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Obamacare Now Boasting About Targeting Young People with Substandard Policies

Posted on November 9, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  Obamacare is now selling “substandard” plans to young people in New York, and it’s one of their most popular plans.  But we were told not terribly long ago that Obamacare was needed precisely to eliminate these “substandard” plans. Join … Continue reading →

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REBELLION–Over Half of Physicians Won’t Take New Obamacare Patients

Posted on November 1, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Patients aren’t the only ones dissatisfied with national socialized medicine–podiatrists are voting with their feet! “The number of physicians who say they’re accepting health insurance plans offered on Obamacare’s federal and state marketplaces has plummeted nearly 20 percentage points, … Continue reading →

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(KY, IL) Even MORE Insurers Flee Obamacare

Posted on October 14, 2016 by OCTS4

Baptist Health Plan to halt individual insurance in Kentucky by Adam Beam, Associated Press Updated 1:05 pm, Monday, October 3, 2016 “Kentucky’s fourth-largest health insurer says it will stop selling individual plans in the state next year, prompting another round … Continue reading →

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GREAT NEWS! Minnesota 2017 Obamacare Premiums ONLY Rising 50 Percent!

Posted on October 5, 2016 by OCTS4

“Now, I just want to repeat this because there’s so much misinformation about the cost issue here.  You talk to every health care economist out there and they will tell you that whatever ideas are — whatever ideas exist in … Continue reading →

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More Insurers Quit Obamacare

Posted on September 28, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: In yet another “victory” for the most-hated American law since King George’s Stamp Act drove Americans to armed revolution, Obamacare continues to send insurers scurrying, wounded and bleeding money, seeking shelter in the hills of Tennessee, and on up … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Meltdown — 2017 RATE SHOCK Round Up

Posted on September 6, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: New rate approvals are dribbling in for 2017.  We thought you might enjoy seeing our collection of “Obamacare savings” reports thus far. And don’t miss our #PremiumPain series on Twitter. Update, 9/9/2016 WA – “Insurers selling plans on the … Continue reading →

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Thanks Obamacare! — Household Health Care Spending Soars

Posted on September 2, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Cato expert Daniel J. Mitchell explains why the Affordable Carp Act’s main mechanism, as predicted, has not made care more affordable, but has had quite the opposite effect. “Simply stated, doctors, hospitals, and other providers have very little market-based … Continue reading →

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DEATH SPIRAL – OK Obamacare Exchange Down to One Insurer

Posted on August 25, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  Here’s that vibrant, competitive Obamacare market you were promised–it’s not working! “TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The State of Oklahoma could face a healthcare crisis in 2017.” “There will only be one insurance company offering policies on the Healthcare Exchange … Continue reading →

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The Immorality of Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion, Explained

Posted on August 24, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  Always eager to elevate our readers, OCTS wants to take a moment to clear up some clouded moral reasoning that GruberThink(tm) has slipped into Obamacare’s lexicon. We choose an example from Oklahoma to illustrate: Jim McCarthy, CEO of the … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s DEATH SPIRAL Is Here

Posted on August 22, 2016 by OCTS4

Let the excuses begin! Comment: Obamacare drives up costs. That forces insurers to hike premiums, which makes healthy smart people drop out, which raises costs even more.  Lather, rinse, repeat. “Aetna the nation’s fourth-largest health insurer, just decided to stop … Continue reading →

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