https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/01/25/smokers-face-huge-obamacare-surcharge/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:04 -0400<![CDATA[Nearly three years after the then Democratic-controlled Congress passed and President Obama signed the Affordable Care act into law, Americans are still finding out what&#8217;s in it. The latest gem is a huge surcharge on smokers that could effectively make their health insurance so expensive that they can no longer afford it.According to the New York Daily News:]]>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:42:59 -0500<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2013/01/25/smokers-face-huge-obamacare-surcharge-n176228