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Poll: Obamacare Hits All-Time Low

Comment: Americans still want to help people who are truly in need–we all want that–but even the unACA Booster Club’s life-time members over at ABC and the Washington Post have had to admit that the Intolerable Act is getting even … Continue reading

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OBAMACARE RATE SHOCK, NY Edition

Comment: Hi, unAffordable Care Act calling, 2014. Can you afford me now?  2015 – Can you still afford me NOW?  2016 – Hold on a sec, here’s another hike.  How about NOW? “ALBANY – Health insurers in New York are … Continue reading

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RATE SHOCK – Again!

Comment: Obamacare, the gift that keeps on taking. “Dozens of health insurers say higher-than-expected care costs and other expenses blindsided them this year, and they’re going to have to hike premiums for individual policies well-beyond 10 percent for 2016.” “The … Continue reading

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RATE SHOCK: Main TN Insurer Seeks 36% Hike!

Comment: <sarc> Man, those Obamacare savings keep piling up, don’t they? </sarc> “BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has filed to increase its health insurance premiums for 2016 individual plans by 36 percent, on top of a 19 percent increase approved last year.” … Continue reading

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Consumers’ 2014 Health Care Spending Up 11.3%

Comment: Consumer income fell, yet health care spending rose 11.3 percent. So, people who are hurting, earning less, were forced to spend more on health care. Thanks Obamacare! “While the majority of incomes fell, consumer spending, which accounts for about … Continue reading

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RATE SHOCK: 2015 Obamacare Premiums Are 6-9% Higher

Comment: Thanks to Obamacare, people who actually pay for their insurance are paying a lot more.  Obamacare’s proponents said they were going to ‘bend the cost-curve’.  They forgot to mention they’re bending it up. (Suggested double-think slogan: “Here are the … Continue reading

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RATE SHOCK – 2015 Individual Premiums Up 53%

OCTS original reporting, Dec. 22, 2014

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Obamacare: Insurance Drains Your Funds, Doesn’t Mean You Get Seen

Comment: Obamacare’s taking people’s money, but despite (or because of) all the premiums they pay, they can’t afford to be seen. As critics of the Obamacare legislation pointed out early on, health insurance is NOT healthcare. “For Martha Gruberman, a … Continue reading

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Rate Shock? Try Rate EXPLOSION

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’s Deductible Bait-and-Switch

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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