Category Archives: Designed to Fail

Emergency Rooms to Get MORE Not Less Crowded

Posted on June 4, 2013 by OCTS1

[James Dunford, medical director of the city of San Diego’s Emergency Medical Services system] “anticipates that the Affordable Care Act will bring a surge of patients to his ER and those around the country—the opposite of what’s supposed to happen. … Continue reading →

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Sebelius Turns to Fund-raising

Posted on May 30, 2013 by OCTS1

Comment:  Fund-raising is a technique used by the Girl Scouts. If I donate, when will I get my cookies? On a more serious note, a House committee is investigating. “HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is asking private industry executives to help … Continue reading →

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Poll: Most Americans Still Don’t Want Obamacare

Posted on May 30, 2013 by OCTS1

Comment: The more we see, the less we like. Obamacare is not just ‘unpopular’. It lacks consent of the governed and is therefore fundamentally unjust. This, from people who prattle on endlessly about ‘social justice’. Oh, and don’t miss the … Continue reading →

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Employers Looking for Ways Out of Obamacare

Posted on May 29, 2013 by OCTS1

Comment: Large employers may have found a loophole to escape Obamacare’s draconian requirements. So-called ‘skinny’ plans cover only what Obamacare requires in the way of screenings and preventive services, but strip away hospitalization and everything else typically thought of as … Continue reading →

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Insurance Rate Increases May Be as High as 400%

Posted on May 25, 2013 by OCTS3

”The House Energy and Commerce Committee today released a report citing internal documents from the nation’s largest health insurance companies that reveal the health care law’s policies, mandates, taxes, and fees will cause major premium increases for consumers in the individual, small … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Potential to Bankrupt County Governments

Posted on May 23, 2013 by OCTS7

COMMENT:  Note that these are just public administrative costs and do not include the actual cost of care for the additional 100,000+ cases.  Adding up costs to all counties equals a statewide financial disaster. Other government services will suffer as … Continue reading →

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Small Businesses Sue to Void Employer Mandate in Federal Exchange States

Posted on May 21, 2013 by OCTS1

Comment: This suit, similar to one filed by the state of Oklahoma, is being coordinated by the Competitive Enterprise Institute. The statute and the legislative history are very clear: Obamacare subsidies cannot flow, and therefore the employer mandate does not … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Medicare Surcharge Tax Will Tag More Middle-Income People Over Time

Posted on April 30, 2013 by OCTS7

This from Investor’s Business Daily: “… ObamaCare’s three biggest taxes — a Medicare surcharge, the so-called Cadillac tax and an insurance premium fee — will increasingly hit the middle class because of how the law indexes them for inflation and … Continue reading →

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Union Seeks Repeal of Obamacare

Posted on April 19, 2013 by OCTS3

Comment: Union robots mindlessly chanted ‘WE – LOVE – OBAMACARE!’ in front of the Supreme Court last summer. Look at them now.  Our side knew from the start that Obamacare would be a disaster in every possible way. Unions are … Continue reading →

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Individual Claims Costs To Increase 32% Under Obamacare

Posted on April 18, 2013 by OCTS7

Comment: The Society of Actuaries projects that Obamacare will raise the cost of claims in the individual healthcare market an average of 32 percent nationwide by 2017. Claims costs in California will rise more than 60 percent. But the largest … Continue reading →

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