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Obamacare repeal and replace begins – Read the GOP’s new health care plan Explore the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare and deliver on President Trump’s proposed health care reforms. I haven’t had time to read the bill yet, … Continue reading

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Who IS covered by Obamacare?

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If Obamacare was a car….

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Coming to a state near you Colorado – HUNDREDS ON MEDICAID WAITING LIST IN ILLINOIS DIE WHILE WAITING FOR CARE. While 12,000 Illinoisans were removed from the Prioritization for Urgency of Need for Services list since May 2013, just 29 … Continue reading

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The Obamacare Death spiral picks up steam: Zero Hedge – Aetna Posts $300 Million Obamacare Loss, Warns May Exit Altogether The Daily Signal – This Insurer Used to Make Money on Obamacare Plans. Now It’s Losing Money A few comments: No health … Continue reading

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Subsidy Cliff – Is Obamacare a Disincentive to Earn More? …and yes it is. I’ll post some examples of the subsidy cliff here in Colorado over the weekend. Note, it will only get worse with the proposed rate increases. Those who … Continue reading

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Poll: Colorado voters mostly unaware of health care mergers

Poll: Colorado voters mostly unaware of health care mergers – Denver Post Nearly eight in 10 Coloradans were unaware of moves by major national health insurers to merge, according to a poll done by a group that contends the mergers would harm … Continue reading

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It’s called common sense – Goldman Sachs: Obamacare forcing hundreds of thousands into part-time work | Washington Examiner Goldman Sachs reviewed the industries with the most workers without health care coverage working for firms with at least 50 employees, such … Continue reading

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The big data syndrome – Why the Economic Payoff From Technology Is So Elusive – The New York Times One place to look at this disconnect is in the doctor’s office. Dr. Peter Sutherland, a family physician in Tennessee, made … Continue reading

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Rocky Mountain Health Plans – GJ insurer pulls out of exchange | GJSentinel.com Grand Junction – Four Colorado health insurance companies, including Rocky Mountain Health Plans, retrenched for 2017 by reducing or eliminating individual plans on the state’s health-insurance exchange. The … Continue reading

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Obamacare in Colorado: 92,200 looking for new plans and historic rate increases. As Gardner mentioned, 92,000 Coloradans must find a new plan for 2017. Those 92,000 people include 10,549 from the UnitedHealthcare individual plans, 9,914 from the Humana individual plans, … Continue reading

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  From Colorado 9News: Proposed health insurance rate increases released for Colorado Here are the proposed rate adjustments: Anthem BCBS: 26.8% Bright Health: New to market Cigna: 9.5% Colorado Choice: 36.33% Denver Health: 0.08% Freedom Life: 9.98% Golden Rule: 40.6% Kaiser … Continue reading

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With the inevitable high tech layoff’s coming up, it’s time for a word of warning about COBRA. At the moment, I’m of course thinking about Seagate employees but this applies to anyone that has or is expecting to lose their … Continue reading

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Oh Canada. Single payer is sooo great! There’s a private clinic, would you like to pay? Stunning so it must not be true. Since it doesn’t fit the narrative and PJ media certainly “leans right” I’m sure they cherry picked … Continue reading

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Miracle worker – Marcia Benshoof departs Connect for Health Colorado.  After reading the press release, I fully expect she’ll be walking on water and parting the red sea for her next job. (Yes, I realize that was 2 different people.) Excuse … Continue reading

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Krauthammer on Obamacare: “I think it’s going to be a trainwreck”

He’s talking a “fiscal” trainwreck. This interview is discussing where the money will come from if the medical device tax is repealed. With his final conclusiong being that it will lead to a Canadian type health care system.

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The Obamacare Nightmare

It’s so bad, I don’t know where to start. The first portion of Obamacare to become visible to the general public are the Health Insurance Exchanges. Some States are creating their on exchanges and others are defaulting to a Government run … Continue reading

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Reality strikes: State lacks doctors to meet demand of national healthcare law We’re talking California but this will be a nationwide problem.

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“These premium hikes will hit young people hardest. As The New York Times reported in October…”

Of course, we’re talking Obamacare. Forbes: Obamacare Guarantees Higher Health Insurance Premiums — $3,000+ Higher Remember in 2008 when then candidate Obama said that htealth reform would “bring down premiums by $2,500 for a typical family”? Well, that first term … Continue reading

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