While Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton continues to tout the progress of the Affordable Care Act, some say rising health insurance premiums could sink her campaign, The Hill reports.
Many health insurers are seeking double-digit premium increases this year, and many increases are larger than years prior. Senate Republicans and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have already agreed this could help the conservative case in the election this fall. The Hill reported it expects ACA premiums will not be the most prominent campaign issue considering Mr. Trump's scattered healthcare proposals. However, premiums are certainly gaining attention and not helping Ms. Clinton's case, according to the report.
Public opinion of the law has improved since 2010 and 2014, based on Kaiser Family Foundation polls cited in the report. However, unfavorable views of the law have recently increased, due to Democrats who are unhappy the law doesn't go far enough, according to the report.
Luckily for Ms. Clinton, most of her proposed improvements to the law lean left, indicating she could recapture those voters if she is nominated to the general election.
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