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RATE SHOCK, Michigan — Up ANOTHER 17% !

Posted on August 6, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Now THAT’s Affordable!  ObamacareLogic: “The more you pay, the more affordable Obamacare gets!” “Health plans sold on Michigan’s insurance exchange could see an average 17.3% increase next year, and if recent history is any guide, state regulators could approve … Continue reading →

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Oh Dear, Obamacare Strikes IL, AGAIN!

Posted on August 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: These heart-warming stories of Obamacare’s wonderful big-government plan-spoiling largess make us here at OCTS feel warm and tingly, like singing Christmas carols. “Ohhhh-ba-ma-care, Oh-ba-ma-care, how lovely are your branches?”  Isn’t Gruberized(tm) health care wonderful, affordable, and compassionate? (Not.) “Thousands … Continue reading →

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Feds Squash Ohio’s Obamacaid Financing Game

Posted on August 3, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: States jumping onto Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has nothing to do with efficient, compassionate health care for their citizens, and everything to do with cashing in on a financial shell-game that states believe is a “free” federal gravy train. Of … Continue reading →

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CT Obamacare Exchange Struggles to Save Remaining Two Insurers

Posted on July 29, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: “[W]ithout competition, the price of insurance goes up and quality goes down.  And it makes it easier for insurance companies to treat their customers badly.” –President Barack Obama, Sept. 9, 2009 “HARTFORD, Conn.  Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace hopes to … Continue reading →

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MEDICAID EXPANSION Responsible For ONE TENTH of the National Deficit in 2014

Posted on July 28, 2016 by OCTS4

OCTS original reporting, July 15, 2016 Our Friend, Mr. National Debt Pretty much anything with a pulse (including your neighbor’s cat) knows America’s national debt is the twenty-trillion pound elephant ready to crush the country’s future. Wondering just how that’s … Continue reading →

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Another 22,000 Ohioans Lose Plans … and Face IRS Penalty Because of It – UNFAIR!

Posted on July 27, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: What’s even better than Obamacare killing your plan? Why, losing your plan, getting Obama-fined for it, and having to pay a second deductible!  Trois fois merci, Obamacare! “The Ohio Department of Insurance took control of Westerville-based InHealth because of … Continue reading →

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DEATH SPIRAL!

Posted on July 21, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: In Your Face Gruber — Americans Are Boycotting Obamacare! A few money quotes from this target-rich shadenfreude special… “For the insurance companies doing business in the state–the ones issuing policies to those 600,000 people–Obamacare has turned into a financial … Continue reading →

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RATE SHOCK: 19% PREMIUM HIKES SOUGHT NEXT YEAR

Posted on July 19, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment:  Wow, look how ‘Affordable.’  Any questions? “According to the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, median proposed premiums are expected to rise by an average of 19% next year.” W&M Members Highlight the Rising Cost of Obamacare July 12, 2016

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Connecticut’s Co-Op Flops

Posted on July 11, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: The United States government estimates, “In 2013, there were an estimated 14,140,254 people living with cancer” in the United States, out of a population estimated at 316 million. That’s about 4.5 percent. This means that, thanks to Obamacare, at … Continue reading →

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Eight of Arizona’s 14 Counties to Have No Choice of Insurers?

Posted on July 6, 2016 by OCTS4

Blue Cross Blue Shield could soon be “the only option” in 8 of Arizona’s 14 counties Comment: “[W]ithout competition, the price of insurance goes up and quality goes down.  And it makes it easier for insurance companies to treat their … Continue reading →

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