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Lies, Damned Lies, and Obamacare Premiums

Posted on May 23, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: This PolitiFact Lie-of-the-Year prize-winning Administration is trying to hide the real cost of Obamacare policies from the public with illegal bribes to insurance companies, to keep Obamcare premiums artificially low. “The Obama administration has quietly adjusted key provisions of … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Knee-Caps Customers

Posted on May 21, 2014 by OCTS4

Administration Authorizes Caps on Expensive Surgeries Like Knee and Hip Replacement Comment: Hey, remember that over-priced Obamacare plan they crammed down your throat, to get rid of that crappy “substandard” plan you thought you liked? Remember how this wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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Is W.D.C.’s Obamacare Exchange an Aggressive Panhandler?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by OCTS4

Ask not what Obamacare can do for you – ask what you can do for Obamacare. Comment: Aggressive panhandling is when a beggar rudely insists that you give them some money long after you’ve already politely told them “no.” Not … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Makes Cost-Shifting Fun!

Posted on May 7, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare(tm) supporters insisted Obamacare’s(tm) magic was needed to end “cost-shifting” (that’s when uninsured people get care, and the public gets stuck with their bill).  But, their health-control-plus-horrible-website law makes it easier than ever to shift your costs onto Obamacare(tm) … Continue reading →

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Obamacare: Rodan and Godzilla Strike 90,000 Nevadan Plans

Posted on May 7, 2014 by OCTS4

90,000 Plans at Risk, Crushing Low-Wage Workers “Local insurance brokers are reporting spikes ranging from 35 percent to 120 percent on policies that renew from July to December” “[...] The changes put as many as 90,000 policies across Nevada at … Continue reading →

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Incentives: Larger Employers Save $3 Trillion by Dumping You Onto Obamacare Exchanges

Posted on May 7, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: The widely-quoted “If you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan” seems to have left another sentiment unsaid: “But good luck trying as we make it impossible for insurance companies to offer your old plan, and … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Scraps Train-Wrecked Exchange

Posted on May 6, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: NEWSFLASH!  For those who said Obamacare is Romneycare?  Tell that to Massachusetts, which had one, yet failed utterly to master the other. “Massachusetts plans to scrap the state’s dysfunctional online health insurance website, after deciding it would be too expensive … Continue reading →

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(Yes We Can!) Total CT SHOP Enrollment–78 Small Businesses

Posted on April 27, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: You just can’t make this stuff up… “Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, drew national praise for its performance in enrolling more than 208,000 individuals” [...] “As of April 8, it had sold plans to 78 businesses, … Continue reading →

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Hindenburg Healthcare

Posted on April 24, 2014 by OCTS1

It’s Not Working

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REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES: Turning Our Backs On Our Patients

Posted on April 9, 2014 by OCTS1

By a practicing General Surgeon in the U.S.  The Inanity of Electronic Health Records I wasn’t one of those who wanted to become a physician from a young age. But when later in life my career path led me to … Continue reading →

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