that – yes – ObamaCare will hurt private employers:

“When major companies declared that a provision of the new health care law would hurt earnings, Democrats were skeptical. But after investigating, House Democrats have concluded that the companies were right to tell investors and the government about the expected adverse effects of the law on their financial results. …

“The White House suggested that companies were exaggerating the effects of the tax change. The commerce secretary, Gary F. Locke, said the companies were being ‘premature and irresponsible’ in taking such write-downs. …

“In a memorandum summarizing its investigation, the Democratic staff of the committee said, ‘The companies acted properly and in accordance with accounting standards in submitting filings to the S.E.C. in March and April.’”

Families, seniors, and small businesses shouldn’t have to put up with this. That’s why Congressman Boehner is promoting a better health care solution – common sense reforms that will actually lower costs and expand coverage without more costly bureaucracy and unconstitutional mandates. You can read more about it here.

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