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The unAffordable Act Burns Entrepreneurs

Posted on August 15, 2016 by OCTS4

Promised: “We see it as an entrepreneurial bill,” Pelosi said in May 2010.  “A bill that says to someone, if you want to be creative and be a musician or whatever, you can leave your work, focus on your talent, … Continue reading →

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RATE SHOCK: 19% PREMIUM HIKES SOUGHT NEXT YEAR

Posted on July 19, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  Wow, look how ‘Affordable.’  Any questions? “According to the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, median proposed premiums are expected to rise by an average of 19% next year.” W&M Members Highlight the Rising Cost of Obamacare July 12, 2016

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Americans Defying Obamacare: “Come and get me.”

Posted on June 13, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Much to the Obamacare-Grubers’ chagrin, about 60% of the “stupid American[s]” Prof. Jonathan Gruber intended to penalize into buying Obamacare, aren’t buying it.  Many have carefully calculated that the Freedom Tax (a.k.a. Obamacare penalty) is a lot cheaper than … Continue reading →

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Obamcare: Gov’t and Industry Colluding, Deciding What YOU Have to Buy

Posted on March 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: America was the idea that ordinary, free people could make their own decisions & live their own lives, without needing a handful of self-appointed “betters” to tell them what to do. Obamacare is the opposite theory and, as such, completely … Continue reading →

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Obamacare, the Rate-Shocking Choice Mutilator

Posted on November 17, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: The horrors of WWII left traumatized soldiers shell-shocked.  Under Obamacare, zombie-like individual-plan buyers have been wandering the countryside in a stupor, rate-shocked. Now that Obamacare’s swept-under-the-rug and delayed pain is finally arriving for small companies, they are starting to … Continue reading →

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Take a Vacation from Obamacare and Save a Bundle

Posted on November 11, 2015 by OCTS1

You can free-ride uninsured for two months each year with little risk and no penalty. There’s no individual mandate penalty for being uninsured if it’s for less than two months.  So cancel it every year for two months, and save … Continue reading →

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Co-ops Cease Ops, 740,000 Lose Plans

Posted on November 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare-unwisdom said Gruberized non-profit co-ops would eliminate over-charging by “evil” insurers. OCTS readers will be glad to know the co-ops have avoided profits so successfully that most of them are already dead, taking loads of your health care money … Continue reading →

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Obamadeath for New Mexicans’ Doctor & Plan Choices

Posted on October 20, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: As New Mexicans flock to favorite choices, Obamacare kills ‘em.  Sorry ma’am, it’s cattle-car care for everyone! Oh, and if you believed the malarkey about being ‘covered’ if you have a preexisting condition, JOKE’S ON YOU. “Starting in January … Continue reading →

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IL–The Death Spiral Begins

Posted on October 16, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: When costs rise unsustainably (thanks Obamacare!), the first things to go are benefits, to the bone. Then come the rate increases.  And kiss PPOs goodbye. “The state’s largest health insurer is eliminating its most popular individual plan, called Blue … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK: Obamacare Scrooges Cancer Care

Posted on April 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: New HHS jingle? “Don’t worry, there are no death panels.  If you get cancer we’ll just withhold your care.  (Euthanasia, however, is fully-covered, hint hint.)” “ But there’s a catch with Keller’s new Humana Gold gold plan: His surgical … Continue reading →

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