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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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Minnesota Exchange Crumbling: “This is a real emergency situation.”

Posted on October 6, 2016 by OCTS4

Obamacare is sinking in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes “The state agreed to rate increases that range from an average of 50 percent to as much as 67 percent while also instituting other, extraordinary last-minute measures, said Rothman, who added that … Continue reading →

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GREAT NEWS! Minnesota 2017 Obamacare Premiums ONLY Rising 50 Percent!

Posted on October 5, 2016 by OCTS4

“Now, I just want to repeat this because there’s so much misinformation about the cost issue here.  You talk to every health care economist out there and they will tell you that whatever ideas are — whatever ideas exist in … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Of Insurer Subsidies and Pole-vaulting In

Posted on October 3, 2016 by OCTS1

I start tonight with insurer subsidies, move on to some comments about the GOP, and finish up with answers to two rhetorical challenges. Remember when Nancy Pelosi said, “We’ll go through the gate. If the gate’s closed, we’ll go over … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Sicko: Obamacare is Warping the National Psyche

Posted on September 26, 2016 by OCTS1

I call tonight’s report ‘Sicko – Obamacare is Warping the National Psyche’.  Is it possible to make yourself sick in the head?  The Obamacare news this week suggests the answer is yes. Let’s start with spending.  The nation had a … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Public Option Has Got Legs

Posted on September 19, 2016 by OCTS1

I’ve been surprised at how the public option has stayed in the news since the President wrote in favor of it in the American Medical Association journal in July.  It’s got legs.  Hillary Clinton supports a public option.  This week, … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Meltdown — 2017 RATE SHOCK Round Up

Posted on September 6, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: New rate approvals are dribbling in for 2017.  We thought you might enjoy seeing our collection of “Obamacare savings” reports thus far. And don’t miss our #PremiumPain series on Twitter. Update, 9/9/2016 WA – “Insurers selling plans on the … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Obamacare Fairy Tales

Posted on August 29, 2016 by OCTS1

A lot of silly arguments have been made about Obamacare in recent days and that’s why I call tonight’s update ‘Obamacare Fairy Tales’. Once upon a time, the public option was a serious subject of discussion. It’s back, with a … Continue reading →

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DEATH SPIRAL – OK Obamacare Exchange Down to One Insurer

Posted on August 25, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  Here’s that vibrant, competitive Obamacare market you were promised–it’s not working! “TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The State of Oklahoma could face a healthcare crisis in 2017.” “There will only be one insurance company offering policies on the Healthcare Exchange … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Out of the Obamacare Frying Pan into the Single-Payer Fire

Posted on August 22, 2016 by OCTS1

It was a peak week for concern about Obamacare. On Tuesday, the big insurance company Aetna announced it will leave the Obamacare exchanges in 11 states.  That’s 500 counties across the country that are losing another carrier.  Only one or … Continue reading →

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