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Health insurance policies misinform consumers, tell them chronic conditions are treatable but 'not curable'

11/8/2016 - The easiest way to die young and suffer chronic, horrible health conditions along the way, is to eat all the wrong foods daily, consume the chemical toxins prescribed by medical doctors your whole shortened life, and believe what you see and hear on television about medicine and what you read in the...

American healthcare the most expensive on earth, yet failing at an unprecedented pace

10/7/2016 8:53:48 AM - The immense and ever-growing financial burden of healthcare in the United States today is a direct consequence of insurance company dominance over the industry, says the author of a new book on America's broken healthcare system. And the only way to fix it, she says, is to return to the way things were...

Government insurance increases patient death rates

9/21/2016 - Public health insurance, also known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, continues to prove less than ideal when it comes to quality healthcare coverage. Patients insured through private healthcare companies have longer lifespans compared to those on programs like Obamacare, according to a new study. The...

New Yorkers on Obamacare expected to pay up to 80 percent more for health insurance next year

8/17/2016 - When New York's Department of Financial Services reviewed insurers' requests for the 2017 fiscal year, the state determined that individual Obamacare users would be hit with an average insurance premium hike of 16.6 percent. This is projected to negatively affect 350,000 or more individual Obamacare...

Taxpayer funded health insurance co-ops are going bankrupt under Obamacare

7/12/2016 - The bad news concerning Obamacare is growing even worse. Last week, Blue Cross Blue Shield submitted a request for rate hikes of 60 percent for its policyholders in Texas. Then, a couple of days later, the news broke that Ohio's InHealth Mutual co-op is going bust, making it the 13th of 23 non-profit...

Why paying cash for hospital bills is five times cheaper than your government mandated Obamacare insurance

6/23/2016 - Shellshocked by those astronomical Obamacare premiums? You might want to consider just ditching the failed health insurance "tax" altogether and paying cash for medical services on an as-needed basis because, truth be told, you'll end up shelling out far less money in the long run. This was the recent...

Affordable Care Act not so affordable: Texas' largest insurance provider to hike rates 60 percent in 2017

6/14/2016 - Contrary to all the promises, the increasingly exorbitant cost of health insurance under Obamacare is beginning to be revealed as Blue Cross Blue Shield prepares to implement a 60 percent rate hike for individual policies in its Texas market. The increases will affect more than half a million Texans...

Healthcare prices spiraling out of control as steep hikes in insurance premiums reach 6-year high

4/1/2016 - The health insurance industry that exists today is a failing business model, mainly because it compensates an often vicious, deadly model of healthcare. Check out Pharma Death Clock to get an idea of the full scope of the problem. The system also detaches people from true health responsibility, allowing...

Cancer patients begin losing health insurance coverage as Obamacare 'sickcare' system implodes

12/9/2015 - When Obamacare was first imposed on the American public, it was touted as a plan that would make quality healthcare available to everyone. The reality has proven to be another story ... Take for instance the case of Cindy Jacobson, a Houston woman being treated for renal cell carcinoma. Her cancer...

Largest health insurance company in America financially devastated by Obamacare ... May pull out completely in 2016, collapsing the failed scheme

12/4/2015 - CEOs of private health insurance companies didn't know what to expect after the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010. Some insurance CEOs feared the new government rules would restrict their ability to stay in business, ultimately bankrupting the private health insurance sector, to usher in an all-out...

Uber-like doctor house calls now a reality as services launch to bring doctors to your door

9/8/2015 - A growing number of people are rejecting the idea of health insurance payment plans that take away their money each month, even when they don't use the medical system. People are learning that it is better to save their own money for a medical emergency than allowing a health insurance company to suck...

Disturbing facts about prescription drugs you should know

9/8/2015 - Whether someone has an acute illness like appendicitis or a more long-term condition like diabetes, prescription drugs of some form or another are bound to be a part of the plan of care in modern medicine. There are some people, particularly the elderly or those with very serious conditions, who are...

Amazing health benefits of apple cider vinegar and honey

9/6/2015 - Fewer natural substances get more positive press from newspapers, magazines and social media sites than apple cider vinegar and honey. Even taken alone, each brings some amazing health benefits to the body. Apple cider vinegar is great for digestive health, for instance, and can be used topically to...

Sugar trail may lead to early cancer detection

8/21/2015 - Cancer remains one of the most-researched diseases all around the world, as international scientists work on research to broaden the understanding of every aspect of this disease – why and how it develops, grows and spreads within the human body. This knowledge hopefully then translates into medical...

Five health problems turmeric relieves

8/20/2015 - If any reason was needed to go out for curry on Friday night – this is it! Turmeric, the deep golden spice which lends its distinctive color, aroma and taste to curries and other Indian dishes, is not just a delicious flavoring for favorite foods! It is, in fact, probably one of the most studied...

Warnings signs that you may have a magnesium deficiency

8/19/2015 - Magnesium has gained a lot of attention on blogs, social media sites and e-magazines dedicated to improving health. This is because research in the last several years has begun to uncover more and more information about all the amazing things that magnesium does for the body. To date, it has been found...

Amazing health benefits of tamarind for skin, hair and health

8/19/2015 - Let's face it – unless they are a big fan of Thai or Indonesian cuisine, chances are most Americans have not even heard of tamarind! Tamarind is a small tree that is actually native to the African continent but is now cultivated all over India and other parts of the Asian continent. It has long...

Herbs that may help lower high blood pressure

8/18/2015 - High blood pressure – also known as hypertension – is a very common problem here in America. It has also been nicknamed the "silent killer" because, although it very rarely has any signs or symptoms associated with it, it is a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. Because it is...

Pineapple juice is 500% more effective than cough syrup, study shows

8/17/2015 - There are all sort of reasons that people come down with a cough. This symptom can be caused by respiratory infections like bronchitis or pneumonia, a particularly bad allergic reaction, or viral infections like a cold or the flu. It can also be caused by certain medications, such as those which help...

Early warning signs of a heart attack you shouldn't ignore

8/13/2015 - Most people who are health-conscious - even if they are living a fit lifestyle - worry at least a little bit about the possibility of a heart attack. Heart disease in general is a big problem. As a matter of fact, it is the number one killer in America and in several other developed nations as well....

Vitamins that reduce your risk of skin cancer

8/12/2015 - Skin cancer, in all its forms, is one of the most frequently diagnosed kinds of cancer both in the United States and abroad. And while some forms of this condition are easily treatable and have a good prognosis, others like melanoma can prove deadly, mostly due to the fact that they can spread easily...

Lower thyroid cancer risk with chamomile tea

8/11/2015 - Chamomile, the attractive, daisy-like flower that is native to many parts of Europe, has a long history of medicinal use that stretches back to the time of ancient Rome. It is most popularly known for its ability to promote relaxation, stress relief and a good night's sleep and even today is used in...

Scientists separate medical benefits of cannabis from unwanted side effects

8/11/2015 - With very few exceptions, almost no medical issue in recent times has been more controversial in the United States than that of medical marijuana. Proponents of this issue believe that the bioactive ingredients in marijuana should be used as or in medications due to its many health benefits - and indeed,...

Vegetarians who eat fish have lower cancer risk: Study

8/10/2015 - Most people have heard by now that increased consumption of meat can be a major risk factor for cancer development - especially when it comes to cancer of the colon. And despite loud protests by the meat industry itself, evidence continues to mount that there is indeed a link between a diet high in...

Rooibos: So much more than a tea substitute

8/7/2015 - While caffeine has become more acceptable in the healthcare community as further evidence is uncovered about the antioxidant properties of caffeine-rich beverages like tea or coffee, it can still be a problem for many patients. Certain heart conditions or anxiety problems can be exacerbated by too much...

Six common habits that seriously damage your kidneys

8/6/2015 - Kidneys are not a part of the body that many people think about – until something goes wrong with them! But if a kidney infection or kidney stone develops, it quickly becomes apparent that these small organs located in the lower back are incredibly important for the health of the whole body. Their...

Top 6 reasons to drink lemon water every day

8/5/2015 - Life is busy, and it feels like sometimes it is way too busy to get into habits that keep the body healthy. Eating right, exercising regularly or getting enough sleep can all feel like they just take too much time out of the day. The good news is, however, that there are some simple, easy things to...

Vitamin E kills off cancer cells and prevents their reproduction, study finds

8/4/2015 - Even with all the progress that has been made in cancer detection and treatment in the last few decades, there is still a long way to go. Even with all the money that gets poured into cancer research, this disease remains the fourth leading cause of death in the United States – and numbers are...

The top reasons to avoid MSG: An industry secret ingredient for food addiction

8/3/2015 - Most people have seen signs in Chinese and other restaurants proclaiming that their food is "MSG free" or a note on the menu letting diners know that is it possible to have their food prepared without monosodium glutamate. One of the big reasons that consumers became aware of this artificial ingredient...

Eating more vitamin C can help you live longer

8/1/2015 - Of all the vitamins, vitamin C is perhaps the best-known and most familiar to the general public. What most people know is that this vitamin can help to strengthen the immune system. There are dozens of over-the-counter products for taming the flu and or colds which contain high amounts of vitamin C...

Brussels sprouts: A powerful food with cancer-fighting potential

7/31/2015 - The cruciferous family of vegetables, which contains vegetables like broccoli, kale and cauliflower, get a lot of attention in the media. The health benefits of these veggies are immense. They are full of fiber to help with weight loss and digestion. They are packed with vitamins and minerals to help...

Five powerful green foods to boost your metabolic health

7/30/2015 - With nearly two out of every three Americans now considered to be either overweight or obese, it is no wonder that so much research and effort has gone into finding ways to help people who struggle with their weight to shed those unwanted pounds and restore their bodies to health. And it is well-known...

Rhodiola herbal extract increases fruit fly lifespan by 25 percent: Research

7/29/2015 - The history of herbal medicine is pretty amazing. All around the world, for thousands of years, herbalists and natural practitioners have developed an impressive body of knowledge about the healing properties of thousands of different plants and herbs to help treat virtually every malady known to man....

Health insurers seek huge price increases as 'affordable' Obamacare coverage exposed as yet another government price-gouging scam

7/29/2015 - President Obama's supporters are quick to tout his record as one of tremendous success, especially his "reform" of health care, but that is largely because they like him personally - not because Obamacare has been a rousing success. By any measure the law, which has routinely been upheld by the U.S....

Chamomile tea lowers thyroid cancer risk: Study

7/28/2015 - The tiny, daisy-like flowers from the chamomile plant have long been valued for their medicinal properties. At least as far back as Roman times, chamomile was used in teas and extracts to promote relaxation and restful sleep as well as to support the health of the digestive system. Topically, it was...

Top 5 natural substances that could cure type 1 diabetes

7/28/2015 - While type 1 diabetes is not as common as type 2 diabetes, it can be just as devastating. Unlike type 2, which is largely caused by weight gain, poor nutrition, lack of exercise and other controllable risk factors, type 1 diabetes is considered to be an autoimmune disorder and a person is born with...

Top 4 natural remedies that help diabetes

7/27/2015 - Diabetes is a growing problem both here in the United States and all around the world. In America alone, it is estimated that nearly 30 million people have this condition which is caused by the pancreas either not producing insulin at all (type 1 diabetes) or not producing enough of it to keep up with...

Six powerful foods that taste better than junk foods

7/27/2015 - One of the persistent myths about eating healthy is that food that is good for the body doesn't necessarily taste good. People are encouraged to eat certain foods because they are "good for them" but not because they are delicious. The fact of the matter is, however, that there are many healthy foods...

More sex reduces the risk of prostate cancer

7/27/2015 - Prostate problems are a major concern for men as they grow older. It is estimated that nearly 50 percent of all men over 50 will have some degree of benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH, or prostate enlargement), and a smaller percentage of men will develop prostate cancer. This cancer is serious, because...

Magnesium-rich drinking water may protect bones

7/26/2015 - One of the best ways to have a successful, fulfilled older adulthood is to pay attention to the health and strength of the bones. While men and women both can fall prey to brittle bones, it is a particular problem for women due to the hormonal changes their bodies go through during menopause, when low...

Avocado: A superfood with cancer-fighting potential

7/25/2015 - Avocados have gotten massive amounts of attention in the press in recent years. In the news, on social media sites and health food blogs, people all over the country have been talking about how good avocados are for the body. For one thing, they are loaded with monounsaturated fats (also known as MUFAs)...

The health dangers of GMO corn

7/23/2015 - Americans have always been in love with corn. Popped corn is now an essential part of going to a movie and nothing says "summertime" like fresh corn on the cob. As a matter of fact, most Americans get more corn in the their diet than they even realize: It is in dishes like hushpuppies, the batter in...

Monk fruit - A Power food for diabetes

7/21/2015 - Diabetes is a serious public health problem, not only in the United States but all around the world. In America alone, the number of diabetics is estimated to be around 30 million and those numbers are expected to rise in the coming decades. Diabetes can not only be difficult to manage from day to day,...

Top 5 nutrient-rich foods to promote longevity

7/20/2015 - Most people who watch the news or read the paper are aware that there are a lot of health problems inherent in eating a typical American diet. Our "fast food nation" today faces an ever-growing epidemic of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and certain forms of cancer. This problem is largely due to the...

Excess zinc in the body may contribute to kidney stones: Study

7/19/2015 - Kidney stones are one of the most common urinary problems in the United States and are responsible for thousands of visits to the emergency room every year. This condition comes about when minerals and other substances in the kidneys come to together to form small clumps, or stones. If the stones remain...

Scientists discover a natural molecule to treat type 2 diabetes

7/17/2015 - Most people in the medical profession agree that the current approach towards diabetes treatment is simply not working. This is evidenced by the fact that the number of type 2 diabetics in the United States - and around the world - has been steadily growing in recent years. It is estimated that there...

Fiber-rich diet may reduce colon cancer risk

7/16/2015 - The numbers, quite frankly, are grim: Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in America and the fourth leading cause of cancer death globally. And even if the colon cancer is not fatal, it can lead to radiation or chemotherapy as well as surgical removal of the colon and the placement...

Green tea boosts your brain power, especially your working memory

7/15/2015 - Green tea has held the equivalent of rock star status in the world of natural health and nutrition for years now. This is largely because new research seems to be coming out all the time that finds yet more ways in which the regular consumption of green tea can benefit the body. So far, science has...

Studies show that eating raw organic nuts may help you live longer

7/13/2015 - One of the worst things about the low-fat craze - which gripped America and other parts of the West for decades and is only now slowly eroding as people realize that fat can be healthy after all - was the fact that so many people avoided nuts in their diet. While it is true that nuts are what is considered...

Eat blueberries to live a longer life

7/11/2015 - Sometimes foods that are healthy don't always appeal to a large number of people. Blueberries are an exception, however - they are both delicious and nutritious. Blueberries are truly one of the great superfoods for so many reasons. Although they can satisfy a sweet tooth, they are low in sugar and...

Rose hips: A gift from autumn hedgerows

7/11/2015 - While people who have grown up in the city might not be aware of what exactly rose hips are, for people who garden or have grown up in more rural areas, rose hips are a familiar sight in the autumn. Rose hips are essentially the berry of the rose plant. They are the small, reddish round bulbs which...

Avocado compound holds promise for treating leukemia

7/10/2015 - Avocados have received enormous attention in the press and on social media in recent years. Once shunned as being too "high fat", dieticians, researchers and others in the healthcare community are beginning to realize just how healthy these amazing fruits really are. It is arguable, in fact, that avocados...

The anti-diabetic potential of nettles and walnut leaves

7/10/2015 - In the United States and throughout the world, rates of diabetic patients continue to rise. In America alone, it is estimated that there are between 26 and 30 million diabetics, about a quarter of them undiagnosed and untreated. This constitutes a major challenge to the healthcare system since this...

Vegetarian diet linked to reduced risk of colon cancer

7/9/2015 9:35:38 AM - Colon cancer is a serious issue in the United States, particularly for those over 50. It is one of the most frequently diagnosed forms of this disease. Even if it is not fatal, it can often have serious consequences. One common treatment for colon cancer is colon re-sectioning, which is the surgical...

Probiotics help to repair the damage caused by antibiotics

7/9/2015 - When antibiotics first became widely used in the early half of the 20th century, they were hailed as a miracle cure. Many common infections which used to have a high mortality rate, such as pneumonia or infections from wounds or surgery, suddenly become very treatable, to the point where many people...

Six awesome ways to use lemongrass essential oil

7/8/2015 - There is a reason why essential oils have stayed popular, both in the United States and abroad, for such a long time: They really work. Whether it is for health reasons (such as using eucalyptus oil to relieve sinus congestion) or for household care (like spritzing a room with oil of rosemary to disinfect...

Top 8 foods that help fight fatigue

7/2/2015 10:16:47 AM - Let's face it: Between crazy working hours, childcare responsibilities and just a generally hectic schedule, most adults simply do not get enough shut-eye from day to day and this in turn can lead to a chronic feeling of tiredness. There is a good reason why coffee shops and energy drink manufacturers...

Obama's Affordable Care Act becoming more unaffordable than ever as insurance rates skyrocket

6/5/2015 - For years, anyone who suggested that the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, was mistitled because the law would actually increase out-of-pocket expenses for consumers, was dismissed as a political hack or Obama hater. But now, five years after Obamacare became the law of the land, new data is, once...

Why does Obamacare make taxpayers fund health insurance for non-U.S. diplomats?

4/24/2015 - The massive Affordable Care Act continues to shock consumers with the costs it has forced upon the health insurance industry. In addition, the law will cost U.S. taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars more per new Medicaid enrollee by doing less to expand coverage than previously stated. But now,...

Cancers and other diseases caused by EMF radiation from cell phones, mandatory smart meters will not be covered by insurance

3/30/2015 6:00:12 PM - According to the site stopsmartmeters.org, thousands of people have complained of tinnitus, headaches, nausea, sleeplessness, heart arrhythmia, and other symptoms after a 'smart' meter was installed. The ongoing research results and evidence of the health hazards of wireless technology is growing right...

Pair sentenced to prison after committing $50 million of medical fraud, unnecessary procedures

3/24/2015 - Not all physicians are unethical, but the growing trend of fraud being committed by the conventional medical industry in the United States makes it imperative that patients remain vigilant, ask questions and refrain from putting blind trust in anyone charging you a fee. A report from Courthouse News...

Republicans sue Obama Administration for massive taxpayer-funded payouts to health insurance companies

11/26/2014 - House Republicans have filed suit against the administration in D.C. Circuit Court, alleging unilateral actions taken regarding the implementation of provisions tied to the Affordable Care Act by President Obama are outside of his constitutional authority. The suit, which had been threatened by GOP...

Obamacare causes health premiums to nearly double among America's young adults

11/17/2014 - The true "affordability" of Obamacare has been called into question by a new study, which found that average premium costs across the board have skyrocketed from what they were before the unconstitutional tax dubbed "healthcare reform" became law in 2010. The health insurance aggregate site HealthPocket...

Obama issues gag order to insurance industry; no price hikes allowed until after elections

11/4/2014 - For anyone who still believes that the Obama Administration -- the president in particular -- is not still playing politics with the Affordable Care Act, this story ought to dismiss those doubts once and for all. According to reports by USA Today, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and others, the president,...

Study finds Obamacare insurance premiums to be unaffordable for many

9/18/2014 - Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, allow for millions of Americans to receive taxpayer-funded subsidies so they can purchase health insurance coverage. Americans with incomes up to 400 percent of the federal poverty rate are eligible for this new entitlement. But that still...

Medical debts outweigh emergency savings for 25 percent of Americans

9/15/2014 - A scathing new survey from Bankrate.com shows that a majority of Americans are more worried than ever about their healthcare and finances. The poll of 1,006 participants revealed a shocking trend of ballooning medical debts and dwindling personal savings. What's shocking is that most of this problem...

Insurance companies punish healthy kidney donors by restricting their health and life insurance options

7/26/2014 - Donating a kidney to someone in need is an issue for insurers, especially life insurance providers. Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare forbids discriminating against kidney donors, other health insurers and especially life insurance providers use it to forbid insurance or provide it...

Health Ranger's vehicle violently rammed by illegal immigrant asleep at the wheel in Texas

7/9/2014 - Most Americans are aware that the Texas border is being overrun with illegal immigrants, but they don't have firsthand experience in what it really means for law-abiding citizens. Right now, those who advocate this wave of human migrants are living in a fairytale, denying the very real costs on society...

Health insurance corporate CEOs rake in millions while the masses can barely afford premiums

6/1/2014 - One of the consequences of Obamacare is that health insurance company profitability is soaring, causing corporate CEOs of health insurance companies to pocket millions of dollars in annual salaries and bonuses. This is what happens when a government colludes with private industry to force the entire...

Total debacle as Obamacare failures cost North Dakota company $73m in losses

5/15/2014 - The Affordable Care Act is gutting the US economy, inadvertently knifing out chunks of multiple millions of dollars from the private sector, as the unintended consequences of crony government intervention take hold. As the new system is set up, wasted energy and wasted money is funneled into propping...

U.S. patients with insurance charged higher fees than non-insured

4/25/2014 - A recent investigation by a local news team uncovered evidence that a growing number of California physicians have been charging patients with extra health insurance fees that go to cover everyday office expenses, a practice that is illegal under most healthcare policies. Investigative journalist...

Hospitals engineer plans to make insurance companies obsolete

4/18/2014 - Thanks to the train wreck of the government's Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, large regional sick care providers and hospitals are sniffing the air for solutions that cut out insurance providers completely. The complexity of Obamacare appears to be more of an insurance company...

Looking for a new health insurance plan? - look within

3/19/2014 2:02:58 PM - Modern day health insurance policies are payment plans intended to cover high cost emergency medical procedures. Somewhere along the way, consumers started to believe that these payment plans protect their own health. These payment plans set the mind's sail on a course of reliance on a medical industry...

Medical Mafia, insurance racket and Obamacare collaborate to control health, public ignorance and profits

3/10/2014 - Disclosure: This writer is not for or against Obamacare or any politician. He considers the whole for-profit medical industry to be an obscene racket, and the term Medical Mafia is appropriate for this deathly monopoly. And the insurance racket is part of the Medical Mafia, because it won't cover...

Obama delays health insurance mandate for mid-sized businesses until 2016

2/12/2014 - The Obama administration has issued yet another delay to a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, a move that has thrown further confusion into an already complex - and deteriorating - healthcare situation. The Treasury Department said on Monday that it was further delaying an Obamacare mandate...

Most Obamacare enrollees already had insurance; the uninsured refuse to sign up

1/28/2014 - A large number of uninsured citizens continue to refuse health insurance plans designated by the Affordable Care Act. People just aren't signing up as big government intended. As a matter of fact, only 15 percent of those expected to sign up actually have. The Obamacare individual mandate just isn't...

Americans who lost their health insurance thanks to Obamacare now face sticker shock when buying new plans

1/15/2014 - The president promised repeatedly for years that his signature legislation would not cause anyone to lose their health insurance. That has now been proven to be a lie. He also promised that his law would lower health insurance premiums for all Americans as well. However, as millions are now discovering,...

Oregon mom, an Obamacare supporter, now finds she can't afford it

1/13/2014 - Some Republicans in Congress have suggested that, rather than focusing on repealing Obamacare, the GOP should just stand back and allow the law to "collapse on its own." Well, I've never really heard of a law doing that. But no matter, because support for Obamacare is collapsing, in essence, and...

Obamacare: Cancelled plans vastly exceed enrollments so far

1/8/2014 - One of the many promises made by President Obama and his supporters regarding the Affordable Care Act was that, finally, all Americans would have health insurance. Well, like most of the other promises regarding the law, this one has been broken as well. In fact, the data is in: More people have...

Just as Natural News predicted: Obamacare unleashes mass confusion as patients walk out of hospitals

1/7/2014 - We hate to tell you we told you so, but we did. Or, more specifically, our editor, Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, did. In a column published Oct. 6 - just five days after the official epic fail launch of Obamacare's federal and state online insurance exchanges - Mike made this bold and, as it turns...

Small businesses to be devastated by huge increases in health insurance costs in 2014

12/31/2013 - As reported by The New York Times, the Democrats are going to try to get the public's mind off of the costly disaster of Obamacare this coming election year by supporting large increases in the minimum wage. "Democratic Party leaders, bruised by months of attacks on the new health care program, have...

America's top hospitals to be excluded from Obamacare

12/11/2013 - One of the reasons why U.S. healthcare is expensive is because some of the world's best hospitals are based in our country. That's not the only reason why, mind you, but let's face it: things of higher quality tend to cost more. But there will be none of that "best quality care" available for most...

Democrats over age 55 shocked to realize they will pay 300% - 400% more for insurance under Obamacare

12/3/2013 - Older Democratic staffers on Capitol Hill likely supported their bosses' decisions to back the president on Obamacare because they, like tens of millions of others, believed all of Obama's BS promises about the law. Well, they too are finding out, like the rest of us, that what was promised and what...

Real purpose of Obamacare is to destroy private insurance, says retired colonel

11/19/2013 - What if the actual intent of the Obama regime's massive healthcare overhaul had nothing to do with expanding coverage to more people and everything to do with intentionally crashing the private insurance market in order to replace it with a government-run, single-payer socialist system? This is what...

Even people who championed Obamacare are now betrayed with health insurance cancellation notices

11/17/2013 - Long-time opponents of Obamacare are finding delight in one fact about the law - that Obamacare supporters are getting hammered by it as well. Could it be that the president lied to these folks too? It could. And he has. As reported by CBS Denver: President Barack Obama is apologizing to Americans...

Obamacare 'fix' affirms Obama as absolute dictator with power to change laws as he pleases

11/15/2013 - In a desperate bid to save the rapidly collapsing Obamacare socialized medicine program, President Obama announced a "fix" yesterday that would "allow" health insurance companies to avoid cancelling whatever plans haven't already been cancelled due to Obamacare itself. In doing so, Obama effectively...

Analysis: 52 million Americans to lose health insurance due to Obamacare insanity

11/13/2013 - President Obama's repeated lie that Americans who liked their insurance plans could keep them under Obamacare is turning out to not be the biggest lie of all regarding the law. We now not only know that Obama lied about coverage but have also learned that the president and his staff knew in 2010...

Media losing all credibility in lying to cover Obama's lies about being able to 'keep your health insurance if you like it'

11/12/2013 - The media is already at fault for failing to report years ago a disturbing truth about Obamacare that was published in the Federal Register: That the law was going to cause 93 million people to lose their coverage. Now the corporate press is culpable for trying to cover up for their beloved Obama...

White House orders health insurance companies to not criticize Obamacare

11/11/2013 - Just how cynical and oppressive is the administration of President Barack Obama? Just ask the CEOs of some of the nation's health insurance companies. According to one CNN reporter, they will tell you that the current regime is so adamant about controlling the narrative surrounding the Obamacare...

See video compilation of Obama lying 23 times in a row about 'keeping your health care plan'

11/10/2013 - The disaster known as Obamacare continues to wreak havoc on America by the day, as millions discover that their president repeatedly lied to them about what the law would and would not do. Obama, during his 2008 campaign and during his "campaign" to sell his signature health plan to the country,...

Another Obamacare surprise: Major hospitals all across the country not included under new insurance plans

11/8/2013 - As if the millions of Americans set to lose their existing health insurance coverage as a result of Obamacare was not bad enough, a recent survey by Watchdog.org has found that many top hospitals across the nation will no longer be accessible to the average person with a new "eligible" plan. In fact,...

Obamacare wiping out private health insurance, just as planned

11/8/2013 - One of the intended - yes, you read that right, intended - consequences of Obamacare was to destroy the private health insurance industry. Just weeks after the law's official health exchange roll-out, it is well on its way to accomplishing that goal. At first, it was just a trickle, but now it has...

Having no ethics can be a very 'precise' matter according to Obama's words regarding Obamacare

11/7/2013 - Have you ever played the board game Monopoly, and another player has a bunch of hotels stacked up on "Boardwalk and Park Place," the two most expensive properties, and you land on them? What happens to your bank account with all that pretend money in front of you, and what happens to your "winning"...

Paralyzed firefighter dropped from insurance coverage thanks to Obamacare

11/7/2013 - Do you remember recent government budget talks? The Obama administration, including the president himself, complained that his political opponents' budgetary demands (less government spending) were hurting regular folks and those who protect us, like police and firefighters. That was then. Before...

900,000 to lose health insurance in California as Obamacare disaster spreads

11/5/2013 - "If you like your plan, you can keep it." These famous words, which were literally stated by Usurper Obama dozens of times during his Affordable Care Act hawking days, have proven to be a blatantly bald-faced lie. As reported by SFGate, some 900,000 Californians are expected to lose their existing healthcare...

BETRAYED: Democrats now admit they knew all along that millions would lose their existing health plans

10/30/2013 - The degree of betrayal found in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is finally coming to the surface... and it's intense. As a top Democrat admitted today, the Democrats knew all along that Obamacare would cause millions to lose health care coverage. Yet they continued to promote it with premeditated...

RATE SHOCK: Obamacare causing 539% increase in health insurance costs for Texans (see proof)

10/29/2013 - It is crucial for the White House that the Healthcare.gov website continue to fail, because once the site actually starts functioning, Americans are going to be hit with such devastating rate shock that the Obama administration may never recover. Obamacare is named the "Affordable Care Act," after...

Distort! Obama administration defines Obamacare 'application' numbers to mean people who haven't enrolled or even picked a plan

10/25/2013 - Yesterday Reuters reported that 700,000 Americans had applied for health insurance through Obamacare websites, including Healthcare.gov. Huh? Everybody knows the Healthcare.gov website barely even functions. Some of the state exchanges are working, but participation in those has been dismal. Where is...

Healthcare.gov running on 'Hope and Change' as HHS announces bid to find actual programmers who can write functional code

10/21/2013 - More than two weeks after the hoax launch of the fake "shell" website Healthcare.gov which did not function, the Obama administration has announced plans to bring in real programmers and attempt to build an online federal health exchange site that actually functions. A widely publicized HHS blog...

Yet another Obamacare lie exposed: No, many people won't be able to keep their doctor

10/4/2013 - Obama once said upon the unfolding complexity of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare), "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan." And later, "... nothing in this plan will require your or your employer to change the coverage of the doctor you...

What privacy? Obamacare employee accidentally emails 2,400 social security numbers to an insurance broker

9/18/2013 - Serial violations of Americans' Fourth Amendment protections under the Bill of Rights are occurring so frequently these days, you'd think it was part of the hiring process for the federal government: If you can't invade everyone's privacy with impunity, you can't work for Uncle Sam. This is especially...

Unraveling: Major health insurance companies abandon Obamacare exchanges

8/14/2013 - More and more health insurance companies are bailing out of Obamacare, fearing - correctly - that they will lose massive amounts of money if they participate in the state-run "exchanges" called for under the law. Not that the Obama administration wants to discuss the bailouts, other than to dismiss...

California's largest health care insurer for small businesses drops out of Obamacare exchange

7/29/2013 - The Obamacare disaster continues to unfold, months before the entire law is even supposed to take effect, with everyone from insurance companies to firms and private individuals positioning themselves to best withstand the onslaught of job-killing, care-stealing bureaucracy. One of the "Affordable"...

NY Times blatantly lies about costs of health insurance under Obamacare

7/26/2013 - A well-known mainstream media dinosaur has been caught yet again spreading lies about the supposed "benefits" of Obamacare, this time claiming that individual health insurance premiums will drop by up to half once the mandate comes into full effect. But the deceptive report, which appeared recently...

Health insurance premiums rise $1,975 since Obamacare passed

7/25/2013 - After being signed into law in 2010, the massive Affordable Care Act has set off massive domino effects. As the law gains speed, affordable health insurance is becoming a myth and higher premiums are the reality. Even as politicians like Obama lift the ACA on a pedestal, there is no denying the simple...

'Train wreck' Obamacare begins to unravel; massive government boondoggle set to self-destruct by 2015

7/8/2013 - Even before it is fully implemented, Obamacare is already starting to self-destruct. The White House announced last week it will simply invent its own interpretation of the law and "delay the enforcement" of the employer Obamacare mandate for another year, to 2015. This, we are told, is to allow businesses...

Obamacare to punish healthy eaters as insurance rates double or triple for those who choose to take care of their health

7/2/2013 - According to an analysis just published by the Wall Street Journal, healthy people will pay double or triple their current health insurance rates under Obamacare. Rates for those with chronic disease, however, will be reduced as all the healthy people subsidize their disease lifestyles. The net effect...

Single women's health insurance premiums set to double in California, thanks to Obamacare

7/1/2013 - Progressives claim to be the most sensitive to women's issues, yet they are the first ones to back policies that either harm or otherwise suppress women. Case in point: Obamacare. Back in the day when the president and his congressional allies were selling this turkey to the American people, one...

Obamacare sticker shock: 146 percent rate increases to be triggered in California

6/17/2013 - "You can keep your current health insurance." "You can keep your doctor." "I will not sign a [health care reform] bill that adds one dime to the deficit." And this whopper: "Insurance rates will go down under health care reform." All of these statements were made over and over again by President...

U.S. doctors are dumping all health insurance and charging patients LESS

6/15/2013 12:40:57 PM - In some places across the US, high-cost health insurance coverage is being discarded altogether. The looming Affordable Care Act health insurance mandate seems to be inspiring constructive disobedience. Yes, doctors are now "outsmarting" this government mandated health care system and moving towards...

Obamacare intends to capture all your personal identifying health info, making it government property

6/11/2013 - As angry tens of millions of us are at the Internal Revenue Service's illegal targeting of groups politically opposed to President Obama, we are about to get a whole lot angrier at the IRS as it takes a major role in enforcing privacy-stealing provisions of the Affordable Care Act, famously known as...

Obamacare will collapse under the weight of rising premiums

6/5/2013 - The scramble is on to bring the logistical framework for Obamacare into full fruition before its inaugural arrival in 2014. But as legislators and program architects dig down into the nitty-gritty of what the "tax" will actually entail in practicality, it is becoming abundantly clear from basic economics...

Majority of Americans want to go back to pre-Obamacare days when health insurance was more affordable

6/4/2013 - A new poll conducted under the guidance of marketing research groups Anderson Robbins and Shaw & Company has found that a majority of Americans want nothing to do with the socialized medicine scheme more popularly known as Obamacare. Based on a random sampling of more than 1,000 registered voters, professional...

Obamacare to usher in 100 to 400 percent insurance rate increases across the board

5/29/2013 - Seventeen of the nation's largest insurance companies are now reporting that insurance premiums are set to spike anywhere from 100 percent to 400 percent for many Americans in 2014. These insurance companies, including the likes of Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and the Kaiser Foundation have provided...

The same IRS that targeted conservative groups for punitive audits will be demanding your private health insurance records in January

5/14/2013 - By now, everyone is aware that the IRS has been caught red-handed conducting politically-motivated audits of conservative non-profit groups. Non-profits that taught the Constitution or even mildly criticized the federal government were targeted for special scrutiny, and the IRS demanded they turn over...

Total lie of Obamacare begins to unravel as small business insurance offerings delayed another year

5/8/2013 - An Obamacare insurance exchange scheme that was intended to give American small businesses the ability to choose from a variety of insurance options for their employees will not be ready until at least 2015, according to new reports. The program, which was supposed to go into effect this fall, will...

The modern-day 'slave class' is anyone who cannot do math... and that's about 95% of the population

4/22/2013 - Throughout human history, most slavery has been enforced physically -- with whips and chains. You either did what you were told or they beat you into submission. Most modern people mistakenly believe slavery has been largely eradicated across our world. They don't see people shackled in chains or...

Exposed: Standard medical pricing is a scam, unreasonably high health care costs are no accident

4/3/2013 - The American people are barely putting up a fight as they relinquish what little health freedoms they have left in exchange for Obamacare, the multi-billion dollar sick care travesty that will eliminate freedom of choice in health care. But the existing insurance-based health care system is hardly any...

Health insurance rates to double as Obamacare fully kicks in

3/26/2013 - Writing on the blog of the Department of Health and Human Services on the third anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, more popularly known as Obamacare, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had this to say about the impact of the law on insurance rates: As a former state insurance commissioner,...

eBay insurance scam exposed: You're often buying insurance that excludes the very items you're purchasing

3/17/2013 - Lawyers will tell you there is no such thing as an open-and-shut case, but when a company's insurance doesn't cover the very items the company is selling, it sure seems like open-and-shut to us. Unfortunately, so far, a court of law has not agreed. A federal judge in the Northern District of California...

Grocery loyalty card purchases surveilled by insurance companies to raise rates and deny claims

3/3/2013 - I warned Natural News readers about this years ago: those grocery store "loyalty cards" that they push on you to enjoy discounts on groceries are actually a behavior surveillance technology that's used to capture and profile your grocery purchasing patterns. This data is then sold off to insurance companies...

Obamacare to soon cost the average American family $20,000 a year, announces IRS

2/1/2013 - Under Obamacare, American families are forced to buy conventional health insurance that primarily benefits the pharmaceutical industry. By 2016 -- just three years from now -- the cheapest health insurance plan available will cost a typical American family $20,000 a year, the IRS has now announced. Here's...

Here is your Obamacare, America: Health insurers raise rates by double digits

1/10/2013 - One of the primary drivers behind President Obama's quest for Uncle Sam to take over one-seventh of the U.S. economy by engulfing the healthcare industry was that such a huge usurpation of the private sector would at least lead to lower insurance premiums for Americans. Like so many other aspects...

Almost one in ten employers to drop health insurance coverage under Obamacare

7/31/2012 - One of the elements of Obamacare critics have been most vocal about is the so-called government-sponsored "insurance pools" the law creates. Now that it's largely been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, these pools will soon become a reality. So what? That's the basis of the law, to provide insurance...

Insurance companies, government steals life insurance benefits from PTSD veterans who commit suicide

7/16/2012 - There is despicable, there is diabolical, and there are both. This appears to be a story about the latter. Families of four veterans diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following their tours of duty in combat zones who committed suicide after returning home are charging Prudential Insurance...

More medical / insurance corruption in Hawaii (opinion)

5/23/2012 2:05:45 PM - We all know that medical doctors are in fantasyland when they wear their white coats always hoping they would somehow sprout a halo or radiate some transcendental effulgence to make the process complete. Unfortunately, we also know that when they come out of medical school, where Big Pharma funds...

2012 Senate farm bill perpetuates corporate monoculture with entitlement programs and insurance subsidies

4/26/2012 - Every five years the Farm Bill is reviewed by Congress to decide how government funding should be allocated to different aspects of agriculture. Depending on what source you explore, there are mixed signals emanating from the Senate's 2012 Farm Bill proposal. According to the Environmental Working...

If Obamacare is ruled constitutional, here are 7 more things the Obama administration may soon require everyone to purchase

3/28/2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week about Obama's health care law, which has been challenged by twenty-six states. The crux of the legal arguments center around whether the federal government can mandate private citizens to purchase a product or service they may not even want or need....

Wellness clinic helps companies cut insurance premiums by 25 percent through nutrition, natural healing

12/31/2011 - A Kansas-based wellness clinic was surprised to learn recently that its employee insurance premiums would be decreasing by 25 percent next year, rather than increasing eight percent-or-so like they would be for most other companies, thanks to its integrative nutrition and wellness approach to employee...

AMA: Health insurance companies botch up to 20 percent of claims

6/23/2011 - Many NaturalNews readers have likely experienced, if even just once, the hassle of having their health insurance company improperly file a insurance claim, which can result in filing disputes, delayed payments, and other administrative problems. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), as...

Greedy medical specialists refuse to treat most children with serious health problems if they have public insurance

6/15/2011 - Doctors are refusing to help sick kids -- or delaying their treatment for weeks to months -- if the children don't have private insurance. That's because private insurance pays docs bigger bucks in reimbursements than the public kind of insurance like Medicaid. What makes this startling finding especially...

Most women skip mammograms, even when insurance will pay for them

12/10/2010 - Millions of U.S. women are apparently ignoring government recommendations and taking breast health into their own hands. A new report presented at the 33rd annual Cancer Therapy & Research Center / American Association for Cancer Research (CTRC-AACR) San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium has found that...

Health insurance companies stockpiled billions in profits while hiking premiums on customers

11/5/2010 - Nonprofit health insurance companies have been stockpiling billions of dollars in surpluses while raising members' rates, according to an analysis conducted by the nonprofit Consumers Union. "Consumers are struggling to afford health coverage," report author Sondra Roberto said. "Those funds could...

Qliance company ditches health insurance and offers direct, affordable care to patients

7/29/2010 - Qliance Medical Management, a three-year-old, Seattle-based health care startup company, now has a new funding contributor onboard. Drew Carey, the host of The Price is Right, recently contributed a sizable amount of money to the company, whose aim is to replace the costly, inefficient health insurance...

Proposed bill aims to reform pet insurance industry

7/25/2010 - California state Assemblyman Dave Jones, a Democrat, has proposed a bill that, if passed, will reform the way pet insurance companies operate. Most pet insurance companies do not explain policy details to policyholders because the industry is largely under-regulated. But the terms of the new bill require...

Health insurance companies invest billions in fast food chains

4/17/2010 - Did you ever wonder how health insurance companies drum up future business? It's easy: Just invest in companies whose products cause chronic degenerative disease, driving people towards more health care needs and therefore more health insurance. And that's exactly what the health insurance industry...

As an American, I refuse to buy mandatory health insurance that supports corrupt conventional medicine

1/4/2010 - Even if Obama's health care reform bill becomes law, mandating that all Americans buy health insurance policies for a failed system of "sick care", I will refuse to comply. I've read the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights, and nowhere in that document do I find that the federal government has...

Americans threatened with jail time, huge fines for refusing to buy health insurance (update 1)

9/28/2009 - There's a popular video circulating on the 'net right now about how to escape handcuffs without using a key. Americans are watching the video to bone up on essential skills that will soon be needed for health care reform, it seems, since the new laws that are about to be put in place call for Americans...

Skipping Medical Insurance can Improve Your Health

9/15/2009 - While Washington, drug companies, insurance companies, doctors, and many Americans believe not having medical insurance negatively impacts your health, there are actually a number of reasons not having medical insurance can actually improve your health. In truth, it should also be noted that medical...

Miserable Health Care System in U.S. Traps People in Lousy Jobs

8/18/2009 - As many as half of workers in the United States may be trapped in jobs that they would like to leave, out of fear of losing their health insurance. Experts say that this phenomenon, known as "job lock," is not only making people unhappier, but also stifling the innovation that could emerge if more people...

Doctors in Class Action Lawsuit Against Insurance Companies, Alleging Price Fixing, Collusion

7/31/2009 - The American Medical Association and a number of state medical associations have filed class action lawsuits against a number of health insurance companies, accusing them of engaging in price fixing in order to underpay doctors and increase the charges paid by patients. The lawsuits, targeting insurance...

Insurance Companies Refuse to Insure "Genetically Inferior" Customers

4/30/2009 - Insurance companies have already begun using genetic tests as a basis for discrimination, researchers have revealed, in the first study providing conclusive evidence of genetic discrimination. "Previous to this paper, only anecdotal reports of genetic discrimination have been available, with some...

Ten Tips: When You Lose Your Health Insurance

3/6/2009 - Economic times are tough and many are facing layoffs. Even more are being told that their employer will be eliminating or reducing health benefits. As a result many people are losing their health insurance coverage. Legislation is currently being proposed that can help those without health insurance...

Sweeping New Health Insurance System Proposed for U.S. Residents

2/21/2009 - The Commonwealth Fund, a health policy research group that represents the interests of health insurance companies, has proposed a sweeping new program that -- surprise! -- would require all Americans to buy health insurance. The new program would mandate that Americans buy health insurance, even...

Senate Passes Health Insurance Bill for Children

2/3/2009 - The Senate has approved legislation to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children. For the first time ever, this bill will spend federal money to insure children and pregnant women who are legal immigrants. The House approved this legislation on January 14 and President Obama will most...

House Approves Affordable Health Insurance for Unemployed

2/2/2009 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act authorizes approximately $544 billion in new spending and $275 billion in tax cuts. The purpose of this legislation is to stimulate the economy by preserving and creating jobs, helping the unemployed and uninsured, and assisting states with budget relief measures....

Insurance Companies and Hospitals Use Personal Data to Deny Services

1/21/2009 - For those people looking for one more reason to stick to their health resolutions for the New Year, The Washington Post reports that health and life insurance companies use a type of consumer health "credit report" that is derived from databases containing the prescription medication records on over...

Dr. Deitch Part II: Take Responsibility for Your Health and the Health Care Account

12/28/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Dr. Jason Deitch shares on taking responsibility for our own health and understanding the health care account option. Renegade Roundtable with Dr. Jason...

It's Official: Health Insurance will Fund Maggot Therapy

11/27/2008 - Maggot therapy for helping wounds to heal is increasingly finding a role in modern medical procedures thanks in part to mankind's all-too-clever profit-centered approach to health care, which has created monstrous new bacterial villains such as MRSA. The growing recognition of the efficacy of using...

Millions of Working Americans Have Chronic Diseases But Are Uninsured

9/24/2008 - A study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that millions of working-age persons in the United States who suffer from chronic health conditions do not have insurance coverage and have poorer access to medical care as compared to their insured counterparts. Details of Study The...

The Politics of National Health Care Reform: Why no Popular Presidential Candidate can Solve Our Health Care Crisis (transcript)

7/3/2008 - The following is a transcript of Health Ranger Report #16, entitled The Politics of National Health Care Reform, which is available free of charge as an MP3 download at: https://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.html Have you ever wondered who is going to win the presidency in the United States and...

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