Category Archives: Government Takeover

Obamacare Enrolls Another U.S. Senator in Medicaid

Posted on October 10, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: [yellow traffic sign] WARNING, HARD HAT AREA. GOVERNMENT MASTERMINDS at WORK. “As a U.S. senator, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., makes $174,000 a year. So imagine his surprise a few months ago, when he learned the Cover Oregon health insurance exchange … Continue reading →

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Obamacare, Proudly Bending the Cost Curve (Up)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: We were told we needed Obamacare because insurance companies charged too much and made too much money. Obamacare, then, promptly pays those insurance companies more. It all makes sense to Alice in ObamacareLand: “We’re making insurance affordable by paying … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Electronic Health Records Nearly Unleash Ebola Outbreak in U.S.

Posted on October 7, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare requires detailed, tedious, mind-numbing “electronic paperwork” in the form of EHRs (Electronic Health Records). The time doctors and nurses are burning up typing useless information into EHRs has left them practicing distracted medicine, with less time to listen … Continue reading →

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Study: Medicaid Expansion Has Increased ER Use

Posted on September 16, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: A major selling point of Obamacare was that it would save money by reducing ER use. You’ll be shocked to learn that fairy-tale wasn’t true. People with coverage use the emergency room MORE, not less.  The premise was always … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s IRS: Did You Get a Raise? Gimme Some.

Posted on September 15, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: They’re called ‘clawbacks’ for a reason. Commentators disagree as to whether they will really occur. If clawbacks do occur, you will see the iron teeth of Obamacare in all their glory. If not, then the cost estimates will be … Continue reading →

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Serfs, Meet Your New Obamacare Tax Forms

Posted on September 8, 2014 by OCTS4

New tax forms: Obamacare in real life, in your face, and in your business. BEHOLD THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE IN ALL ITS GLORY! Courtesy of Chief Justice ‘It’s Not a Tax, It IS a tax’ Roberts (OCTS original reporting) Below, newly … Continue reading →

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Remember This? Obama: Individual Mandate Not a Tax Increase

Posted on September 8, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Does anyone recall being told Obamacare’s mandate was absolutely not a tax increase? “STEPHANOPOULOS:  But you reject that it’s a tax increase? OBAMA:  I absolutely reject that notion.”[1] _______ The truth?  Here’s a screen capture of the IRS’ new … Continue reading →

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Trouble in Paradise, Maryland edition

Posted on September 2, 2014 by OCTS4

“Maryland spent millions on the [Obamacare] exchange — much of it federal money — but the site crashed on its first day of operation last fall and suffered technical problems for months. State officials, who have since cut ties with … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Isn’t Safe

Posted on August 27, 2014 by OCTS4

The Biggest Identity Theft in Human History Comment: Obamacare collects all the information needed to control an entire society, on every individual, and shares it throughout the government.  The real threat isn’t hackers, it’s Obamacare itself. ” ‘When you go … Continue reading →

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Fed Surveys: Obamacare Has Employers Cutting Jobs, Hours, Outsourcing, Raising Prices

Posted on August 27, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: an absolutely devastating, real-world indictment of the unAffordable unCaring Act of 2010. “In a Philadelphia Fed survey of regional manufacturers out Thursday, 18% said they employ fewer workers due to the Affordable Care Act than they would in its … Continue reading →

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