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RATE SHOCK – Hikes Average 7.5-13% for 2016!

Posted on November 18, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Had you heard our new Obamacare masters boasting their 2015′s average Unaffordable Act hike was 7%?  Seen that  shocker splashed across the New York Times?  We thought not.  That’s why we’re here, speaking truth to power.  2016′s increases are … Continue reading →

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Obamacare, the Rate-Shocking Choice Mutilator

Posted on November 17, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: The horrors of WWII left traumatized soldiers shell-shocked.  Under Obamacare, zombie-like individual-plan buyers have been wandering the countryside in a stupor, rate-shocked. Now that Obamacare’s swept-under-the-rug and delayed pain is finally arriving for small companies, they are starting to … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK: Obamacare Scrooges Cancer Care

Posted on April 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: New HHS jingle? “Don’t worry, there are no death panels.  If you get cancer we’ll just withhold your care.  (Euthanasia, however, is fully-covered, hint hint.)” “ But there’s a catch with Keller’s new Humana Gold gold plan: His surgical … Continue reading →

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The Obamacare Follies 2.0, Tax Season Edition – It’s Not Working

Posted on March 16, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Conservative columnist and self-employed Michelle Malkin describes her personal life experience with the President’s unAffordable Care Act. From losing her plan, to being forced into ObamaCarp without her consent, to trying to file taxes, and receiving a bogus 1095-A … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Obamacare-Caused Medical Bankruptcy

Posted on November 26, 2014 by OCTS4

Fully-insured woman facing bankruptcy because she was taken to hospital that didn’t take her policy while she was in cardiac arrest Comment: We were told we needed Obamacare to prevent medical bankruptcy. Instead, Obamacare is causing them. One way is … Continue reading →

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Another Satisfied Obamacare Customer. NOT!

Posted on September 30, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Let’s be honest–wasn’t it easier, cheaper, and faster when you went to the doctor and just paid for the visit, back when insurance was cheap, and only for disasters?  Obamacare sending all of everyone’s care through the insurance system … Continue reading →

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WA: Exchange Players Trying to Hide How Bad Networks Really Are

Posted on April 27, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Washington State hospitals and insurers are opposing State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s new rule requiring them to tell consumers exactly what doctors and hospitals their plans cover. “Health insurers and hospitals [...] lined up together Tuesday to give Insurance … Continue reading →

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Insurance Fraud, Covered California Edition

Posted on March 22, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: If a private vendor sold you a plan with a fraudulent list of services and providers, chances are you’d have an excellent lawsuit against them and someone would be losing their license, or going to jail. “Patients thought their … Continue reading →

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