Tag Archives: unintended consequences

Besides Wasting Money, Are Obamacare’s E-records Killing People?

Posted on June 18, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Though advertised to save money (long debunked [1]), the real purposes of Orwellbamacare’s electronic data-gathering seem to be invading your privacy and making health care as unwieldy and expensive as possible.  But besides driving up cost and driving down … Continue reading →

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Americans Defying Obamacare: “Come and get me.”

Posted on June 13, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Much to the Obamacare-Grubers’ chagrin, about 60% of the “stupid American[s]” Prof. Jonathan Gruber intended to penalize into buying Obamacare, aren’t buying it.  Many have carefully calculated that the Freedom Tax (a.k.a. Obamacare penalty) is a lot cheaper than … Continue reading →

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2017 RATE SHOCK: Texas’ Largest Obamacare Insurer Files for Rate Hikes Averaging 58%

Posted on June 3, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Death spiral?  What death spiral? “The largest health insurer in Texas wants to raise its rates on individual policies by an average of nearly 60 percent, a new sign that President Barack Obama’s overhaul hasn’t solved the problem of … Continue reading →

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White House Renews Obamacare ‘Big Lie’

Posted on May 19, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare fantasyland: “The health insurance market is a lot better for private citizens now than it was before the Affordable Care Act. That’s just a fact.” —White House spokesman Josh Earnest, 5/16/2016 Meanwhile, back in unAffordable Care Act reality… … Continue reading →

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Drops Obamacare Commissions NATIONWIDE!

Posted on April 11, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: “Iceberg?  What iceberg?”  Wow. “Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation no longer are paying commissions on sales of new individual health insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” Insurers drop commissions on individual … Continue reading →

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Highmark Health Loses $565 Million in 2015

Posted on April 7, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Highmark Health is spending $1.20 for every dollar they receive in Obamacare premiums.  Isn’t this where we’re supposed to say “Oh goodie, that wonderful, wonderful Obamacare is squeezing those awful insurance companies to death”? Sorry, here at OCTS we … Continue reading →

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Insurers Not Pushing Money-Losing Policies, Grubers Stunned

Posted on April 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: The Jonathan Gruber-types who designed your  mandatory, unaffordable, and inferior new health care are upset.  Healthcare Grubers are shocked to discover that companies don’t relish selling money-losing Obamacare policies, foiling perfect Gruber-plans the Gruberworld over. Whoddathunkit? “Insurers increasingly are … Continue reading →

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Chelsea Clinton: “The Crushing Costs of the Affordable Care Act”

Posted on March 31, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Oh dear Reader, sometimes life is so good to us at the OCTS that we wonder what we’ve done to deserve it. Here’s Chelsea Clinton caught explaining how her mom will try to deal with “the crushing costs” of … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Small Business FAIL

Posted on March 29, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: “It’s as if the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits for small business were designed to fail.”  We couldn’t have said it better. “It’s as if the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits for small businesses were designed to fail: Six … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton: Obamacare Is Encouraging Employers to Shift to Part-Time Workers

Posted on March 28, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Yes, Obamacare discourages employers from hiring full-time workers.  Now they’re saying it.  Refreshingly honest, but about seven years late. “ Well, that’s why [employers] are going to part-time. That, and also, the Affordable Care Act. You know, we got to … Continue reading →

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