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Barack Obama
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Policy #87: Day 87: Obamacare Paid the Bill. It Never Cut the Price. Mixed
For (campaign promise): Promised to cut a typical family's health insurance premium by up to $2,500 a year; PolitiFact later rated the promise Broken. PolitiFact Obameter, premium-cut promise, rated Promise Broken, Aug 31, 2012
Measured outcome: Uninsured rate fell from 13.3% in 2013 to 7.9% in 2025 (Census). A 40-year-old's benchmark marketplace premium rose from $273 a month in 2014 to $703 for 2027 (KFF), before subsidies. [1] [2] [3]