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– All the Bad News About Obamacare most Saturdays
Millions to dump Obamacare as individual mandate fine ends (enrollment down)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/03/without-an-obamacare-penalty-many-are-planning-to-drop-health-plans/
“ObamaCare was a massive, colossal failure” at controlling costs as promised. #TellMeLiesSweetLittleLies
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/health-care-costs-obamacare-ibd-tipp-poll/
Boneheaded Obamacare taxes have cut economic and wage growth, produced higher premiums and subsidies, chased healthy people out of the risk pool
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2018/12/01/want-to-reduce-health-insurance-premiums-repeal-obamacares-premium-tax/#322d49464ac2
Narrow networks still plague ACA plans. Hey, Genius Masterminds, YOU did this!
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2018/12/05/Narrow-Networks-Still-Dominate-Obamacare-Exchanges
HHS looking for ways to mitigate problems with Obamacare-backed EHRs
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20181128/NEWS/181129941
Scheduled ACA tax on health plans to cost New Hampshire employer $100,000 – “This type of tax is egregious, especially for small businesses.”
https://newbostonpost.com/around-new-england/obamacare-sales-tax-on-health-insurance-plans-could-be-deadly-small-business-owners-say/
ACA’s burdensome paperwork requirements discouraging businesses from offering employee coverage
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2018/12/06/obamacare-paperwork-hurts-small-medium-sized-businesses/1978008002/
D.C. officials acting like royalty – impose local fine on people who don’t buy health insurance, but the officials get Rolls Royce coverage and avoid Obamacare altogether. #LetThemEatCake
https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/07/dc-council-bills-taxpayers-half-million-avoid-enrolling-obamacare/
Obamacare contraceptive mandate goes down in flames again as Catholic TV network wins in court
https://ijr.com/catholic-tv-network-avoids-obamace-contraception-mandate/
LePage wins! Court schedule means he won’t personally have to implement Medicaid expansion. His legacy will stay intact while his budget-busting successor’s will be in tatters.
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/12/06/judge-denies-lepage-stay-request-in-medicaid-expansion-lawsuit-but-delays-enrollment-deadline/
Education spending – linked to economic growth – likely to suffer when Nebraska implements Medicaid expansion
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/bounds-higher-education-intertwined-with-state-s-economic-growth/article_7a0688a8-db1d-53eb-8819-04c1db58d919.html
“’Stunning’: 80% using Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion are ineligible, Louisiana report finds”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/4/obamacare-medicaid-expansion-beneficiaries-ineligi/
Montana looking at extra $59 million in state expenses over 2 years if it wants to continue Medicaid expansion past July expiration
https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/report-estimates-new-costs-of-medicaid-expansion-in-montana/article_2903df39-9279-5c09-bb89-53695b965c6e.html
Deconstructing the Single Payer Narrative (tweets & analysis) –
http://www.liberato.us/single-payer.html
REPEAL OBAMACARE NOW!
– legalize true catastrophic insurance
– return Medicaid to a poverty program
END THE OBAMACARE CONGRESSIONAL EXEMPTION!