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Obamacare, Proudly Bending the Cost Curve (Up)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: We were told we needed Obamacare because insurance companies charged too much and made too much money. Obamacare, then, promptly pays those insurance companies more. It all makes sense to Alice in ObamacareLand: “We’re making insurance affordable by paying … Continue reading →

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Survey: Obamacare Hurts Two People for Every One Person Helped

Posted on October 7, 2014 by OCTS4

“Of those who say the law has touched them directly, about twice as many report being hurt (27 percent) as report being helped (14 percent).” Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: August-September 2014 Sep 09, 2014 | Liz Hamel and Jamie Firth … Continue reading →

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Obamacare: Let’s Spend More on Healthcare!

Posted on September 16, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Hey Bros and Bro-esses, Obamacare makes it easy for everyone to pay outrageous hospital fees! What better way to save money on healthcare? How better to say “chop yer gnarly prices, dude!” than to stuff those hospitals’ mouths with gold from…you guessed … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s IRS: Did You Get a Raise? Gimme Some.

Posted on September 15, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: They’re called ‘clawbacks’ for a reason. Commentators disagree as to whether they will really occur. If clawbacks do occur, you will see the iron teeth of Obamacare in all their glory. If not, then the cost estimates will be … Continue reading →

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Trouble in Paradise, Maryland edition

Posted on September 2, 2014 by OCTS4

“Maryland spent millions on the [Obamacare] exchange — much of it federal money — but the site crashed on its first day of operation last fall and suffered technical problems for months. State officials, who have since cut ties with … Continue reading →

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Fed Surveys: Obamacare Has Employers Cutting Jobs, Hours, Outsourcing, Raising Prices

Posted on August 27, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: an absolutely devastating, real-world indictment of the unAffordable unCaring Act of 2010. “In a Philadelphia Fed survey of regional manufacturers out Thursday, 18% said they employ fewer workers due to the Affordable Care Act than they would in its … Continue reading →

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Rate Shock: NY Non-Profit Files For 15.2% Rate Hike

Posted on August 25, 2014 by OCTS4

You Can’t Keep Your Premium Either Comment: We all know you can’t keep your doctor or your plan, and, except for a few lucky ones, you won’t be saving anything, much less $2,500.  Now the 3% of Americans forced into … Continue reading →

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RATE SHOCK: Calif. Rates Leap 22-to-88 Percent in 2014

Posted on July 31, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: The Administration is crowing about Obamacare rebates, but strangely silent on the (much larger) Obamacare rate hikes that pay for them. “DOI found that premiums for individuals increased by between 22% and 88% in 2014 (Aliferis, “State of Health,” … Continue reading →

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#RateShock – Study: Average Obamacare Hike is 49 percent

Posted on July 25, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: All the suffering we’ve seen so far has come from only about 5 percent of America–those who buy their own individual policies.  Delays in the employer provisions have hidden the impacts from most Americans for a couple more years–individual … Continue reading →

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Our Lying Obamacare Overlords, Part II – Premiums

Posted on July 17, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: To save the 2014 election, the White House is forcing insurers to lie about their Obamacare premiums. HHS is coercing insurers to price Obamacare products below actual cost, and promising to pay off those that “play nicely” later with … Continue reading →

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