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Facts Deflate Sebelius’s Defense of Obamacare

It must be a tough job defending Obamacare, but someone’s got to do it. This week, that someone is Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, who wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post.

A Decrease in Health Care Costs? Not So Fast

Sebelius says national health expenditures have increased only by about 4 percent annually over the past two years, significantly less than in previous years.

Sure—health care costs did, in fact, slow somewhat over the last few years. But the trend started before Obamacare even became law. The real reason for slowed growth in health care costs, as Administration officials themselves explain, is the poor economic climate.

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