New reporting from WRAL reveals that DC insider Michael Whatley’s agenda will spike health care costs for nearly a million North Carolinians, all to give tax handouts to billionaires. The rise in costs comes in addition to the more than 650,000 North Carolinians who stand to lose their health care.

Reminder: Whatley called this a “huge win” and the “embodiment” of his agenda.

Read more from WRAL:

• “About a million North Carolinians who rely on the federal Affordable Care Act are in for a double-whammy on health care costs next year.
• “The insurers say rising healthcare costs and federal changes enacted over the past few months are driving the increase.
• “That means the average enrollee will see their monthly cost rise about $58 per month when the subsidies expire. And the new rate increase will be added on top of that.
• “For an average older adult paying $1000 a month for ACA coverage, their monthly bill after the rates rise and the subsidies expire could be closer to $1400. For a healthy 21-year-old, it could go from under $500 a month to about $710.”

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