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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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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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Feds Squash Ohio’s Obamacaid Financing Game

Posted on August 3, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: States jumping onto Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has nothing to do with efficient, compassionate health care for their citizens, and everything to do with cashing in on a financial shell-game that states believe is a “free” federal gravy train. Of … 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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Massachusetts Mastermind: “We Have the Highest Premiums in the Country”

Posted on April 18, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  Proud of their budget-busting, not satisfied with Romneycare’s Rocketing Rates, is it Mission Accomplished in the Gruber-land of Massachusetts yet?  No, wait, there’s more!  Undaunted by their Obamacare exchange cluster bomb, not chastened by Obamacare’s Boston Medicaid Expansion Massacre, … 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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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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Blue Cross Bails from WI ObamUnCare Slavery Exchange

Posted on November 4, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Can you keep your plan now, Wisconsin? (Why do we call it a “slavery exchange?”  Well, what would you call a “marketplace” that forces human beings to buy something they don’t want with money they worked hard to earn?  … Continue reading →

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Inspector General: Obamacare Users’ Private Data NOT Secured

Posted on October 12, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Would you like your name, Social Security number, address, passport number, and financial and employment information released on the web?  “No problem,” says Obamacare’s Healthcare.gov, “that’s what we’re overcharging you for!  “Yes We Can!”  “The federal government stored the … Continue reading →

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