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‘Punch in the gut’: West Virginia woman tells Congress her Obamacare premium jumped 323%

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A West Virginia woman told lawmakers Tuesday that her Obamacare premium jumped 323%, calling the increase a "punch in the gut" as Congress grilled health insurance CEOs over rising costs and the future of the Affordable Care Act."Last month, I did what millions of Americans and tens of thousands of West Virginians did. I went online to re-enroll through HealthCare.gov, the ACA marketplace," said Ellen Allen, a 64-year-old from French, West Virginia."When I saw my new premium, I felt a pit in my stomach. I expected an increase, but it was a punch in the gut to see my premium had jumped 323%," s...

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