Monthly Archives: July 2016

RATE SHOCK: 19% PREMIUM HIKES SOUGHT NEXT YEAR

Posted on July 19, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  Wow, look how ‘Affordable.’  Any questions? “According to the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, median proposed premiums are expected to rise by an average of 19% next year.” W&M Members Highlight the Rising Cost of Obamacare July 12, 2016

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British Single Payer Surgeons Leave Gauze, Needles, Scissors Inside Patients at Alarming Rate

Posted on July 19, 2016 by OCTS3

“Daily Mail special report shows nightmare scenarios frequently happening” “They occur at least five times a week in NHS hospitals across Britain” “The most recent data from NHS England show that, in the past four years, nearly 1,200 patients in England … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Stupid Prog Tricks (cost-sharing subsidy malarkey)

Posted on July 18, 2016 by OCTS1

Tonight, we’ll start with some astoundingly stupid things Obamacare supporters said this week. We’ll finish up with a suggestion for the Trump campaign. I call them ‘stupid prog tricks’.  Maybe we should do a poll tonight to see which statement … Continue reading →

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Top Tweets – First, Do No Harm

Posted on July 17, 2016 by OCTS1

There is no end to the thorny problems Obamacare has created – train wrecks great and small. Just from the week gone by: All-too common story: the Lyles in Texas tried 20 docs, but none would take their #ACA coverage. … Continue reading →

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49,000 Losing Plans in Illinois

Posted on July 15, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: “If you like your plan, you can keep it.” “Illinois moved Tuesday to take control of Land of Lincoln Health to begin an orderly shutdown of the insurance company, meaning about 49,000 people will lose their health coverage in … Continue reading →

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Connecticut’s Co-Op Flops

Posted on July 11, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: The United States government estimates, “In 2013, there were an estimated 14,140,254 people living with cancer” in the United States, out of a population estimated at 316 million. That’s about 4.5 percent. This means that, thanks to Obamacare, at … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – All The Bad News About Obamacare That’s Fit to Print

Posted on July 11, 2016 by OCTS1

Tonight, I’ll bring you up to date on Obamacare news.  Reports keep coming in about skyrocketing premiums under Obamacare.  Increases will average 13.5 percent in Washington State which, ironically, found it had to repeal its Obamacare-type law in 1995.  Increases … Continue reading →

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Top Tweets – PandoraCare

Posted on July 10, 2016 by OCTS1

Nancy Pelosi famously said we have to pass Obamacare to find out what’s in it. Let’s open up Pandora’s Box for the week gone by, shall we? You could be barred from, or have to pay back, #ACA tax credits … Continue reading →

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Eight of Arizona’s 14 Counties to Have No Choice of Insurers?

Posted on July 6, 2016 by OCTS4

Blue Cross Blue Shield could soon be “the only option” in 8 of Arizona’s 14 counties Comment: “[W]ithout competition, the price of insurance goes up and quality goes down.  And it makes it easier for insurance companies to treat their … Continue reading →

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1.6 Million Leave Exchanges, More Top News

Posted on July 2, 2016 by OCTS1

If you think Obamacare is working, there’s something wrong with the way you think. 1.6 million enrollees dropped out of #Obamacare plans by the end of March, more than expected http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_OVERHAUL_SIGN_UPS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-06-30-18-07-51 Blue Cross Blue Shield to leave Minnesota #ACA market … Continue reading →

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