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Are You on the IRS Obamacare Enemies List?

Posted on May 17, 2013 by OCTS1

Soon the same political IRS operatives who target opponents…  “Lois G. Lerner, who oversees tax-exempt groups for the IRS, told reporters Friday that the “absolutely inappropriate” actions were undertaken by “front-line people” working in Cincinnati to target groups with “tea … Continue reading →

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Congress Exempt Itself? A Thousand Times NO!

Posted on April 25, 2013 by OCTS1

Comment: It was hypocrisy enough that the Hill committee staffers who wrote Obamacare exempted themselves from the law. Now comes word that the rest of Capitol Hill wants out from under Obamacare, too. YOU GOT SOME NERVE! You foist this … Continue reading →

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Add Another Doctor Who Can’t Take Obamacare

Posted on April 24, 2013 by OCTS3

“Yet another doctor has decided to quit practicing medicine due to Obamacare’s onerous burdens.” “I am in my mid-70s and have both the capacity and willingness to care for patients for another decade. But I am retiring,” Dr. John Curry … Continue reading →

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Obamacare House of Cards Will Fall in Oklahoma Suit

Posted on April 11, 2013 by OCTS1

Comment: Something like 33 states have refused to set up their own Obamacare exchanges. The plain language of the law prevents Obamacare subsidies and tax credits from flowing through federally run exchanges. The IRS rule purporting to do so is … Continue reading →

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Unions Sorry They Supported Obamacare, Demand Subsidies

Posted on February 2, 2013 by OCTS3

Comment:  Paid union robots rhythmically chanted “WE – LOVE – OBAMA – CARE” to the din of drums and horns in front of the Supreme Court when the Obamacare case was being heard last summer.  But, just like Democratic lawmakers … Continue reading →

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Stupidity on Parade – Millions Waiting Until Sick to Buy Insurance Will Crash Obamacare

Posted on January 30, 2013 by OCTS3

Comment:  This is why health insurers recently begged a Congressional committee to make the individual mandate even more onerous. ‘Force them, coerce them, ram it down their throats’ – the central planners have a one-track mind, but just how much … Continue reading →

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Report from the Front Lines: Storm Clouds Approaching

Posted on January 25, 2013 by OCTS3

I am not a not a Healthcare Policy analyst or a politician; I am a surgeon. I went to medical school because I thought it would be wonderful to fix patients. In the thirty-one years of education that it took … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Costs Crowding Out State Services in Massachusetts

Posted on December 14, 2012 by OCTS3

 Comment:  The Obamacare-type plan in effect in Massachusetts is a disaster for that state: “Massachusetts enacted a health reform law that was the model for the ACA. And the numbers don’t lie: Health costs now make up 54 percent of … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Launch Failure Looms, Insurance Premiums to Spike 30-40%

Posted on December 7, 2012 by OCTS3

“The invaluable Robert Laszweski:  On average, expect a 30% to 40% increase in the baseline cost of individual health insurance to account for the new premium taxes, reinsurance costs, benefit mandate increases, and underwriting reforms… In states with the least … Continue reading →

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Get Ready for Single Payer Debate

Posted on November 27, 2012 by OCTS3

“As the evidence rolls in after ObamaCare takes hold, proving its failure to reduce health care expenditures, combined with the predictable decrease in access to care for those with government insurance and the non-viability of private insurance, Americans will understandably … Continue reading →

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