Tag Archives: Medicaid

Tennessee Rejects ObamaCaid Expansion

Posted on February 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Tennessee’s legislature rejected Medicaid expansion, a plan that might otherwise have plagued states from sea to shining sea, given the Governor’s leadership of the Republican Governors Association (RGA). “Tennessee has always been a well-run, fiscally-responsible state. We could not … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Spiked MA Medicaid Costs $1 Billion

Posted on January 27, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Gruber and the President both repeatedly told America that Obamacare was a ‘Republican’ idea, the same as Romneycare.  Really?  They might want to tell Massachusetts. Massachusetts already had nearly universal insurance coverage under Romneycare, with a healthcare exchange.  Switching … Continue reading →

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ObamaCaid’s Bait-and-Switch Coming Home to Roost

Posted on January 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Barack Hussein Pelosi Gruber’s cynicism on full display: having tied millions onto this Obamacare IED–sold on lies and temporary subsidies–now Obamacare pulls the pin and runs away from them. It’s simply cruel. “Just as millions of people are gaining … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Enrolls Another U.S. Senator in Medicaid

Posted on October 10, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: [yellow traffic sign] WARNING, HARD HAT AREA. GOVERNMENT MASTERMINDS at WORK. “As a U.S. senator, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., makes $174,000 a year. So imagine his surprise a few months ago, when he learned the Cover Oregon health insurance exchange … Continue reading →

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Study: Medicaid Expansion Has Increased ER Use

Posted on September 16, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: A major selling point of Obamacare was that it would save money by reducing ER use. You’ll be shocked to learn that fairy-tale wasn’t true. People with coverage use the emergency room MORE, not less.  The premise was always … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Bombshell: Pathway to Subsidies for Illegal Aliens

Posted on July 9, 2014 by OCTS4

Granting Status to Illegals May Get Them Better Health Plans Than Citizens, at Taxpayer Expense – The news comes on the heels of revelations that HHS has yet to determine the citizenship status of 1,295,571 Obamacare exchange enrollees. By the … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Signups: Eighty Percent Moochers

Posted on April 1, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare divides America into moochers and losers. Subsidies are for moochers. If you’re not getting one you’re a loser, paying for those who aren’t. Question: if it’s “affordable,” why do eighty percent need subsidies? “Monday is the deadline to … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, You Just Bought Obamacaid

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OCTS4

“If a patient even bothers to read the list of doctors, there is no way for them to know what I saw immediately: their new health care plan is basically a private version of Medicaid. The list of doctors had … Continue reading →

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Expanding Medicaid Increases Emergency Room Visits Forty Percent

Posted on February 8, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: The President promised Obamacare would reduce E.R. visits, reducing cost shifted onto the public. Obamacare moves Americans onto Medicaid. A recent comprehensive study shows Medicaid beneficiaries in Oregon visit the E.R. 40% more often after enrollment, increasing E.R. use, … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Forcing People into Medicaid

Posted on January 28, 2014 by OCTS4

“The system will automatically sign them up for Medicaid, even if they don’t want to be on Medicaid,” says James Capretta of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. “That’s what’s happening. So a lot of people are getting signed up … Continue reading →

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