Tag Archives: perverse incentives

Obamacaid Is Displacing Private Insurance

Posted on June 11, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: People who had their own insurance are dropping it and going on welfare.  More dependency. Less choice.  Higher cost.  This isn’t healthy. “The proportion of commercially insured patients, either through Obamacare’s exchanges or through workplace coverage, actually fell in … Continue reading →

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Patients Abandoning Meds Due to Obamacare Cost

Posted on April 15, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Good news, fellow serfizens!  Obamacare has both increased total number of people with subsidized-or-free Obamacarp insurance, increased  drug spending, and at the same time decreased the number of people who can afford their medicines (even with insurance)!  Most cost, … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Death Spiral Is In Full Swing

Posted on April 1, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Older, sicker patients are flocking to Obamacare, even leaving their other insurances to jump on the Obamadole.  Covered up through 2017 by Obamacare’s insurance bailouts, the underlying insurance is nonetheless already imploding. Rep. Hank Johnson famously worried that too … Continue reading →

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Predatory Hospitals Forcing Other Hospitals Out of Business

Posted on February 21, 2015 by OCTS1

Comment: We received the following account from a reader. It should give pause to those predisposed to giving hospitals whatever they want, including more bucket loads of taxpayer money. Hospitals are not entirely benign – nor are they above human … Continue reading →

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Employees Go ‘OOO’ — Opting Out of Obamacare

Posted on January 21, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare, perversely, has now become a cruel tax on the very people it supposedly helped. “Of my company’s 5,453 eligible employees, only 420 actually enrolled. The other 5,033 opted to pay a penalty.” Shunning ObamaCare by Andy Puzder, CEO CKE … Continue reading →

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The Citizen’s Guide to Obamacare, Gruber edition

Posted on December 3, 2014 by OCTS4

One of Obamacare’s Chief Masterminds Describes the Plan, His Presentation Captured and Rendered Onto Paper for Public Discussion OCTS original reporting Dec. 2, 2014 In a series of presentations circa 2012, Professor Jonathan Gruber traveled America promoting his creation, Obamacare, … 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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Thanks For the Premium, No Doctor Will See You Now.

Posted on October 30, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Congratulations!  You forked over enough in Obamacare premiums to buy a goldmine, but your doctor’s getting the shaft. It’s no wonder Americans all over are hearing “The doctor won’t see you now.” “Over 214,000 doctors won’t participate in the … Continue reading →

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Paying More, But Getting Less

Posted on October 30, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Synopsis–health care spending rose significantly thanks to Obamacare even though Americans used fewer services. OCTS notes that We the People were told Obamacare was needed for legions of underserved people to finally get needed care. Since total use went … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s “Sub-Standard Plans” Plan

Posted on October 22, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Remember those plans the President said he cancelled because they were “sub-standard,” issued by “bad apple” insurance companies?  You know, horrible plans that didn’t cover maternity care for a man, or preventive udder coverage for a steer? You’ll be … Continue reading →

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