Monthly Archives: February 2014

California Doctors Rejecting Obamacare Patients

Posted on February 25, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Over-priced insurance is not healthcare. “A Sonora mechanic is in so much pain that he can barely walk, but he can’t seem to find a doctor to fix his ailing back after he and his wife switched their insurance … Continue reading →

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South Carolina Nurtures Freer Health Care Market

Posted on February 25, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Like every other thing sold in a free society, letting millions of consumers shop and decide is one of the most powerful ways to pressure providers to reduce medical costs. But, consumers can’t do that if they don’ t … Continue reading →

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Top Ten News Tweets from Last Week

Posted on February 23, 2014 by OCTS1

Follow OCTS at https://twitter.com/ObamacreTrthSqd Yes, Kathleen, #Obamacare HAS cost jobs – 33,000 from med device tax per AMTA member survey. R&D cut, manufacturing moved abroad. http://nypost.com/2014/02/21/obamacare-tax-cost-33000-jobs-medical-trade-group-says/ Howard Dean: “The IPAB is essentially a health-care rationing body.” Will price disfavored treatments … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Supporters Seek to Avoid Law’s Costs

Posted on February 23, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Even Obamacare boosters plan on limiting staff hours, to avoid the coverage mandate. [Photo Caption ] – “Erin Patinkin and Agatha Kulaga are the owners of Ovenly, a retail and wholesale bakery with 16 full-time employees in Brooklyn, N.Y. … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Bares Its Teeth, Readies Another Attack

Posted on February 18, 2014 by OCTS1

Comment: This is beyond the pale. Even the Washington Post says it’s indefensible. The feds passing judgment on everyday business decisions? Handing the IRS another way to hound and harass people they don’t like? Authoritarians of the World, Unite! “if … Continue reading →

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AIDS patients in Obamacare limbo as insurers reject checks

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: “A lot of people think, ‘I’ve got pretty good health insurance’, until they get sick.”  –President Barack Obama “Hundreds of people with HIV/AIDS in Louisiana trying to obtain coverage under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform are in danger of … Continue reading →

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Yes We Scam

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: “Your medical data, privacy, and financial information are all safe with us. No, really!” ‘Bend the cost curve down’ or ‘bend over’? “State health care exchange officials said they had thoroughly vetted Christa Ann McClure, the Connect for Health … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, You Just Bought Obamacaid

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OCTS4

“If a patient even bothers to read the list of doctors, there is no way for them to know what I saw immediately: their new health care plan is basically a private version of Medicaid. The list of doctors had … Continue reading →

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Malaise, Thy Name is Obamacare

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare premiums and Obamacare taxes mean less disposable income and slower economic growth ahead. “A friend of mine recently told me that he knew his insurance premium would rise from about $6,000 now to over $15,000 in 2015. He … Continue reading →

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All the Bad Stuff About Obamacare – From Just One Day!

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OCTS1

Here are our tweets from February 13th: Vital parts of Healthcare.govl haven’t even been built. One critical omission is appeals process for people who end up w/wrong or no plan. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/02/12/obamacare-appeals-website-healthcaregov-editorials-debates/5436305/ WaPo editorial board slams the president’s “increasingly cavalier approach to … Continue reading →

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