AP FACT CHECK: Trumped-up charge on "Obamacare" premiums
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says the Obama administration plans to keep consumers in the dark about premium increases for 2017 under the president's health care law — for political reasons.
Nov. 1 is actually the long-designated start of the 2017 sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health care law, not the date for the unveiling of premium levels.
Clare Krusing, spokeswoman for the main industry trade group, America's Health Insurance Plans, said there's no indication the administration plans to change the date.
About 12.7 million people renewed or signed up for coverage this year in the health care law's insurance markets, which offer subsidized private plans to those who don't have access on the job.
Citing financial losses from the program, many insurers are requesting bigger premium increases.
Returning customers are supposed to get advance notice from their insurance company about their premiums for the upcoming year.