Monthly Archives: April 2016

How Obamacare Just Made Your Taxes Harder

Posted on April 12, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: How can you tell when something’s better and more affordable?  When they have to force you to buy it! “In 2015, for example, annual premiums for “low-cost” bronze plans obtained through the law’s exchanges averaged $2,484 for individuals and … Continue reading →

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Drops Obamacare Commissions NATIONWIDE!

Posted on April 11, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: “Iceberg?  What iceberg?”  Wow. “Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation no longer are paying commissions on sales of new individual health insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” Insurers drop commissions on individual … Continue reading →

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Top Tweets – Insurers Wither on the Vine by Design

Posted on April 10, 2016 by OCTS1

About a year before the push for Obamacare began, progressive activists met at a conference to decide what healthcare plan to push next. Deciding that single-payer was a bridge too far, they formulated a plan that would make insurers ‘wither … Continue reading →

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Another Lie Explodes: Obamacare Has INCREASED the Health Premium Inflation Rate

Posted on April 8, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare adds taxes, fees, extra goodies, bureaucrats, and people who don’t pay onto the cost of health care.  None of that reduces costs; it all increases costs. This study finds health insurance premiums were rising 2.6 percent faster than … Continue reading →

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Highmark Health Loses $565 Million in 2015

Posted on April 7, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Highmark Health is spending $1.20 for every dollar they receive in Obamacare premiums.  Isn’t this where we’re supposed to say “Oh goodie, that wonderful, wonderful Obamacare is squeezing those awful insurance companies to death”? Sorry, here at OCTS we … Continue reading →

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Insurers Not Pushing Money-Losing Policies, Grubers Stunned

Posted on April 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: The Jonathan Gruber-types who designed your  mandatory, unaffordable, and inferior new health care are upset.  Healthcare Grubers are shocked to discover that companies don’t relish selling money-losing Obamacare policies, foiling perfect Gruber-plans the Gruberworld over. Whoddathunkit? “Insurers increasingly are … Continue reading →

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Top Tweets – Cronies on Parade

Posted on April 2, 2016 by OCTS1

This week, OCTS posted video clips of Hillary and Chelsea Clinton criticizing Obamacare, even though Hillary poses as wanting to carry on Barack Obama’s legacy.  Hence our Top Tweets: Pres. Obama and the Clintons are not the only ones who … Continue reading →

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