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Obamcare: Gov’t and Industry Colluding, Deciding What YOU Have to Buy

Posted on March 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: America was the idea that ordinary, free people could make their own decisions & live their own lives, without needing a handful of self-appointed “betters” to tell them what to do. Obamacare is the opposite theory and, as such, completely … Continue reading →

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5 Stunning Obamacare Failures

Posted on March 4, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: 1) Enrollment is about half, 2) program costs are over 50% more than ‘expected’, 3) the risk corridors are collapsing, 4) 7.5 million people prefer the penalty(!) to over-priced Obamacarp, and 5) millions of people are still uninsured. “The … Continue reading →

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8 of the 11 Surviving Obamacare CoOps Are On the Brink

Posted on March 3, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Can we waste a boat load of taxpayer money on pointless government health schemes?  Yes We Can! “An official with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told lawmakers last week that eight of the 11 remaining Obamacare co-ops … Continue reading →

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Poll: Only 15% Say Obamacare Helped Them

Posted on March 2, 2016 by OCTS4

“Just 15 percent of people say they have personally benefited from ObamaCare, although more than one-third believe it has helped the people of their state, according to a poll released Monday.” “Most Americans — a total of 56 percent — … Continue reading →

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Take Back Our Healthcare!

Posted on February 23, 2016 by OCTS1

This is a true story of how Obamacare torpedoes the dignity and self-sufficiency of ordinary Americans. It robs people of their freedom and their individual sovereignty, pillars of the American Idea. We are not state property – TAKE BACK OUR … Continue reading →

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TAKEOVER–Has Obamacare Killed Private Insurance (Yet) ?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by OCTS4

 Comment: Remember how Obamacare would save money by “increasing competition”? Instead we have the opposite–even the biggest, healthiest established companies, who’ve served Americans for decades, can’t make it work. That’s by design. Before any legislation hit paper, activists plotted the … 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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Vermont Gov: Tax Doctors to Cover Medicaid Expansion Deficit

Posted on January 26, 2016 by OCTS4

Comment: Ask not for whom the Medicaid Expansion bell tolls; it tolls for thee. “MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin is looking to address a deficit in the state’s Medicaid program by expanding a tax on health care providers in the … 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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