Author Archives: OCTS3

HHS Mandate Change Is Sleight of Hand

Posted on February 6, 2013 by OCTS3

Comment: The article is correct. Even if contraceptive coverage doesn’t cost more as a result of savings from fewer births, a religious employer’s conscience is still violated. The employer may, in effect, be paying the same for additional services, but … Continue reading →

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Journalists Being Paid to Sugarcoat Obamacare

Posted on February 6, 2013 by OCTS3

Comment:  If Obamacare is such a good thing, why is it necessary to have programs, presentations and propaganda for the express purpose of portraying it as such a good thing? “The Old Media is getting a little help from team … Continue reading →

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The Insanity Continues: Cheapest Plan to Cost $20,000

Posted on February 4, 2013 by OCTS3

“(CNSNews.com) – In a final regulation issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assumed that under Obamacare the cheapest health insurance plan available in 2016 for a family will cost $20,000 for the year.” IRS: Cheapest Obamacare Plan Will Be $20,000 Per Family … Continue reading →

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Unions Sorry They Supported Obamacare, Demand Subsidies

Posted on February 2, 2013 by OCTS3

Comment:  Paid union robots rhythmically chanted “WE – LOVE – OBAMA – CARE” to the din of drums and horns in front of the Supreme Court when the Obamacare case was being heard last summer.  But, just like Democratic lawmakers … Continue reading →

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Stupidity on Parade – Millions Waiting Until Sick to Buy Insurance Will Crash Obamacare

Posted on January 30, 2013 by OCTS3

Comment:  This is why health insurers recently begged a Congressional committee to make the individual mandate even more onerous. ‘Force them, coerce them, ram it down their throats’ – the central planners have a one-track mind, but just how much … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Slammed with Tax Hikes for RomneyCare, So Will Go the Nation

Posted on January 29, 2013 by OCTS3

“The health reform that Mitt Romney passed in 2006 in Massachusetts… [is] showing what we can expect nationwide…” “…the second-term Democrat [Governor Deval Patrick]… proposed an increase in the state’s single-rate income tax to 6.25% from 5.25%…” “Mr. Patrick … … Continue reading →

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Unsustainable Medicaid Expansion Would Exceed Third of Population

Posted on January 25, 2013 by OCTS3

“The expansion of Medicaid required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will drive state Medicaid expenditures beyond sustainable limits, a joint study released today by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) and the Cato Institute projects. The … Continue reading →

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Report from the Front Lines: Storm Clouds Approaching

Posted on January 25, 2013 by OCTS3

I am not a not a Healthcare Policy analyst or a politician; I am a surgeon. I went to medical school because I thought it would be wonderful to fix patients. In the thirty-one years of education that it took … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Preventive Screening – System to be Overwhelmed

Posted on January 16, 2013 by OCTS3

“…Once ObamaCare fully takes effect, all of us will be entitled to a long list of preventive services—with no deductible or copayment.” “…ObamaCare says that health insurance must cover the tests and procedures recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Cuts Access for the Most Vulnerable

Posted on January 16, 2013 by OCTS3

“…the average wait to see a new family doctor in this country is just under three weeks …But in Boston, Mass …which enacted a law…that established near-universal coverage—the wait is about two months.” “ When demand exceeds supply, doctors have … Continue reading →

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