Category Archives: Obamacare

USA Today: Obamacare policies unaffordable

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Gannett (owner of USA Today) finally takes a stab at doing journalism. Story They did an analysis taking a hypothetical person making just above the subsidy cutoff and see if the cheapest of the cheapest plans meets the requirement that … Continue reading →

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Today in Obamacare Hell

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The AP is carrying a story that most of the people actually signing up for Obamacare are selecting the cheapest Bronze policy – perhaps not realizing what a $6,000 annual deductible means – which ultimately will stick hospitals with huge … Continue reading →

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I want my free Obamacare cheese, damn it!

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Fred Stiening

A local story, surely one of 10s of thousands to come. Gimme my free stuff The Obamacare deadline (to prevent a lapse in coverage) is Monday. This woman bought the dream of free government stuff – she is one who … Continue reading →

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Obamacare “solving” the wrong problem

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Be sure to browse all the comments. NY Times story It’s important to understand that Blue Cross and Shield was started by doctors nd hospitals. They exist to funnel money into the medical system and force prepayment of expenses so … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Obamacare, Tax Policy | 21 Comments

Crunch Time on Obamacare

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Fred Stiening

It’s now December, I’m firmly residing in North Carolina and the clock is ticking. The Obamacare rules keep changing. As of today :), Coventry and Blue Cross still seem to be saying they’ll offer ACA compliant (Obamacare) accounts for 2014 … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Art's Big Adventure, North Carolina, Obamacare | 13 Comments

Obamacare “rules” changed again

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The day to signup for 2014 Obamacare without creating a gap in coverage has been pushed back. This is odd since open enrollment (for this year only) extends to the end of March 2014, so the Dember 15th date didn’t … Continue reading →

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Proof that insurance companies still don’t “get it”

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Fred Stiening

In a world with standardized policies and guarantee issue, there are not a lot of reasons to choose one health care insurance company over another, other than maybe their doctor and facility list (and the lowest rate). It’s a month … Continue reading →

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Health Care CYA in full force

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Here is the disclaimer from ConnectiCare, a company that issues individual policies in Connecticut. Read it carefully : Rates are subject to Department of Insurance approval. In addition, rates and benefits are subject to change based on any state or … Continue reading →

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Watch what Kaiser Permanente does

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Kaiser Permanente was created during WW2 by Henry Kaiser, who would go on to create the Kaiser automobile company after the war, one of the failed car companies that were eventually rolled into American Motors (headed by George Romney). Kaiser … Continue reading →

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Announcing health-care.streamingradioguide.com !

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Fred Stiening

As threatened, here I go 🙂 You weren’t there when facebook was created, nor when the first Tweet happened on twitter. http://health-care.streamingradioguide.com/ There is nothing there yet, but that won’t be true for long 🙂

Posted in About the Guide, Global Instability, Obamacare | 23 Comments