Category Archives: Designed to Fail

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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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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CBO Letter Demolishes IRS’ Case in Oklahoma Suit

Posted on December 22, 2012 by OCTS3

“If a state opts… for a federal exchange… the IRS has zero authority to penalize employers there.” “Yet the IRS is attempting to issue those tax credits…  Oklahoma’s attorney general has filed suit to protect its employers from this illegal … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Faces Fatal New Tax Uniformity Challenge

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

“by transforming the mandate into a tax to avoid one set of constitutional problems (Congress having exceeded its constitutionally enumerated powers), the court has created another problem. If the mandate is an indirect tax, as the Supreme Court held, then … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Launch Failure Looms, Insurance Premiums to Spike 30-40%

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

“The invaluable Robert Laszweski:  On average, expect a 30% to 40% increase in the baseline cost of individual health insurance to account for the new premium taxes, reinsurance costs, benefit mandate increases, and underwriting reforms… In states with the least … Continue reading →

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Unaffordable Insurance Act: Guaranteed Issue Coverage to be Exorbitant

Posted on December 4, 2012 by OCTS3

“the Obama Administration [released] long-awaited regulations that will have the most impact on the shape, and the price, of health coverage when Obamacare’s major provisions take effect a little over a year from now, on January 1, 2014.” ““Insurers will … Continue reading →

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Repeal Obamacare In Pieces

Posted on November 28, 2012 by OCTS3

Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), a staunch conservative and a doctor, said Thursday there’s no real point in another House vote on repealing President Obama’s healthcare law, but he said Republicans will still target specific provisions. “…the healthcare law… isn’t going … Continue reading →

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IRS Rule is Taxation Without Representation

Posted on November 4, 2012 by OCTS3

The IRS rule allowing Obamacare subsidies to flow through federal exchanges in states that refuse to establish their own flies in the face of the plain language of the statute and is likely headed to court. “Obama’s law allows state-run … Continue reading →

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Ohio Individual Policies Skyrocket 55-85%

Posted on October 31, 2012 by OCTS1

“A non-partisan study found that, by 2017, individual premiums in Ohio will increase by as much as 85 percent. In addition, Obamacare will deeply cut Medicare Advantage for more than 700,000 Ohio seniors enrolled in the program. And more than … Continue reading →

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Survey: Doctors Want Obama Out, Obamacare Gone

Posted on October 5, 2012 by OCTS1

“A new survey of physicians shows that if the Presidential election were held today, 55 percent would vote for Mitt Romney and 36 percent would support President Obama, according to a survey conducted by Jackson & Coker, a division of … Continue reading →

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