For the third consecutive election cycle, the health-care law figures to play a major role in this fall’s elections. The difference this year: The Affordable Care Act is a reality, with people enrolling in health insurance plans and paying premiums.
The costs of those plans differ from place to place. In states that rely on the federal insurance exchange, a move across a county line or from an urban to a rural area can mean a jump of more than $100 a month in premiums. Those jumps could sway how the ACA is viewed in November, especially in the suburbs — and that could matter in close House and Senate races where a few thousand votes could make a difference. CONT.
Dante Chinni, Wall Street Journal