Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius admitted some people will have higher premiums under Obamacare, Tampa Bay's Bay News 9 reports.
The secretary made the remarks during her recent trip to south Florida where she again tried to salvage the Affordable Care Act's flagging P.R. campaign. Sebelius conceded "some individuals may be looking at [cost] increases" but implied consumers will receive better coverage under the new Obamacare policies:
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS: There are some individuals who may be looking at increases, I think you cannot make a statement based on cost unless you compare what they had to what they're going into.
However, the evidence surrounding Sebelius' assertion suggests otherwise. Many policyholders who lose their insurance under Obamacare may not only be paying more, but could also see worse coverage: