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Co-Ops Flop-Out

Posted on August 13, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Like all things Obamacare, co-ops–one of Obamacare’s taxpayer-supported brainchilds–are in tatters around the country, and Kentucky is home to the worst. “KENTUCKY (8/8/15) — A federal audit of the non-profit health insurance companies formed under federal health reform found … Continue reading →

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“Weeks after leaving office, Obama discovers a leak under his sink so he calls a plumber to fix it…”

Posted on July 14, 2015 by OCTS1

This modern-day fable has appeared in multiple places in more than one version. From Conservative Tribune: The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is a socialist scheme that does nothing more than funnel money away from the successful and into the … Continue reading →

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Obamacaid Is Displacing Private Insurance

Posted on June 11, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: People who had their own insurance are dropping it and going on welfare.  More dependency. Less choice.  Higher cost.  This isn’t healthy. “The proportion of commercially insured patients, either through Obamacare’s exchanges or through workplace coverage, actually fell in … Continue reading →

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Study: Obamacare EXPLODES Administrative Costs

Posted on June 4, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Whoddathunkit?  Remember Obamacare lovers hating on those evil insurance company expenses adding cost to premiums?  Obamacare, as usual, has a solution fantastique–spend more! “Five years after the passage of ObamaCare, there is one expense that’s still causing sticker shock … Continue reading →

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Risk Corridors of Failure

Posted on May 13, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Darn those Grubers are smart, aren’t they?   After telling insurance comrades “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a subsidized socialized medicine hamburger today,” suddenly it’s almost Tuesday.  (Pro-tip: did you notice this news came out on a Tuesday?) “An … Continue reading →

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Patients Abandoning Meds Due to Obamacare Cost

Posted on April 15, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Good news, fellow serfizens!  Obamacare has both increased total number of people with subsidized-or-free Obamacarp insurance, increased  drug spending, and at the same time decreased the number of people who can afford their medicines (even with insurance)!  Most cost, … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Exchanges’ Brutal Collapse

Posted on April 13, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: The ordinary, healthy people Obamacare exchanges need to work aren’t buying.  “Exchanges” that were sold as spurring competition, lowering costs, and helping Americans in general connect with better, more affordable insurance, are instead already collapsing into a giant new … Continue reading →

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Obamacare’s Death Spiral Is In Full Swing

Posted on April 1, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Older, sicker patients are flocking to Obamacare, even leaving their other insurances to jump on the Obamadole.  Covered up through 2017 by Obamacare’s insurance bailouts, the underlying insurance is nonetheless already imploding. Rep. Hank Johnson famously worried that too … Continue reading →

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Proof: Obamacare is Actually ObamaCAID

Posted on March 31, 2015 by OCTS4

Universal Medicaid: Nearly Every Net New Insured is on Medicaid.  Millions Lose Employer Insurance. Comment: Our new self-appointed health care liars overseers have pronounced 14.1 million people covered by Obamacare.  On closer inspection, what they really meant, it seems, is … Continue reading →

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RATE SHOCK: 2015 Obamacare Premiums Are 6-9% Higher

Posted on March 30, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Thanks to Obamacare, people who actually pay for their insurance are paying a lot more.  Obamacare’s proponents said they were going to ‘bend the cost-curve’.  They forgot to mention they’re bending it up. (Suggested double-think slogan: “Here are the … Continue reading →

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