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Obamacare Hammers Upper Middle Class in California: 30% Premium Hikes

"If you are a lower income person in California, your ship has come in. If you make over $70,000, your ship has pulled out. You are about to be run over by a freight train. How many people are in each camp? The losers number 1.3 million. The winners are 3.6 million. This is democracy. 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' If you are not married, and make over $46,000 a year, you’re toast. If your family income is above $94,000, you’re toast. If you have insurance from your employer, you survive. Your employers may decide to fire you. You just got way more expensive. Do the words 'independent contractor' sound familiar?" Continue reading →

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New York paramedics posting disturbing pictures of patients online

"EMS officers in New York are posted pictures of injured and dead people online, according to the New York Post. One such officer, 34-year-old Lt. Timothy Dluhos, posted the picture of a woman in a wheelchair — along with the with caption 'Wide Load' — on social media websites. The act is likely a violation of federal law. When confronted about his online activity, he broke down crying, saying his life was ruined. The newspaper also uncovered other EMS and EMT officers who published pictures of those they were supposed to be helping. The pictures were often accompanied by mocking comments or collected as 'trophy' shots." Continue reading →

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This Wins the “Booby Prize” for Great Moments in Government-Run Healthcare

"I confess to being a bit skeptical of this story. Then again, who would have guessed that the government in the United Kingdom would provide taxpayer-financed sex trips to Amsterdam? Or that the bureaucrats at the European Commission would be able to get penile implants at public expense? Closer to home, let’s not forget that Obamacare allows taxpayer-subsidized viagra for sex offenders! And Medicare pays for penis pumps, which creates frightening visual images. So even if this specific story isn’t true, I have no doubt that the British government has squandered money in similar ways." Continue reading →

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Tax Prof: ObamaCare Tax Increases Are Double Original Estimate

"The Joint Committee on Taxation recently released a 96 page report on the tax provisions associated with Affordable Care Act. The report describes the 21 tax increases included in Obamacare, totaling $1.058 trillion – a steep increase from initial assessment, according to the Tax Prof Blog. The summer 2012 estimate is nearly twice the $569 billion estimate produced at the time of the passage of the law in March 2010." Continue reading →

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Why Obamacare Will Result in a Decline in Cash Wages

"The least-skilled workers are seeing their wages fall over time, largely because they are out of work and failing to acquire the skills that come with working. Moreover, the new health care regulations going into effect in January are expected to reduce cash wages, as many employers of low-skill workers are hit with per-employee fines of about $3,000 per employee per year, as the law mandates new fringe benefits for other employers and low-skill workers have to compete with others for the part-time jobs that are a popular loophole in the new legislation." Continue reading →

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IRS facing class action suit for medical records theft

"A HIPAA-covered entity of the Southern District of California announced today that it is suing 15 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents for 'an unlawful search and seizure conducted on March 11, 2011.' Courthousenews.com reports that IRS agents have been accused of improperly accessing and taking 10 million medical records, such as the personal health records of all California state judges. The covered entity, called John Doe Company, states that the IRS agents stole more than 60,000,000 medical records of more than 10,000,000 Americans, including at least 1,000,000 Californians." Continue reading →

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IRS facing class action suit for medical records theft

"A HIPAA-covered entity of the Southern District of California announced today that it is suing 15 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents for 'an unlawful search and seizure conducted on March 11, 2011.' Courthousenews.com reports that IRS agents have been accused of improperly accessing and taking 10 million medical records, such as the personal health records of all California state judges. The covered entity, called John Doe Company, states that the IRS agents stole more than 60,000,000 medical records of more than 10,000,000 Americans, including at least 1,000,000 Californians." Continue reading →

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CVS requires employees to report weight or pay a fine under new health care rules

"CVS pharmacy company is requiring all employees to submit detailed health profiles to their insurance company or pay a monthly fine to continue receiving health coverage. According to ABC News, all employees must submit their weight, body fat levels, blood glucose levels and other vital statistics before May 1, 2014, or face a monthly $50 fine — $600 per year. Employees who comply with the testing, the company said, will see no change in their monthly insurance rate. Those who do not will pay the fine or risk being dropped from their health plan." Continue reading →

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CBO: Up to 20 Million Could Be Pushed Off Employer Health Insurance Because of Obamacare

"In February, the Congressional Budget Office said that 7 million will likely lose their employer coverage thanks to ObamaCare — nearly twice its previous estimate. That number could be as high as 20 million, the CBO says. In December, state insurance commissioners warned Obama administration officials that the law's market regulations would likely cause 'rate shocks,' particularly for younger, healthier people forced by ObamaCare to subsidize premiums for those who are older and sicker." Continue reading →

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Obamacare Horror Story #2

"The news has just gotten worse on the Obamacare front. A friend tells me about terrible news his wife received on Friday. She is a college professor on a non-tenure track. The college just notified their non-tenure track teachers that because of Obamacare they will not be able to continue to employ them on a full-time basis. My wife's friend is now teaching 5 courses. Starting in the Fall, she will only be allowed to teach 3 courses and she will not be allowed to teach summer school classes." Continue reading →

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