Category Archives: Designed to Fail

Poll: Only 15% Say Obamacare Helped Them

Posted on March 2, 2016 by OCTS4

“Just 15 percent of people say they have personally benefited from ObamaCare, although more than one-third believe it has helped the people of their state, according to a poll released Monday.” “Most Americans — a total of 56 percent — … Continue reading →

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TAKEOVER–Has Obamacare Killed Private Insurance (Yet) ?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by OCTS4

 Comment: Remember how Obamacare would save money by “increasing competition”? Instead we have the opposite–even the biggest, healthiest established companies, who’ve served Americans for decades, can’t make it work. That’s by design. Before any legislation hit paper, activists plotted the … Continue reading →

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Unaffordability, Worse Than Ever?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Low-quality Obamacare coverage, though mandatory, has not made medical care more accessible, only added to its cost. “According to a study conducted by Gallup late last year, 31% of Americans report that they’re putting off healthcare because of its high … Continue reading →

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Covered California’s Lead Gruber, Apoplectic

Posted on February 5, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: We here at the OCTS are beyond amused to see CoverCA’s top health-slavery official moaning, wailing, and lashing out at UnitedHealth Group. UHC’s offense? Balking at throwing $500 million a year into his parasitic organization. Delightfully, UHC’s self-survival savvy has California’s Gruber-in-Chief holding … Continue reading →

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2015: The Year These Big Obamcare Lies Came Home to Roost

Posted on January 13, 2016 by OCTS4

Lie #1. KEEP YOUR PLAN: Remember how you’d be able to keep your plans? That was before Obamacare made them untenable… “Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has changed all of the plans it offers through Healthcare.gov from preferred provider … Continue reading →

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Exposing the Hospitals’ ‘Uncompensated Care’ Lie

Posted on December 23, 2015 by OCTS4

How Hospital Bills Have Gotten So Far Out of Hand, and Who Profits Comment:  Dr. Keith Smith, M.D., co-founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, explains in plain language how hospitals’ bills have gotten so far out of hand, and … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Has Made Health Care Less Efficient

Posted on December 18, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: ‘Less efficient’ means more expensive, less affordable, and generally less responsive to the people using it.  Since those changes are the opposite of progress (and the opposite of what people want and need), this also means Obamacare is less … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Premium ‘Big Lie,’ Exposed

Posted on December 16, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: We told you so. OCTS has repeatedly warned that the Most Honest Administration Ever was pressuring insurance companies to set premiums artificially low, offering teaser rates so that the public would not feel the actual cost of this ghastly Obamacare … Continue reading →

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COLLAPSE: One Quarter of Illinois Obamacampers Lose Doctors & Plans

Posted on December 1, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: If you liked you doctor or your plan, you don’t get to keep them.  We’d like to say something funny here folks, but this is just cruel.  Obamacare is cruel. It disrupts people’s  lives, their care, and it hurts.  … Continue reading →

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Co-Ops Beat Drop-Dead Deadline by Dropping Dead First

Posted on November 30, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Co-Ops were supposed to increase competition and lower costs.   But just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, you realize you’ve wayyyy underestimated the Gruber side of The Force. May the Gruber be with you. “State regulators have gone … Continue reading →

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