Monthly Archives: December 2012

22 Governors: “NO!” to State-implemented Obamacare Exchanges

Posted on December 11, 2012 by OCTSCMP

Governors of Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and  Wyoming have all said “no” to a state-implemented health insurance exchange. (12/7/2012) … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Faces Fatal New Tax Uniformity Challenge

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

“by transforming the mandate into a tax to avoid one set of constitutional problems (Congress having exceeded its constitutionally enumerated powers), the court has created another problem. If the mandate is an indirect tax, as the Supreme Court held, then … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Crony Capitalist Cashes In

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

“As [Senator Max] Baucus himself repeatedly boasted, the architect of that legislation was Elizabeth Folwer, his chief health policy counsel….” “when the Obama White House needed someone to oversee implementation of Obamacare after the bill passed, it chose . . … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Inducing Doctor Shortage

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

“Published October 12 in the American Journal of Medical Quality, the study with the patience-trying title, “Characteristics of Primary Care Safety-Net Providers … ” surveyed “safety-net” physicians, so-called because they handle the bulk of uninsured and Medicaid patients, What the … Continue reading →

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Governors Wising Up to Federal Power Grab

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

1) “[Arizona] Governor Jan Brewer notified the Obama administration that the State of Arizona will not pursue the creation of a state-based Health Exchange.” “I have come to the conclusion that the State of Arizona would wield little actual authority … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Launch Failure Looms, Insurance Premiums to Spike 30-40%

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

“The invaluable Robert Laszweski:  On average, expect a 30% to 40% increase in the baseline cost of individual health insurance to account for the new premium taxes, reinsurance costs, benefit mandate increases, and underwriting reforms… In states with the least … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Community College Jobs

Posted on December 4, 2012 by OCTS3

“The Community College of Allegheny County plans on cutting hours for about 200 faculty and another 200 staff in a move that officials say will help spare the school about $6 million in expenses.” ObamaCare impacting education Bob Kellogg   (OneNewsNow.com) … Continue reading →

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HHS Accused of Crony Capitalism and Coverup

Posted on December 4, 2012 by OCTS3

“HHS has contracted with a subsidiary of a private health care company to help build and police the very exchanges in which that company will be competing for business. The person who ran the government entity that awarded that contract … Continue reading →

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Administrative Costs to Sting Consumers

Posted on December 4, 2012 by OCTS3

“The proposed administrative fee in the new exchanges would be higher than the 2 percent to 3 percent overhead commonly cited for running Medicare, a disparity that critics of the law were quick to point out.” “The insurance industry said … Continue reading →

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Unaffordable Insurance Act: Guaranteed Issue Coverage to be Exorbitant

Posted on December 4, 2012 by OCTS3

“the Obama Administration [released] long-awaited regulations that will have the most impact on the shape, and the price, of health coverage when Obamacare’s major provisions take effect a little over a year from now, on January 1, 2014.” ““Insurers will … Continue reading →

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