Category Archives: Declining Quality of Care

Insurance Fraud, Covered California Edition

Posted on March 22, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: If a private vendor sold you a plan with a fraudulent list of services and providers, chances are you’d have an excellent lawsuit against them and someone would be losing their license, or going to jail. “Patients thought their … Continue reading →

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Seniors, Get Ready for Steep New Medicare Cuts

Posted on March 4, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Savings, Obamacare style. Obamacare’s only cost control is to reduce payments, which means seniors will get fewer services. In other words, this is the government-controlled rationing opponents warned you about. (hat tip to T.D., for this item) “The U.S. … Continue reading →

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California Doctors Rejecting Obamacare Patients

Posted on February 25, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Over-priced insurance is not healthcare. “A Sonora mechanic is in so much pain that he can barely walk, but he can’t seem to find a doctor to fix his ailing back after he and his wife switched their insurance … Continue reading →

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AIDS patients in Obamacare limbo as insurers reject checks

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: “A lot of people think, ‘I’ve got pretty good health insurance’, until they get sick.”  –President Barack Obama “Hundreds of people with HIV/AIDS in Louisiana trying to obtain coverage under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform are in danger of … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, You Just Bought Obamacaid

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OCTS4

“If a patient even bothers to read the list of doctors, there is no way for them to know what I saw immediately: their new health care plan is basically a private version of Medicaid. The list of doctors had … Continue reading →

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Real People, Real Suffering – Mr. President, YOU Did This

Posted on February 12, 2014 by OCTS4

“I suffer from a difficult chronic illness called lupus, an autoimmune disease with devastating symptoms [...] my life is filled with visits to doctors, specialists and the emergency room. While paying for this care is expensive, I have no other … Continue reading →

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If You Like Your Rx Drugs … Nope

Posted on February 5, 2014 by OCTS4

Commentary: For all Obamacare’s high premiums, rate-hikes and mandates, if you need expensive drugs, you might not have any coverage at all. “The President famously promised that you could keep your health plan and doctor. For many people, both of … Continue reading →

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Swedes buy health insurance to skirt socialized system

Posted on February 4, 2014 by OCTS4

“One in ten Swedes now has private health insurance, often through their employers, with some recipients stating it makes business sense to be seen quickly rather than languish in national health care queues.” [...]“It’s quicker to get a colleague back … Continue reading →

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ACA–The Uninsured Aren’t Buying It

Posted on January 29, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Was it all for nothing? Did the people who couldn’t make a website in three-and-a-half years just turn American healthcare upside down, cut the choices, increase cost, and take it over for nothing? The whole reason given for the … Continue reading →

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Life Under Obamacare: Cancer-stricken Senator Loses Oncologist

Posted on January 29, 2014 by OCTS4

“If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. Period” — President Barack Obama, 6/15/2009 “Cancer-stricken Sen. Tom Coburn revealed Tuesday that his health insurance under Obamacare doesn’t cover his oncologist, ” [...] “The Oklahoma Republican’s spokesman confirmed to … Continue reading →

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