claim: before obamacare, wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under obamacare today."
author: paul ryan
evidence_1: may 19, 2017 ... is wisconsin's 'high-risk pool' a model for the gop replacement for obamacare?  ... that before obamacare, the pool "had eight or nine" plans to choose from,  people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums  and co-pays were cheaper than they are under obamacare today.
evidence_2: under the house republican tax plan, in wisconsin, "the median household of  four gets about a ... before obamacare, wisconsin's "high-risk pool" for health  insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any  doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were  cheaper than ...
evidence_3: health coverage providers may charge different premiums to small employers  based ... small businesses are defined as those that have no more than 100  employees. ... postponed: "cadillac tax" on high cost employer plans. ... " aca requirements for medium and large employers to offer health coverage" -  a 2016 ...
evidence_4: if you don't have employer-sponsored group health insurance, here are your  options for ... you may find that individual insurance costs more than group  insurance. ... how much will i have to pay as a deductible before the plan begins  to pay? ... with a fee-for-service plan, you can go to any doctor or hospital you  choose.
evidence_5: ncsl's compilation of state employee health benefits, insurance costs, ... state  benefit plans have attracted attention among legislators, governors and  policymakers. .... they are offered in eight states in the midwest and seven in the  west. .... under the aca, self-funded non-federal governmental plans may no  longer opt ...