Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas -- This afternoon the House will send H.R. 3762 Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act to President Obamas desk. The bill includes broad repeals for ObamaCare.
According to the
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research under ObamaCare the cost of insurance in Texas has increased by
79 percent for the average 27-year-old man and
54 percent for the average 40-year-old man and 12 percent for the average 64-year-old man. The average 27-year-old woman has seen increases of
29 percent the average 40-year-old womans insurance has increased by
6 percent and the average 64-year-old womans insurance has increased by
18 percent.
In Travis County the cost of insurance has increased by
113 percent for the average 27-year-old man
80 percent for the average 40-year-old man and
23 percent for the average 64-year-old man. Costs have increased by
47 percent for the average 27-year-old woman
23 percent for the average 40-year-old woman and
24 percent for the average 64-old-woman.