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Top Tweets – Real People, Real Pain

Posted on November 29, 2015 by OCTS1

$875/mo, $7K deductible – ‘I can’t afford #Obamacare, I’m mad’. #RealLifeRealPain http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/11/16/high-deductible-health-plans-make-affordable-care-act-unaffordable-critics-say/eaWZZJNrFhm6vVPDBcdZ0I/story.html @ABridgeToBetter Re-Tweet Meet Family That Just Spent 1/2 Its Annual Income Paying For Obamacare http://www.againstcronycapitalism.org/2015/11/meet-the-family-that-just-spent-half-its-annual-income-paying-for-obamacare/ … #millennials #tcot  https://twitter.com/RWSalt/status/666530066063425536 NYT: “Many Say High Deductibles Make Their Health Law Insurance … Continue reading →

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Co-ops Cease Ops, 740,000 Lose Plans

Posted on November 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare-unwisdom said Gruberized non-profit co-ops would eliminate over-charging by “evil” insurers. OCTS readers will be glad to know the co-ops have avoided profits so successfully that most of them are already dead, taking loads of your health care money … Continue reading →

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ObamaCo-Ops Crash and Burn, Victims Lose Plans

Posted on November 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Government-conjured Co-Ops are Co-Flopping across the country. (Our friendly reporter blames this on the government not bailing them out (yeah, that’s a ‘free market’), but the actual cause is that the politicians running ObamUnCare pressed these weak companies to … 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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Obamadeath for New Mexicans’ Doctor & Plan Choices

Posted on October 20, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: As New Mexicans flock to favorite choices, Obamacare kills ‘em.  Sorry ma’am, it’s cattle-car care for everyone! Oh, and if you believed the malarkey about being ‘covered’ if you have a preexisting condition, JOKE’S ON YOU. “Starting in January … 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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One-third on VA’s Wait List Have Died

Posted on September 23, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: For a sample of how government-run, single-predator Obam-no-care national socialized medicine might pan out on American soil, we need look no further than the Veteran’s Administration. “The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General on Wednesday confirmed that … Continue reading →

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Analyst: Obamacare “Sucks”

Posted on September 22, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: “There’s big trouble in Obamacare land.” Yep. “But insurance industry consultant and frequent Obamacare critic Robert Laszewski says that forcing people to change plans in order to avoid huge increases is just one problem of many. “This is a … Continue reading →

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The Obamacare Resistance Movement Is Alive (and Growing)

Posted on September 20, 2015 by OCTS4

Most Americans Are Opting Out of Obamacare’s Over-Priced Steaming Pile of Mandatory Compliances OCTS Commentary Lo, and Nov. 1, 2015, opening the third season of openly mandatory health-enslavement did loom, and the People’s new Masters saw it was good. But … Continue reading →

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