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Obamacare “Grubers” Co-Op (and 80,000 Coloradans)

Posted on November 3, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Another government comedy of errors.  The Administration doesn’t want you to know Obamacare’s real price, so they’ve aggressively pressed insurers to keep prices low, even sell at a loss.  Meanwhile, losing insurers were promised a share in booty from … Continue reading →

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RATE SHOCK: 85% Hikes for California Small Businesses

Posted on October 27, 2015 by OCTS4

70% of California Small Businesses to Lose Their Plans in 2016 Comment: How long until reasonable employers discontinue offering insurance? Does anyone remember being told that if you liked your plan you could keep it?  If you already had a plan … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Wants to Beat Poor Americans Into Compliance

Posted on October 26, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: In the carrot-and-stick metaphor, a carrot is used to tempt, and a stick is used to beat a recalcitrant beast of burden.  Obamacare views you as the latter.  When Obamacare’s Grubers speak of ‘getting out the stick,’ they’re talking … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Co-ops Crumble: Tennessee

Posted on October 19, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: See?  We told you so.  (And all the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Obamacare together again…) UPDATE – at this writing, eight Obamacare co-ops have flopped. “Tennessee will become the sixth state to shut down … Continue reading →

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IL–The Death Spiral Begins

Posted on October 16, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: When costs rise unsustainably (thanks Obamacare!), the first things to go are benefits, to the bone. Then come the rate increases.  And kiss PPOs goodbye. “The state’s largest health insurer is eliminating its most popular individual plan, called Blue … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Closes Three Tennessee Schools

Posted on October 15, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: This is why we here at OCTS call it the “UnAffordable Care Act,” (when we’re feeling charitable). “Clay County’s inability to generate the revenue to offset the mandates is what’s caused this to come to a head,” Strong said … Continue reading →

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ACA Apparatchik: Good News! Obamnocare’s Limited Choice and Higher Cost-Sharing Are Intentional

Posted on October 8, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Another Obamacare bait-and-switch—your wallet-busting rate-shock premiums would be even higher except they buried some of the cost into higher deductibles, coinsurance, and co-pays.  It’s a classic Obamacare bait-and-switch (which would be illegal if it were a defective used car, … Continue reading →

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Judge: Suit on Obamacare’s Lawless, Dishonest Premium Scam may Proceed

Posted on September 21, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: The President, as OCTS has repeatedly reported, is dishonestly and illegally using federal monies to illegally disguise the actual cost of his disastrous program. “The Constitution, [U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary M.] Collyer wrote, “could not be more clear: … Continue reading →

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Obamacare is a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Exhibit 28

Posted on September 18, 2015 by OCTS4

“When insurers requested huge rate hikes for their 2016 ObamaCare plans, we were told not to worry because state regulators would force them down. But that’s not happening. Death spiral, anyone?” “In Alaska, the state regulator approved a 39.6% rate … Continue reading →

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The Administration is Lying About Premium Increases

Posted on September 15, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: The Administration is publicly boasting about Obamacare’s supposedly low premium hikes. Meanwhile, they’re paying insurers under the table to keep rate increases lower than they otherwise would be. OCTS has previously published documentation showing that Obamacare has raised individual … Continue reading →

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