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‘Half the Coverage, Twice the Price’ (top tweets from Obamacare Truth Squad)

Posted on October 15, 2016 by OCTS1

Let’s continue riffing on Bill Clinton, shall we? The head of the Clinton crime family said people under Obamacare have had their “premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half.” Incredible shrinking coverage and escalating costs – what’s not to … Continue reading →

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(KY, IL) Even MORE Insurers Flee Obamacare

Posted on October 14, 2016 by OCTS4

Baptist Health Plan to halt individual insurance in Kentucky by Adam Beam, Associated Press Updated 1:05 pm, Monday, October 3, 2016 “Kentucky’s fourth-largest health insurer says it will stop selling individual plans in the state next year, prompting another round … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Exchange Crumbling: “This is a real emergency situation.”

Posted on October 6, 2016 by OCTS4

Obamacare is sinking in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes “The state agreed to rate increases that range from an average of 50 percent to as much as 67 percent while also instituting other, extraordinary last-minute measures, said Rothman, who added that … Continue reading →

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GREAT NEWS! Minnesota 2017 Obamacare Premiums ONLY Rising 50 Percent!

Posted on October 5, 2016 by OCTS4

“Now, I just want to repeat this because there’s so much misinformation about the cost issue here.  You talk to every health care economist out there and they will tell you that whatever ideas are — whatever ideas exist in … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Is Dead, Long Live the Single-Prayer(tm) Express-to-Nowhere Train Wreck Ahead!

Posted on October 4, 2016 by OCTS4

New York Times: Ailing Obama Health Care Act May Have to Change to Survive Comment: Now it’s official–Obamacare is a train wreck.  Twisted, rusting wreckage, full of injured people tangled in a web of dishonest government Gruberisms, caught, with their … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Of Insurer Subsidies and Pole-vaulting In

Posted on October 3, 2016 by OCTS1

I start tonight with insurer subsidies, move on to some comments about the GOP, and finish up with answers to two rhetorical challenges. Remember when Nancy Pelosi said, “We’ll go through the gate. If the gate’s closed, we’ll go over … Continue reading →

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More Insurers Quit Obamacare

Posted on September 28, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: In yet another “victory” for the most-hated American law since King George’s Stamp Act drove Americans to armed revolution, Obamacare continues to send insurers scurrying, wounded and bleeding money, seeking shelter in the hills of Tennessee, and on up … Continue reading →

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Thanks Obamacare! — Household Health Care Spending Soars

Posted on September 2, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Cato expert Daniel J. Mitchell explains why the Affordable Carp Act’s main mechanism, as predicted, has not made care more affordable, but has had quite the opposite effect. “Simply stated, doctors, hospitals, and other providers have very little market-based … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Medicaid Population Already Costs 49% More Than Expected (and Rising)

Posted on August 23, 2016 by OCTS4

“A government report finds that the cost of expanding Medicaid to millions more low-income people is increasing faster than expected, raising questions about a vital part of President Barack Obama’s health care law.” [...] “But the new cost estimates could … Continue reading →

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RATE-QUAKE Hits CoveredCA, 13.2% Avg. Hike !

Posted on August 13, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Here’s the latest (but not the ‘lastest’) installment on that “savings” Obamacare promised you… enjoy it while it lasts! “Covered California, the biggest state public health exchange, is implementing some hefty price increases for California residents who use the … Continue reading →

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