Category Archives: Obamacare

Your Time is Running Out!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Healthcare.gov doesn’t know that I purchased an ACA compliant policy from Blue Cross in December, so this isn’t a surprise. It will be interesting to watch how they ratchet up the threats for not signing up.

Posted in American Politics, Obamacare | 4 Comments

BP of the day

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Fred Stiening

I promise to not make this a daily feature, but it ties together several recent topics Very long time readers like WesternMA know that in 2009 I wound up in the hospital for 4 days after passing out and hitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Obamacare, Unauthorized Food | 13 Comments

Kiss your insurance company goodbye

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The worst kept secret is now out in plain sight. The purpose of Obamacare is the destruction of private health insurance providers. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116752/ezekiel-emanuel-book-excerpt-end-health-insurance-companies Ezekial Emanuel (brother of the Mayor of Chicago) is the author of the policy research that has … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Obamacare | 10 Comments

Quiznos Subs launches pasta dishes, prepares for bankruptcy

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_25241309/quiznos-preparing-file-bankruptcy-protection Between the government push for “healthy” food, Obamacare and pressure for a $5 minimum wage, fast food for the masses is a risky business. I think I’ve been in a Quiznos twice. They used to advertise on radio – … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Obamacare, US Economic Recovery | 38 Comments

Will Obamcare pay for gold salts?

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The FBI arrested 5 members of a New York crime family for their part in a 1978 airplane heist. Down near the end of the story it mentioned the theft of $1.2 million in gold salts from a FedEx driver. … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Obamacare, Privacy | 3 Comments

Forbes: up to 2/3 (89%) of Obamacare enrollees already were insured

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The story Say it isn’t so! Opponents said from the beginning that the uninsured was not a big problem – that Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare and state run HIPAA high risk pools protected the most vulnerable and the others were people … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Obamacare | 10 Comments

You’ve got coverage!

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The saga may be at an end. Blue Cross mailed my ID card on January 10thfor coverage they say began January 7th, 2014 – despite them being paid on December 5th and saying my coverage started January 1st. Illinois informed … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Obamacare | 25 Comments

Reason: Consumers should drive health care

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://reason.com/archives/2014/01/13/consumers-should-drive-medicin Maybe we should look at the Singapore model. On the other hand, you won’t find Juggalos in Sinapore. Can we trust Americans to make their own decisions?

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Obamacare, Tax Policy | 7 Comments

Art’s Obamacare update

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

If you’ve followed my saga, I signed up directly with North Carolina Blue Cross/Shield on December 5th, 2013 agreeing to a $511/month ACA compliant policy with a $5,500 deductible and out of pocket maximum. Had I not moved from Illinois, … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Obamacare | 23 Comments

Giving people Medicaid increases their emergency room use

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Fred Stiening

What a shock! http://reason.com/blog/2014/01/02/no-obamacare-wont-reduce-emergency-room People on Medicaid are 40% more likely to show up at the emergency room than people who are uninsured. It’s an entitlement, after all.

Posted in Collapse of America, Obamacare | 4 Comments