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When Obama
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As Trump
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| Average annual growth in workplace family health insurance premiums | Starting in 2011, the growth in premiums for employer-paid insurance began to slow. A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust concluded that the introduction of Obamacare “does not appear to be causing major disruptions” to the main health insurance market in this country. (Sources: 1, 2) | +5% (2008) | +3% (2016) |
| Average total premium | From the KFF/HRET report for 2016, KFF CEO Drew Altman says: “We’re seeing premiums rising at historically slow rates, which helps workers and employers alike, but it’s made possible in part by the more rapid rise in the deductibles workers must pay.” (Sources: 1, 2) | $13,375 family, $4,824 single (2008) | $18,142 family, $6,435 single (2016) |
| Average worker contribution to premium | Companies contribute the most toward health insurance premiums, but most employees share part of the price. And that share continues to increase. (Sources: 1, 2) | $3,515 family, $779 single (2008) | $5,277 family, $1,139 single (2016) |
| Medicaid enrollees | Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has added about 12 million people to the program. Prior to the ACA, millions were added to Medicaid due to the recession. (Sources: 1, 2) | 50.9 million (2008) | 70.5 million (2016) |
| Uninsured (nonelderly) | The Affordable Care Act lowered the rate of people without health insurance to a historic low in 2016. (Sources: 1, 2) | 16.8% (2008) | 8.9% (2016) |
| Health costs as a share of GDP | The proportion of health costs as a part of the total economy is higher than anywhere else in the world and is projected to expand further in the decades ahead, due to an aging population and other factors, including higher medical costs. (Sources: 1, 2) | 16.3% of GDP (2008) | 17.8% of GDP (2015) |
| Share of people with high-deductible plans | According to the KFF/HRET 2016 report, the trend toward higher deductible plans in part reflects covered workers moving into health savings accounts. These plans have lower average premiums than other plan types. (Sources: 1, 2) | 17% (2008) | 29% (2016) |
| Share of people with an annual deductible over $1,000 | To lower their health costs, companies are rapidly shifting more people into plans with higher deductibles. (Sources: 1, 2) | 22% (2008) | 51% (2016) |
| Total health spending | This reflects all sources of financing for health care, government and private. (Sources: 1, 2) | $2.40 trillion (2008) | $3.35 trillion (2016) |
| Health spending per person | The average amount people pay out of pocket for health care continues to rise steadily. Reasons include an aging population and rising prices for prescription drugs and other medical care. (Sources: 1, 2) | $7,897 (2008) | $10,345 (2016) |