Tag Archives: crony capitalism

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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Nation’s Largest Insurer QUITS Obamacare Exchanges!!!!

Posted on April 20, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  We told y’all. Despite premiums hitting 53% higher than before Obamacare, America has still not seen the real cost of Obamacare.  Why?  Because as proved by insurers’ losses, policies are still being sold far below cost, exactly as OCTS has … Continue reading →

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UPDATED Obamacare Endgame: 20 Hospital Systems Leading to Single-Payer

Posted on March 25, 2016 by OCTS1

by Tom Barilovits The Obamacare endgame is to consolidate hospitals locally, then regionally and nationally into 20 massive systems across the U.S., each with around 250 hospitals and thousands of clinics. Why? Because it’s easier to nationalize twenty hospitals into … Continue reading →

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Hospitals Are the Obamacare Winners

Posted on March 9, 2016 by OCTS4

Comments: Obamacare logic(tm). Q: Name a great way to make healthcare cost less? A: Throw boatloads of money at people who were already charging too much !  Query: why should hospitals get a tax exemption and subsidies, too? “PORTLAND, Ore. … 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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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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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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ObamaCo-Ops Crash and Burn, Victims Lose Plans

Posted on November 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Government-conjured Co-Ops are Co-Flopping across the country. (Our friendly reporter blames this on the government not bailing them out (yeah, that’s a ‘free market’), but the actual cause is that the politicians running ObamUnCare pressed these weak companies to … Continue reading →

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173,000 Obam-No-Care’d in Illinois

Posted on November 4, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Can you still keep your plan this year, Illinois?  How about your doctor?  How’s that socialism working out for you? “Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, the state’s dominant player, is taking drastic actions to reduce costs. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Administration is Lying About Premium Increases

Posted on September 15, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: The Administration is publicly boasting about Obamacare’s supposedly low premium hikes. Meanwhile, they’re paying insurers under the table to keep rate increases lower than they otherwise would be. OCTS has previously published documentation showing that Obamacare has raised individual … Continue reading →

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