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| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=c9cbebe4-6217-4d9d-96a3-646bd93b7086 | Hatch Shares Stories From Utahns on Cost & Consequences of Obamacare | 2013-11-14 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Republicans on the Senate floor today and shared stories from Utahns on the costs and consequences of the President’s health law. (Click the image above to watch Hatch’s remarks) Hatch delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Mr. President, I have received letters from my constituents all over Utah who are scared, angry, and confused about the changes they’re already facing under ObamaCare. I’ve heard countless stories from Utahns that are losing their coverage and will be forced into more expensive plans thanks to the so-called Affordable Care Act. One such story came from Kathy in Salt Lake City. I spoke briefly about Kathy here on the floor a couple weeks ago. Kathy wrote to tell me how she was notified by mail that her existing health care plan was no longer going to be offered. Instead, she was presented with an ObamaCare-compliant policy that will increase her deductible from $3000 to $5000, increase her copays for doctor visits to 30 percent, and increase her copays for prescription drugs to as much as 50 percent. As a result of these changes, Kathy’s health care expenses will exceed her income. To quote Kathy, “the claim that only substandard policies were canceled is a lie – the plan I was on was a good policy.” She does not trust the new HealthCare.gov website and feels that there is not adequate security to protect her personal information. In her words, “I wouldn’t touch the exchange with a ten-foot pole.” She is not alone in feeling this way, which spells trouble for these new health care exchanges and for the President’s health law. I yield the floor. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |