Tag Archives: crony capitalism

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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Risk Corridors of Failure

Posted on May 13, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Darn those Grubers are smart, aren’t they?   After telling insurance comrades “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a subsidized socialized medicine hamburger today,” suddenly it’s almost Tuesday.  (Pro-tip: did you notice this news came out on a Tuesday?) “An … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Disaster (Part 1 – Special Interests)

Posted on May 12, 2015 by OCTS1

One cannot help but be struck by the monstrous incongruities between the hopes Obamacare engendered and the grubby realities of its passage, implementation, and results. The ACA was sold with messianic visions and utopianism. Nancy Pelosi promised Obamacare would free … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Pumping (Your) Money Into Insurance Co. Profits

Posted on May 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Remember when the problem was supposedly BIG BAD INSURANCE COMPANIES, jacking up your costs with their horrible profits? Obamacare is making them bigger, at least for the moment. (Question for our slow-learners: does that make medical care cost more, or … Continue reading →

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Predatory Hospitals Forcing Other Hospitals Out of Business

Posted on February 21, 2015 by OCTS1

Comment: We received the following account from a reader. It should give pause to those predisposed to giving hospitals whatever they want, including more bucket loads of taxpayer money. Hospitals are not entirely benign – nor are they above human … Continue reading →

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$840 Million More for Pigs at the Trough

Posted on October 29, 2014 by OCTS1

Comment:  Obamacare is about to bring us more Oversized-Government central planning in action. One critic has noted that the way this is being done favors established players, which makes this program a dream come true for old-line cronies. Would this … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Obamacare Premiums

Posted on May 23, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: This PolitiFact Lie-of-the-Year prize-winning Administration is trying to hide the real cost of Obamacare policies from the public with illegal bribes to insurance companies, to keep Obamcare premiums artificially low. “The Obama administration has quietly adjusted key provisions of … Continue reading →

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HHS Aggressively Eliminating Choices They Don’t Want You to Have

Posted on March 26, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: When it comes to health care choices, the Obama Department of Health and Human Services doesn’t want you to have any (other than theirs)–they’re using regulation to stamp out anything Americans had, or might possibly prefer. (So much for … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Contractor Investigated for Fraud, Already Had Massive Data Breach

Posted on July 19, 2013 by OCTS1

Taxpayers who are effectively footing the bill for a new contractor responsible for implementing Obamacare’s exchanges may want their money back. The contractor HHS just hired to implement the exchanges, Serco, is now being investigated by the British government for … Continue reading →

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California Exchange Weaponized for One-Party Rule

Posted on June 27, 2013 by OCTS3

Comment: You want to sign up for one-party rule?  Really? […] “…the California legislature and the new Covered California health insurance exchange are conspiring to keep secret how they will dole out more than half a billion dollars in taxpayer … Continue reading →

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