Watchdog: Abortion fees hidden in Obamacare premiums

Watchdog: Abortion fees hidden in Obamacare premiums

"Insurance companies working under the Obamacare umbrella have secretly added a surcharge to cover the cost of abortions, an apparent violation of federal law that forbids the practice, congressional leaders charge.

"Consumers signing up for insurance in an Obamacare exchange won't find a single sentence telling them that they will pay at least $1 a month to fund abortions.

"'The president promised when the health care bill passed that it would not cover abortion. We knew that was an empty promise as the bill stipulated a $1 a month surcharge for plans that covered abortions,' said Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., who chairs the House's Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Health. 'On top of that ... it's near impossible to decipher which plans include abortion and at what cost!'"