(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services released its estimated 2014 premiums for states with Obamacare Exchanges: 

“This data illustrates how the smoke and mirrors employed by this Administration, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi in selling this faulty legislation failed. Americans will not see the $2500 decrease in premiums promised by President Obama. In Louisiana, our young people will be hit especially hard by Obamacare as they can expect to see insurance premium rates increase almost 30 percent. Obamacare overpromised and now under delivers. As we come closer to the implementation date of Obamacare, the only thing remaining constant is the amount of evidence piling up against this terrible law.”  

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Click here for HHS data on premiums for 27-year-olds is compared to 2013 average premium rates for 27-year-olds for males and females in each state as compiled by the Manhattan Institute.