WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this Thursday regarding Obamacare:

“The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has not lived up to its name in Wisconsin or the rest of America.  In spite of President Obama's repeated assurances,  millions of Americans and thousands of Wisconsinites lost health insurance they liked and could afford and have also lost access to doctors they trusted.  For many, premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums have skyrocketed instead of being reduced by $2,500 per family per year as President Obama and other proponents of Obamacare also promised. 

“And the real damage to real people doesn't end there.  In Milwaukee, 1,200 people are losing their jobs because Obamacare is driving a major health insurer out of the field. No wonder one in five Wisconsinites told researchers for Harvard and the widely respected Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that Obamacare has hurt them personally, with 41% of Wisconsinites saying their health care has grown more unaffordable over the past two years. We need to repeal and replace Obamacare with reforms that preserve patient freedom and choice, constrains cost increases, and improves access to higher quality care.”