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5 Stunning Obamacare Failures

Posted on March 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: 1) Enrollment is about half, 2) program costs are over 50% more than ‘expected’, 3) the risk corridors are collapsing, 4) 7.5 million people prefer the penalty(!) to over-priced Obamacarp, and 5) millions of people are still uninsured. “The … Continue reading →

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Take Back Our Healthcare!

Posted on February 23, 2016 by OCTS1

This is a true story of how Obamacare torpedoes the dignity and self-sufficiency of ordinary Americans. It robs people of their freedom and their individual sovereignty, pillars of the American Idea. We are not state property – TAKE BACK OUR … Continue reading →

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TAKEOVER–Has Obamacare Killed Private Insurance (Yet) ?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by OCTS4

 Comment: Remember how Obamacare would save money by “increasing competition”? Instead we have the opposite–even the biggest, healthiest established companies, who’ve served Americans for decades, can’t make it work. That’s by design. Before any legislation hit paper, activists plotted the … 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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CBO Halves Obamacare Enroll/Enslave-ment Target

Posted on November 9, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: No, the Death Spiral is not an artificial planet inhabited by Darth Vader, it’s a dreaded type of insurance market collapse, and it’s here. With too few normal people signing up for Obamacare’s mandated low-quality over-priced insurance, and only … Continue reading →

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How Is This NOT a Government Takeover?

Posted on October 13, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Today we cite two stories where insurance companies aren’t even allowed to talk about the plans they’re considering.  Why? Obamacare forbids it!  Is this (still) America? 1) “After the Tribune inquired about Blue Cross’ drug plans, the company removed … Continue reading →

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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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RATE SHOCK Season III – Delaware’s Largest Insurer Hikes 25.4 Percent!

Posted on August 11, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Can you afford me now? “In Delaware, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has filed for an average rate increase of 25.4 percent for 2016 ACA individual plans. The specific rate increase would vary by plan, ranging from 19.6 percent … Continue reading →

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Government Fails to Show Subsidies Included in Original Healthcare.gov Design

Posted on June 17, 2015 by OCTS1

In a Freedom of Information Act case currently in court, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has thus far failed to produce any records showing that the calculation and display of subsidies were any part of the original Obamacare … Continue reading →

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The Third Way: Free Market Medicine

Posted on December 20, 2014 by OCTS1

(OCTS Original Commentary) Republicans of various stripes have been pushing a number of comprehensive alternatives to Obamacare (universal tax credits, etc.). While it is tempting to say that anything would be better than the miscreant ACA, we don’t want our … Continue reading →

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