Monthly Archives: June 2016

Legalize Catastrophic Insurance! (6/29/16 Update)

New Endorsers Tea Party Patriots Virginians for Quality Healthcare Alexandria Tea Party These groups have endorsed the Truth Squad’s legislative proposal to allow states to legalize catastrophic insurance regardless of federal law. — In the News NEW Texas Lt Gov … Continue reading

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UPDATE Restore Sanity to Healthcare with Market Forces

Tonight, I announce Free Market Fridays on Twitter, report on doctor-owned hospitals, and finish up with two small items. A month ago, I told you about Single Payer Mondays on Twitter at 10 a.m. Eastern time.  I am pleased to … Continue reading

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Free Market Fridays

The Truth Squad has long argued that getting sucked into the vortex of Big Government, Big Insurance, and Big Healthcare is the wrong way to go.  Our mission statement, written shortly after Obamacare became law, reads in part: “the construction … Continue reading

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Free Doctor-Owned Hospitals from the Shackles of Obamacare

Under Obamacare, physician-owned hospitals (POHs) are prohibited from expanding while their competitors remain free to do so.  Physicians and their financiers lost millions of dollars when 30 expansion projects already underway were scuttled by the Affordable Care Act.  Only a … Continue reading

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#SinglePayer Mondays

You know the single-payer debate is coming. Our side too often leaves a vacuum – our opponents start a messaging campaign in advance of a debate and our side responds with … nothing, for months or even years. The drumbeat … Continue reading

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Besides Wasting Money, Are Obamacare’s E-records Killing People?

Comment: Though advertised to save money (long debunked [1]), the real purposes of Orwellbamacare’s electronic data-gathering seem to be invading your privacy and making health care as unwieldy and expensive as possible.  But besides driving up cost and driving down … Continue reading

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Americans Defying Obamacare: “Come and get me.”

Comment: Much to the Obamacare-Grubers’ chagrin, about 60% of the “stupid American[s]” Prof. Jonathan Gruber intended to penalize into buying Obamacare, aren’t buying it.  Many have carefully calculated that the Freedom Tax (a.k.a. Obamacare penalty) is a lot cheaper than … Continue reading

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UPDATE Obamacare 5 Years On: #PremiumPain and Insurers Leaving

On last week’s webinar, people asked for more ammunition to fight Obamacare on the basis that premiums are sky-rocketing and insurers are leaving the exchanges.  Tonight, I give you that ammunition, but I want to start by drawing your attention … Continue reading

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RATE SHOCK 2017: Oklahoma Insurer Files to Raise Rates 49%!

Comment: The unAffordable Act (aka “Obamacare”) makes health insurance cost MORE.   Obamacare adds bureaucrats, middlemen, government, taxes, freeloaders, and fees to your health insurance premiums.  All of that costs MORE.  Not less, MORE.   (As we have been humbly reporting … Continue reading

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UPDATE – Obamacare is Corrupt

Tonight, I will introduce you to a theme the Truth Squad will be working going forward. Obamacare is corrupt.  Leave aside for the moment that it’s tyrannical, unworkable, and costs way too much. Obamacare is corrupt, and we will be … Continue reading

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