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Obamacare: the Sociological Context

From American Thinker: “The Euro-Socialist Death Spiral” In a small but telling incident, a German journalist accosted a Tea Partier at the Supreme Court on the day the ObamaCare case was being decided. The German upbraided the Tea Party movement … Continue reading

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Obamacare: Tennesseans lose insurance assistance plans, costs shifted to federal taxpayers

Some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable have been notified they’ll be losing their plans.  Some plans have been outlawed, but in other cases the state of Tennessee is shifting the cost of participants onto the federal taxpayers, per Obamacare’s design. “Overview … Continue reading

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Truth Squad Exposes Lies at Festival

An Obamacare Truth Squad member, while working a festival booth in August 2013, was double-teamed by Obamacare supporters who denied that Medicare was cut in order to fund the new entitlements in Obamacare. Here are the incontrovertible facts: In broad … Continue reading

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Blog Wars: Obamacare Supporters Deliberately Spreading Misinformation

Let’s be very clear: The Supreme Court ruled in the Obamacare case that the government CANNOT force you to buy a product. It can only force you to pay a tax, but we knew that already. So the following exchange … Continue reading

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Big Problems with the ‘Honor’ System

The administration decided in July to allow people to self-certify their personal information when requesting subsidies from the Obamacare exchanges. Major problems will result, including shady vendors committing fraud and taxpayers on the hook for any misinformation submitted. “Tens of … Continue reading

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About Those Rebates, Less than Meets the Eye

President Obama recently made a big deal about how his signature law – which many now call the worst law in U.S. history – is forcing insurance companies to rebate money to policyholders. Sounds great, until you scratch the surface. … Continue reading

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Obamacare Contractor Investigated for Fraud, Already Had Massive Data Breach

Taxpayers who are effectively footing the bill for a new contractor responsible for implementing Obamacare’s exchanges may want their money back. The contractor HHS just hired to implement the exchanges, Serco, is now being investigated by the British government for … Continue reading

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Report from the Front Lines: Obama Administration Squeezing Free Charity Care

Comment: The Progressives penchant for shutting down private activity and running everything through government is just insane. Now doctors are being told in effect they can’t provide free charity care without registering with Medicaid. The doctor asks in her story … Continue reading

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Report from the Front Lines: Storm Clouds Approaching

I am not a not a Healthcare Policy analyst or a politician; I am a surgeon. I went to medical school because I thought it would be wonderful to fix patients. In the thirty-one years of education that it took … Continue reading

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Defunding Possibilities Are Narrow But Crucial

Most of the spending in Obamacare falls under the general rubric of “entitlements.” Entitlement spending on social programs is “mandatory” in federal budget parlance (as distinct from federal agency appropriations budgets, which are termed “discretionary”). Obamacare’s health insurance subsidies and … Continue reading

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