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The Administration is Lying About Premium Increases

Posted on September 15, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: The Administration is publicly boasting about Obamacare’s supposedly low premium hikes. Meanwhile, they’re paying insurers under the table to keep rate increases lower than they otherwise would be. OCTS has previously published documentation showing that Obamacare has raised individual … Continue reading →

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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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RATE SHOCK Season III – 34.6% Hikes in North Carolina

Posted on August 11, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: As insurers’ Obamacare bailouts end–and as they are finally able to tally their actual, real-life cost of providing bloated Obamacare policies–the cruel Orwellian irony of calling 2010′s Act of bloated government medicine “the Affordable Care Act” becomes inescapable. As … Continue reading →

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RATE SHOCK Season III – Delaware’s Largest Insurer Hikes 25.4 Percent!

Posted on August 11, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Can you afford me now? “In Delaware, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has filed for an average rate increase of 25.4 percent for 2016 ACA individual plans. The specific rate increase would vary by plan, ranging from 19.6 percent … Continue reading →

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Top Tweets – Trainwrecks

Posted on July 31, 2015 by OCTS1

“22 of 23 Taxpayer-Backed Obamacare Co-Ops Lost Money In 2014, Audit Finds” http://dailysignal.com/2015/07/30/22-of-23-taxpayer-backed-obamacare-co-ops-lost-money-in-2014-audit-finds/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_content=07312015&utm_campaign=influencer&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohu6TBZKXonjHpfsX54uskUaKyi4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcJjPL3YDBceEJhqyQJxPr3NLtQN191pRhLiDA%3D%3D New rule hurts companies for reimbursing employee healthcare costs (what sense does that make?) http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/Rule-hurts-health-insurance/2015/07/24/id/658764/ Wrong Again: $57M coordinated care experiment failed; did not reduce costs and … 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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Minnesota Obamacare Bailouts

Posted on July 10, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment: Obamacare calling, “Can you afford me now?  How about now?” (Folks, we over at the Obamacare Truth Squad take no joy laughing our heads off at these fools’ failures, or chortling “We told you so,” rolling down the stairs … Continue reading →

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Maryland RATE SHOCK – largest insurer wants +30%

Posted on July 6, 2015 by OCTS4

Comment:  now that’s affordable! “The state’s largest health insurer has asked Maryland regulators to let it increase premiums by as much as 30.4 percent on average for policies that take effect next year.” “CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said the rate increases … Continue reading →

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Where Are We After the King Case?

Posted on July 1, 2015 by OCTS1

We cannot depend on the Supreme Court to save us from Obamacare. This is why the Truth Squad doesn’t hold out much hope for the origination case that is still working its way through the courts. The Truth Squad believes … 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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