Next year, the Affordable Care Act will become less affordable. From NPR: The cost of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is expected to rise an average of 22 percent in 2017… Still, federal subsidies will also rise, meaning that few people are likely to have to pay the full cost after the rate increases to get insurance coverage.”

+ “This is not merely a problem of optics or political credit. Perception can create its own reality.” Jonathan Chait argues that Obamacare is a policy triumph and a political failure. When it comes to the politics of Obamacare, the messaging has always been a mess.