Monthly Archives: August 2016

DEATH SPIRAL! — Another Insurance Giant Quits Obamacare’s Faltering “Exchanges”

Posted on August 16, 2016 by OCTS4

 Comment: Told ya. “Aetna Inc. [...] announced it will withdraw expansion plans for Affordable Care Act exchanges in response to steep financial losses and is considering future participation in its current 15-state footprint.” The Administration’s response?  “Quick, have someone from … Continue reading →

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The unAffordable Act Burns Entrepreneurs

Posted on August 15, 2016 by OCTS4

Promised: “We see it as an entrepreneurial bill,” Pelosi said in May 2010.  “A bill that says to someone, if you want to be creative and be a musician or whatever, you can leave your work, focus on your talent, … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – A Tale of Two Obamacares

Posted on August 15, 2016 by OCTS1

Tonight, I have for you ‘A Tale of Two Obamacares. The first, as told by the Obama administration:  It was the best of times.  The Obamacare exchanges are stable, the administration has proclaimed. More young healthy people have enrolled.  As … Continue reading →

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RATE-QUAKE Hits CoveredCA, 13.2% Avg. Hike !

Posted on August 13, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Here’s the latest (but not the ‘lastest’) installment on that “savings” Obamacare promised you… enjoy it while it lasts! “Covered California, the biggest state public health exchange, is implementing some hefty price increases for California residents who use the … Continue reading →

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RATE SHOCK, Michigan — Up ANOTHER 17% !

Posted on August 6, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Now THAT’s Affordable!  ObamacareLogic: “The more you pay, the more affordable Obamacare gets!” “Health plans sold on Michigan’s insurance exchange could see an average 17.3% increase next year, and if recent history is any guide, state regulators could approve … Continue reading →

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Oh Dear, Obamacare Strikes IL, AGAIN!

Posted on August 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: These heart-warming stories of Obamacare’s wonderful big-government plan-spoiling largess make us here at OCTS feel warm and tingly, like singing Christmas carols. “Ohhhh-ba-ma-care, Oh-ba-ma-care, how lovely are your branches?”  Isn’t Gruberized(tm) health care wonderful, affordable, and compassionate? (Not.) “Thousands … Continue reading →

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Feds Squash Ohio’s Obamacaid Financing Game

Posted on August 3, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: States jumping onto Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has nothing to do with efficient, compassionate health care for their citizens, and everything to do with cashing in on a financial shell-game that states believe is a “free” federal gravy train. Of … Continue reading →

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It’s Official–Your Private Obamacare Data Is For Sale

Posted on August 2, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare collects an amazing, unprecedented amount of extremely personal information on you.  And now, by bureaucratic decree, it’s for sale, a basic violation of your (previously) unalienable rights. “Data mining of patient medical records kept by the federal government … Continue reading →

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Small Businesses Advised To Shunt Employees To Obamacare

Posted on August 1, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: This “helpful” article from Money magazine advises small companies not to even bother offering insurance any more. Just send your workers straight over to the Obamacare dole, for the welfare candy. “For a small business, helping employees sign up … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Obamacare Has Lowered Premiums, Really

Posted on August 1, 2016 by OCTS1

There’s a bit of sophistry going around the echo chamber that Obamacare has lowered insurance premiums.  Tonight, I will address that, and tell you about some other stories that caught my eye this week. After dozens of stories about double-digit … Continue reading →

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