Healthcare hike could be a major factor in election home str

that premiums for health insurance under the affordable care act — will be seeing double-digit percentage hikes in the next year. that was confirmed from the obama administration — earlier this week. but as 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng reports — one local expert explains how this latest announcement — could factor into the campaign’s home stretch. track 1 republican presidential candidate donald trump seizing — the issue of healthcare as another failed example under the obama administration. :08 my first day in office, i’m going to ask congress to put a bill on my desk to getting rid of this disastrous law, and replacing it with reforms that expand choice, freedom, affordability 22 track 2 this — comes after the news of insurance premiums on obamacare exchanges rising an average of 25 percent on the federal exchange next year. this steep jump — according to dr. sam hoff “huff” — may not be good news for the current administration — but it’s what he calls a gift to the trump campaign. 02:18:38 if anything, the criticism has been that this election cycle has been the rift of issues and this is certainly an important one that people can deliberate and decide on 48 track 3 dr. hoff — a professor of political science and history at delaware state university — says healthcare will always be a top issue among voters. just below the economy and terrorism — a survey from the pew research center finds — healthcare ranked closely with foreign policy and immigration — among the list of issues voters found to be important in this election season. regardless of who wins the race to the white house — dr. hoff tells 47 a-b-c — healthcare overall is subject to change. whether it be a complete repeal of obamacare — or as democratic candidate hillary clinton has phrased things — fixing obamacare. :27 we’re going to tackle prescription drug costs. and we can do that without ripping away the insurance that people now have. 40 track 4 lili zheng, 47 a-b-c open enrollment starts next tuesday. that’s the first day you can enroll, re-enroll, or change a 20-17 insurance plan through the health insurance marketplace. clouds will