Trump Makes Misleading Boast About Low Obamacare Premium Growth

At a White House event launching the National Council for the American Worker, President Trump claimed that Obamacare premium rates were 'far lower than they would have been under the previous administration' and credited his management. Experts and studies, however, indicate that most administration actions had driven premiums up, and the low growth for 2019 followed a double-digit increase in 2018 under his own administration, partly due to his policies such as ending cost-sharing subsidies and creating uncertainty. The claim cherry-picks data and ignores the destabilizing effects of his own actions.

“the rates are far lower than they would have been under the previous administration, because we’re managing it very, very carefully.” Quote verified against source