In the months leading up to the 2018 election, Democrats shifted their focus to health care, accusing Republican candidates of secretly plotting to destroy Obamacare and to end protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Democrats spent more than $184 million on campaign ads discussing these issues in the midterms, with many calling for the creation of a new single-payer health care model comparable to Sen. Bernie Sanders' “Medicare for All” plan.
The Obamacare scheme has unquestionably failed to provide Americans with affordable health insurance. Premiums have increased nearly 140 percent since the Affordable Care Act exchanges first opened, from $232 in 2013 to $555 in 2018. Even worse, deductibles have grown so high that most middle-class families can't afford to use their plan, even if they receive generous subsidies to help pay for the high premiums. An analysis by HealthPocket found the average deductible for an Obamacare Bronze family plan in 2018 is $12,186.
