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Ya'll were suckered.

"Health Insurance Now Costs More than a Mortgage. Thanks, Obamacare!"

<https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/01/health-insurance-now- costs-more-than-a-mortgage-thanks-obamacare/>

"Healthcare costs shouldn�t eclipse the cost of owning a home; but for millions of Americans, that�s exactly what�s happening.

The numbers don�t lie. The average American family now pays over $2,200 a month for health insurance; surprisingly, that�s more than the average
monthly mortgage payment of $2,000. Let that sink in. Keeping a roof over
your head costs less than keeping your family covered.

That is not a market failure. That is a system rigged by liberals and government bureaucrats designed to benefit corporate giants at the
expense of everyday Americans. Premiums are soaring, and insurers are
cashing in. It needs to stop.

Americans are noticing. A recent poll found that a staggering 90 percent
of Americans say health insurance companies have too much control and
should be broken up, with 74 percent strongly agreeing. The overwhelming majority of Americans know there is a problem. They are screaming for
justice.

So how did we get here?

Blame the liberal architects of Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
was sold as a lifeline for struggling families. Instead, it became the
golden goose for big insurance.

In 2024, a ridiculous 87 percent of insurer revenues from ACA premiums
were taxpayer-funded. This was ten percentage points higher than before Covid-era credits expanded the subsidy pipeline.

Democrats are not helping Americans afford insurance. They are writing
blank checks to the very industry that is gouging them. Among the 312
insurers participating in ACA Marketplace plans, premiums for 2026 rose anywhere from 12 to 27 percent for most enrollees, with some insurers
hiking rates as high as 59 percent in a single year. These are blatant extractions. Every year, patients are paying more while getting less, and taxpayers are footing the bill.

On top of all that, repeated mass fraud from insurers has deepened the
wound.

The biggest players in the industry have been rigging the system for
years. UnitedHealth, the $400 billion healthcare behemoth that covers
more than 8 million Medicare Advantage enrollees, is at the center of a
recent Senate investigation for aggressively gaming Medicare Advantage to inflate its reimbursements from the federal government�aka you, the
taxpayer. The playbook is simple: find more diagnoses, inflate the
severity of conditions, and bill the government accordingly.

UnitedHealth is not alone. Cigna Group just had to pay $172 million to
resolve False Claims Act allegations. Kaiser Permanente affiliates paid
$556 million to settle similar charges. This is a systematic corporate
exploit built on squeezing taxpayers and manipulating government
programs. But the buck doesn�t stop there.

The worst part of this disaster is that the patients are paying the
price.

Paying for healthcare has now become the top financial worry for American families, eclipsing housing, groceries, and retirement. People are
skipping prescriptions, delaying procedures, and choosing between
medication and meals. Meanwhile, insurance executives and �nonprofit�
hospital executives are raking in millions.

Enough is enough.

President Trump has shown he�s willing to take a sledgehammer to broken systems that rip off American families by championing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. He�s going after Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBMs)
middlemen who jack up the price of medicine to line their own pockets.
He�s further cutting out the middleman and demanding price transparency
with TrumpRx. Now it is time to finish the job.

Crack down on price gouging and fraud from big insurers and �nonprofit� hospitals. Reform the programs that big insurers have weaponized against taxpayers. Patients deserve affordable, quality care�free from middleman meddling"
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