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UPDATE – Medicaid Expansion Costs Going Through the Roof

Posted on July 25, 2016 by OCTS1

Tonight, I’ll tell you about the cost of Medicaid expansion going through the roof, then some quick items on how Obamacare is for totalitarians and cronies. Word came this week that the average cost of Medicaid expansion enrollees is about … Continue reading →

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UPDATE Restore Sanity to Healthcare with Market Forces

Posted on June 27, 2016 by OCTS1

Tonight, I announce Free Market Fridays on Twitter, report on doctor-owned hospitals, and finish up with two small items. A month ago, I told you about Single Payer Mondays on Twitter at 10 a.m. Eastern time.  I am pleased to … Continue reading →

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Free Doctor-Owned Hospitals from the Shackles of Obamacare

Posted on June 23, 2016 by OCTS1

Under Obamacare, physician-owned hospitals (POHs) are prohibited from expanding while their competitors remain free to do so.  Physicians and their financiers lost millions of dollars when 30 expansion projects already underway were scuttled by the Affordable Care Act.  Only a … Continue reading →

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Proclamation: Covered California Bans Non-ACA Plans

Posted on January 28, 2014 by OCTS4

“The board of California’s health insurance exchange, Covered California, on Thursday decided not to allow insurance plans that do not meet Obamacare standards to continue operating in that state[...]” Thursday, 21 Nov 2013 By: Dan Mangan http://www.cnbc.com/id/101218932

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Four Federal Probes Into Obamacare Co-ops

Posted on June 25, 2013 by OCTS3

“Multiple federal investigations are probing the $2 billion Obamacare co-op loan program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…” “Investigators from two separate offices within HHS’s Office of Inspector General are looking closely at the co-op program…” “The … Continue reading →

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IRS Obamacare Official Placed on Leave for Corruption

Posted on June 13, 2013 by OCTS1

Comment: It’s not enough that they target their political opponents. They have to live the high life and rub our noses in it. “Sources say a key official in charge of overseeing health reform implementation, as well as another staffer, … Continue reading →

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