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Employers Dropping Coverage in Wyoming

Posted on March 22, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Remember being told employers wouldn’t drop coverage?  That it was only a ‘scare’ tactic?  Well here it is, folks. Nice job, Obamacare. “Navigators who help people obtain coverage said they’re meeting with more Wyomingites who have been laid off … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude Special: Obamacare Grubers Discovering That Unicorns Aren’t Free

Posted on March 21, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: After years of operation Obamacare experts have suddenly discovered that Obamacare does the exact opposite of what it was supposed to do.  But don’t worry, they have a solution: more. “For years, leading health experts have said the way … Continue reading →

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Report: ACA Hikes Cost and Reduces Competition

Posted on March 17, 2016 by OCTS4

FLASHBACK: “So just by pooling and creating competition so that insurers have to go after people’s business the way they go after a group plan, we have drastically reduced premiums and costs.” –President Barack Obama, making delusional remarks about the … Continue reading →

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Hospitals Are the Obamacare Winners

Posted on March 9, 2016 by OCTS4

Comments: Obamacare logic(tm). Q: Name a great way to make healthcare cost less? A: Throw boatloads of money at people who were already charging too much !  Query: why should hospitals get a tax exemption and subsidies, too? “PORTLAND, Ore. … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Stunting Economic Recovery

Posted on March 8, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: As it sucks money from the economy with its giant sucking sound, Obamacare is contributing mightily to making this the worst recovery from an economic recession in living memory. Which would you rather have, jobs, or ‘free’ Obamacare health … Continue reading →

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Unaffordability, Worse Than Ever?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Low-quality Obamacare coverage, though mandatory, has not made medical care more accessible, only added to its cost. “According to a study conducted by Gallup late last year, 31% of Americans report that they’re putting off healthcare because of its high … Continue reading →

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Covered California’s Lead Gruber, Apoplectic

Posted on February 5, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: We here at the OCTS are beyond amused to see CoverCA’s top health-slavery official moaning, wailing, and lashing out at UnitedHealth Group. UHC’s offense? Balking at throwing $500 million a year into his parasitic organization. Delightfully, UHC’s self-survival savvy has California’s Gruber-in-Chief holding … Continue reading →

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2015: The Year These Big Obamcare Lies Came Home to Roost

Posted on January 13, 2016 by OCTS4

Lie #1. KEEP YOUR PLAN: Remember how you’d be able to keep your plans? That was before Obamacare made them untenable… “Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has changed all of the plans it offers through Healthcare.gov from preferred provider … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Has Made Health Care Less Efficient

Posted on December 18, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: ‘Less efficient’ means more expensive, less affordable, and generally less responsive to the people using it.  Since those changes are the opposite of progress (and the opposite of what people want and need), this also means Obamacare is less … Continue reading →

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unACA Expansion Flood Drowns Medicaid System

Posted on December 17, 2015 by OCTS4

“We have free health insurance, but that doesn’t mean we have healthcare.” Comment: The unAffordable Act’s expanded Medicaid (coming to a state near you), eagerly herds legions into the government’s Under-the-Poverty-Line Welfare Trap(tm), which is also expanding due to the … Continue reading →

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