IN THE REAL WORLD – AT 11:27 A.M. ET:  Medical care still remains one of the major issues facing Americans.  And Obamacare, this genius administration's answer to the issue, is increasingly wobbly.  From AP:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Premiums for popular low-cost medical plans under the federal health care law are expected to go up an average of 11 percent next year, said a study that reinforced reports of sharp increases around the country in election season.

For consumers, the impact will depend on whether they get government subsidies for their premiums, as well as on their own willingness to switch plans to keep the increases more manageable, said the analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.

The full picture on 2017 premiums will emerge later this summer as the presidential election heads into the home stretch. The health law's next sign-up season starts a week before Election Day. Democrat Hillary Clinton wants to build on President Barack Obama's health overhaul, which has reduced the uninsured rate to a historically low 9 percent. Republican Donald Trump wants to repeal it.

The Kaiser study looked at 14 metro areas for which complete data on insurer premium requests is already available. It found that premiums for a level of insurance called the "lowest-cost silver plan" will go up in 12 of the areas, while decreasing in two. The changes range from a decrease of 14 percent in Providence, Rhode Island, to an increase of 26 percent in Portland, Oregon.

Half of the cities will see increases of 10 percent or more. Last year, only two of the cities had double-digit increases.

COMMENT:  As costs go up and up, so will the number of uninsured or underinsured.  I also want to see the details on that claim that the uninsured rate is at a "historically low 9 percent."  What kind of insurance are some of these folks getting?  Coverage of cuts and bruises?

The fact is, no one in recent years was truly uninsured.  There are state programs like Medicaid, and hospitals would normally be required to treat patients, either as part of those programs or under charitable arrangements.  We didn't have dead bodies in the streets.

Obamacare itself needs an overhaul. 

June 15, 2016