Posted on 08/22/2016 9:18:16 AM PDT by Kaslin
UnitedHealthcare, Humana—and now Aetna—are abandoning Obamacare exchanges because they’re unprofitable. Meanwhile, for the first time in 10 years, the U.S. death rate has increased.
CDC researcher Andrew Fenelon told the Associated Press: “…it is quite rare to see it [a death rate increase] for the whole population. … Many countries in Europe are witnessing declines in mortality, so the gap between the U.S. and other countries is growing.”
For 80 percent of the past decade, President Obama has been president. Obamacare was unconstitutionally rammed through Congress on Christmas Eve of 2009. Isn’t it interesting that in 2016—with Obamacare in full swing—our nation’s health is subpar to that of Europe?
There’s never been a better time to (gulp) move to France!
Pay More, Eat More Sugar, Die Sooner
Prices for insurance have been rising as insurers struggle to profit. Too few healthy young people are signing up for the exchanges while too many previously uninsured individuals are tapping into the system. Result: insurance prices are expected to rise by 10 percent by 2017.
“More affordable” and the ability to “keep your plan if you like your plan” were promises President Obama made when he pushed the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Those promises are turning out to be empty as the nation’s biggest insurer, UnitedHealthcare, has announced it will reduce the number of states in which it competes from 34 to three. Aetna likewise plans to go from offering coverage on Obamacare exchanges in 778 counties to just 242 by 2017. If you like your plan, no, you will not be able to keep your plan.
Meanwhile the same federal government forcing us to abide by its dictatorial healthcare decrees is proving itself to be completely incompetent with regard to health. In 2015, the Obama administration’s FDA sent KIND LLC (the maker of KIND brand nut bars) a warning because KIND was marketing its product as “healthy.” Nuts contain healthy fats and KIND bars violated the government’s arbitrarily-low fat requirements of three grams per serving for snack foods.
Pop-Tarts and sugar-coated cereals like Frosted Flakes could, according to government guidelines, market themselves as “healthy.” As Dr. Joseph Mercola points out in an article he wrote for the Samaritan Ministries Healthcare Newsletter in July: “If you were to believe the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pop-Tarts and Frosted Flakes are healthier than nuts and avocados.”
High sugar intake has been proven to accelerate aging and illnesses whereas the latest scientific research calls for a Mediterranean-like diet rich in healthy fats.
It’s unacceptable for our federal government, which issues rules classifying vegetables and nuts as less nutritious than processed, frosted, sprinkled, and gel-filled toaster pastries to be in complete control of our healthcare.
Hillarycare: Trip and Fall, Have a Ball
Hillary has made the news of late for tripping on a staircase and having to be caught by her aides. Respected medical professionals like Dr. Drew Pinsky have publicly testified that her behavior is indicative of “brain damage, and it’s affecting her balance.”
Two months shy of 69 years old, overweight, and overrun—Hillary doesn’t seem to have enough sense to go home to one of her mansions, eat a bowl of chicken soup, and hunker down for several months of much-needed rest, dieting and exercise. Instead, she pushes herself to maintain a grueling campaign schedule that involves campaign stops at Dunkin’ Donuts and steak fry stump speeches.
For what? So she can someday have the “thrill” of making us all sign up for universal healthcare?
Hillary Clinton doesn’t get enough credit for spearheading an early version of Obamacare. More Americans—especially young Millennial voters—should know that, as First Lady, Hillary pushed a form of universalized medicine much like Obama’s version that is now failing before our eyes.
Of the nearly 300 doctors that I personally interviewed to write a book exposing Hillary’s involvement in pioneering socialized medicine, 92 percent said Obamacare would “increase” the amount of “government interference into my relationship with patients” and 89 percent of the doctors said Obamacare would not be beneficial to their patients’ long-term health.
Voting for Trump is a wise way to elect a president who is fit to lead—and to overturn the unconstitutional healthcare system that has contributed to Americans dying at the highest rate in 10 years.
Poor Americans WANTED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE... THEY NEVER BEGGED TO BE FORCED TO BUY HEALTH INSURANCE.
As usual democrats were feeding their donors and big wigs... If Gruber had his way citizens would have been forced by law to buy insurance that would devolve into pure crap. Shame on democrat filth... shame on them.
Will the notices all go out before November ? Or is it buried in the 2,000+ pages that notices must wait until after the November election day !!
Indeed!
This is exactly what obama ordered. It leads in a staight line to single payor system.
It would take R capitulation to get single payer.
And, frankly, now that I see the whole thing as the #uniparty, I have little doubt that is where we are headed.
That is my conclusion. Look at what they did to Cruz and now to Trump. They are acting like democrats......even to the point of saying they will vote for Hillary because the collective will of the people said Trump is our choice. I believe there is something much more to that that, but where is the loyalty??????
REPEAL OSAMACARE!!! Vote TRUMP/GOP.
You betcha, especially since the rats want to take the majority of the House and the Senate away from us. If the succeed than Donald Trump won’t be able to do the things he wants to do to make America great again because the rats won’t let him.
Hillary winning by a decent margin (coattails) is the only way they could possibly win the House. Trump and dem House being elected at the same time = 0% chance.
On the other hand it is possible for Trump to win very narrowly and we lose the Senate, most likely this won’t occur but the 2000 election illustrates how it can, with the rats taking (or stealing) every 50/50 race that year.
you can bet the idiot voters will vote for her
Is Jonathan Gruber laughing? /s
If they can’t make money then they aren’t going to participate. Simple as that.
This is why I opt out of insurance altogether since the day the mandate took affect. I’ve saved over $40k after tax dollars. :-)
Only two class of people can go without health insurance in today’s world, the very rich or the very poor. If you are middle class and have some savings and equity in a home and assets without health insurance you could lose it all.
Obamacare is nothing more than another Democrat wealth transfer scheme from the middle class to the “poor” with a cut going to big business and the government
Without health insurance, one major accident or major illness would wipe that $40K away and put you in the hole for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Yeah, me too.
And here’s the thing: Statistically, the odds are very low that such a thing happens to me. And at 62 and a Christian, I’m not afraid to die. It’s gonna happen anyway.
And interestingly, the longer I go without insurance the more faithless it seems to have it.
No, it wouldn’t.
It is your choice.
Although at your age you are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke then hit by a meteor.
I’m really not worried about it. The Lord provides.
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