Category Archives: Government Takeover

Michael Cannon and Jonathan Adler Were Right

Posted on August 17, 2015 by OCTS4

Proof That SCOTUS Got Subsidies Case Wrong Comment: The Cato institute’s Michael Cannon and Case Western University’s Prof. Jonathan Adler made waves when they pointed out that Obamacare’s language did not permit payment of its premium welfare subsidies (“tax credits”) … Continue reading →

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Co-Ops Flop-Out

Posted on August 13, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Like all things Obamacare, co-ops–one of Obamacare’s taxpayer-supported brainchilds–are in tatters around the country, and Kentucky is home to the worst. “KENTUCKY (8/8/15) — A federal audit of the non-profit health insurance companies formed under federal health reform found … Continue reading →

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RATE SHOCK Season III – 34.6% Hikes in North Carolina

Posted on August 11, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: As insurers’ Obamacare bailouts end–and as they are finally able to tally their actual, real-life cost of providing bloated Obamacare policies–the cruel Orwellian irony of calling 2010′s Act of bloated government medicine “the Affordable Care Act” becomes inescapable. As … Continue reading →

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“Weeks after leaving office, Obama discovers a leak under his sink so he calls a plumber to fix it…”

Posted on July 14, 2015 by OCTS1

This modern-day fable has appeared in multiple places in more than one version. From Conservative Tribune: The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is a socialist scheme that does nothing more than funnel money away from the successful and into the … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Obamacare Bailouts

Posted on July 10, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare calling, “Can you afford me now?  How about now?” (Folks, we over at the Obamacare Truth Squad take no joy laughing our heads off at these fools’ failures, or chortling “We told you so,” rolling down the stairs … Continue reading →

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Massive Obamacare Bailouts! (CoveredCA)

Posted on July 9, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: A $1.172 billion bailout for 1.365 million enrollees amounts to $859 per insured person on California’s exchange! CoveredCA policy premiums then are lies, at least $859 too low; understate the actual cost; and means that CoveredCA’s already-high average premium … Continue reading →

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Government Fails to Show Subsidies Included in Original Healthcare.gov Design

Posted on June 17, 2015 by OCTS1

In a Freedom of Information Act case currently in court, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has thus far failed to produce any records showing that the calculation and display of subsidies were any part of the original Obamacare … Continue reading →

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Obamacaid Is Displacing Private Insurance

Posted on June 11, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: People who had their own insurance are dropping it and going on welfare.  More dependency. Less choice.  Higher cost.  This isn’t healthy. “The proportion of commercially insured patients, either through Obamacare’s exchanges or through workplace coverage, actually fell in … Continue reading →

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Poll: Obamacare Hits All-Time Low

Posted on June 9, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Americans still want to help people who are truly in need–we all want that–but even the unACA Booster Club’s life-time members over at ABC and the Washington Post have had to admit that the Intolerable Act is getting even … Continue reading →

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Obamacaid Expansion Breaking State Budgets

Posted on June 8, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Isn’t it amazing? Despite billions in borrowed federal money added to the national debt pouring into states, they’re worse off than before!  Now that’s Obamacare you can believe in! “[...]Kentucky hospitals received $506 million more in Medicaid reimbursement since … Continue reading →

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