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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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RATE SHOCK – 2015 Individual Premiums Up 53%

Posted on December 23, 2014 by OCTS4

OCTS original reporting, Dec. 22, 2014

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Architect Gruber Told Them ACA Would Cause Big Rate Hikes

Posted on November 26, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Politifact’s 2013 Lie-of-the-Year ? Even worse than we thought. Prof. Gruber’s models–the same models used by the Obama administration–always projected big rate hikes, and that people would lose their plans. Also, don’t miss the stunning fact that premium increases … Continue reading →

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SHOP Flop – Small Businesses Flee Obamacare’s Early Enslavement Period

Posted on November 26, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: a) Small businesses stayed away from Obamacare’s SHOP program’s enrollment in droves, avoiding the government’s new phony ‘market’.  b) Isn’t it stunning (no, scary) that now, five months later, these federal Pinocchios still won’t (or can’t) tell us how … 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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Rate Shock? Try Rate EXPLOSION

Posted on November 4, 2014 by OCTS4

Obamacare’s “benefits” raising insurance plan costs Comment: all this extra stuff isn’t free, folks.  Even if you get the government welfare subsidies, someone pays that.  Even with no subsidy, if your premium went down, it’s because lots more people are … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Consumers–Did You Read the Fine Print?

Posted on October 19, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Here’s the Obamacare shell game–the administration advertises an attractive premium to make consumers think they’re getting a good deal, then hides the deductible, network limits, prescription restrictions, and co-pays in the fine print.  The net, calculated result is that … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Deductible Bait-and-Switch

Posted on October 19, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Another Obamacare success story–a woman with a brain aneurysm forced to skip preventive care for it, thanks to Obamacare.  (The news isn’t all bad, however. The miracle that is Obamacare ensures that Ms. Wanderlich, 61, is guaranteed pre-natal care … Continue reading →

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Obamacare: Won’t Publish Rate Hikes … ‘Til After the Election!!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by OCTS4

Your New Premium?  You Have to Vote Before We Can Tell You What’s In It Comment:  Obamacare’s House of Lies, latest installment–you don’t get to hear Obamacare’s real costs until after the election.  How on earth is a government by … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Policy-Holders Can’t Afford Treatment

Posted on October 15, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare is not affordable, and it’s not care. “Edward Frank of Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, said he bought a plan with a $6,000 deductible last year through HealthCare.gov. That’s in the high range, since deductibles for popular silver plans on the … Continue reading →

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