I wanted to make sure everyone saw this Investor’s Business Daily piece from Friday outlining how even the cheapest plans under Obamacare are much more expensive than current available plans. The chart below says it all.
For example, in Maryland the cheapest plan under Obamcare would cost 83% more than the cheapest plan currently being sold in the state. To break things down further “A young worker making $20,000 in Maryland, for example, would pay about $1,000 for the cheapest ObamaCare plan, after the subsidy. That's still $278 more than the least expensive plan offered in the state today.”
In light of President Obama and his team trumpeting that Maryland would have some of the lowest rates in the country under the law, Aetna decided late last week that they would have to withdraw from the Maryland exchange because the approve premiums would not cover the cost of doing business. In a letter to the Maryland Insurance Administration, Aetna stated, "Unfortunately, we believe the modifications to the rates filed by Aetna and Coventry would not allow us to collect enough premiums to cover the cost of the plans, including the medical network and service expectations of our customers." Thanks to Obamacare 13,000 people who currently have insurance through Aetna are in jeopardy. Remember when President Obama said “No matter what you’ve heard, if you like your doctor or your healthcare plan, you can keep it”? Well, unless you live in Maryland and your insurance is Aetna.
Here’s a statement on Aetna’s withdrawal from the Maryland exchange from Congressman Harris, M.D.:
“Aetna’s decision to withdraw from Maryland’s exchange is another example that Obamacare is bad medicine for Maryland. It’s telling that an average 25% increase in premiums is not enough to make the Obamacare train wreck work. Despite promises by President Obama and others that this law would lead to lower premiums and greater access to care, the exact opposite is turning out to be true – Marylanders will be paying more and having fewer choices. It is time for the President to accept Obamacare’s failures and join House Republicans to implement health reforms that are patient-centered, lower costs, and improve access for all Americans.”
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Monday, August 05, 2013
Craig: Obamacare Will Stick Marylanders with 83% Healthcare Tax
Harford County Executive and candidate for Governor David R. Craig announced today that Marylanders can expect a dramatic increase in health care insurance premiums under Obamacare, calling it a "massive new tax." Maryland's least expensive Obamacare plan will be 83% higher than the lowest-cost plan sold in the state this year. The analysis comes from a Government Accountability Office report that compares rates this year to what the Maryland Insurance Administration announced they will be under the new state exchange scheduled to launch October 1.
The state’s insurance agency locked down rates with private carriers last month and the new exchange for individuals is marketed as the “Maryland Health Connection.”
“What we have here is Maryland’s health disconnection,” said Craig. “This entire contraption will fall apart unless untold thousands of healthy people inexplicably decide to go online and buy expensive insurance instead of making a car payment. Private insurance carriers are not participating and not enough healthy, working people will either, and this is not going to work.”
The Maryland Insurance Administration and the GAO analyze similar policies available to similar age groups. A young person buying exchange insurance under the so-called “bronze plan” will pay $1368 in annual premiums, according to the state agency. Yet this year, according to the federal GAO, that person pays just $744 in annual premiums, an 83% difference.
“People are struggling with the worst economic recovery in our lifetimes, have faced down record tax, fee and toll increases, and now they are forced to pay 83% higher insurance costs," said Craig. “This is a massive health care tax politicians are attempting to brand as something else, and they are forcing people to buy it.”
The dramatic premium spike comes on the heels of the announcement that Aetna canceled plans to sell insurance on the exchange after state regulators drastically cut the rates it could charge consumers for its plans. Aetna, the nation's third largest health care insurance company as measured in terms of membership, acquired Bethesda-based Coventry Health Care this year.
"It is deeply troubling that Maryland has yet again soured relations with major employers and job creators. Another company acquires one of Maryland's last remaining Fortune 500 companies and takes their business elsewhere because regulators tell them what to charge. This irony is lost only on the one-party political machine in Annapolis."
Craig said this is only the beginning of the unraveling of Obamacare.
"These are only the initial, visible cracks in the foundation of the health care law, which like other federal public policy experiments, Maryland rushes into without conducting due diligence," said Craig. "I’m concerned about the cracks we don’t see yet.”
The state’s insurance agency locked down rates with private carriers last month and the new exchange for individuals is marketed as the “Maryland Health Connection.”
“What we have here is Maryland’s health disconnection,” said Craig. “This entire contraption will fall apart unless untold thousands of healthy people inexplicably decide to go online and buy expensive insurance instead of making a car payment. Private insurance carriers are not participating and not enough healthy, working people will either, and this is not going to work.”
The Maryland Insurance Administration and the GAO analyze similar policies available to similar age groups. A young person buying exchange insurance under the so-called “bronze plan” will pay $1368 in annual premiums, according to the state agency. Yet this year, according to the federal GAO, that person pays just $744 in annual premiums, an 83% difference.
“People are struggling with the worst economic recovery in our lifetimes, have faced down record tax, fee and toll increases, and now they are forced to pay 83% higher insurance costs," said Craig. “This is a massive health care tax politicians are attempting to brand as something else, and they are forcing people to buy it.”
The dramatic premium spike comes on the heels of the announcement that Aetna canceled plans to sell insurance on the exchange after state regulators drastically cut the rates it could charge consumers for its plans. Aetna, the nation's third largest health care insurance company as measured in terms of membership, acquired Bethesda-based Coventry Health Care this year.
"It is deeply troubling that Maryland has yet again soured relations with major employers and job creators. Another company acquires one of Maryland's last remaining Fortune 500 companies and takes their business elsewhere because regulators tell them what to charge. This irony is lost only on the one-party political machine in Annapolis."
Craig said this is only the beginning of the unraveling of Obamacare.
"These are only the initial, visible cracks in the foundation of the health care law, which like other federal public policy experiments, Maryland rushes into without conducting due diligence," said Craig. "I’m concerned about the cracks we don’t see yet.”
Former Dover Airman Arrested For Rape
Date of Occurrence: Between February 28, 2007 and February 28, 2008
Victim: 4 year old male (now 10 years of age)
Defendant, Charges, and Bond Information:
Jesus Munoz, 30, Melbourne, FL (Photo Attached)
Rape 1st (2 counts)
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Assault 2nd
Unlawful Sexual Contact 1st (52 counts)
Arraigned at JP7 and committed to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on $173,000.00 cash bond.
Resume: Dover, DE- The Delaware State Police has arrested a former Dover Air Force Base Airman on charges of Rape and other sexual offenses stemming from allegations that occurred back in 2007.
Jesus Munoz was arrested Thursday August 1, 2013 at Troop 3 after he was brought back to Delaware by State Detectives. He was being held in Brevard County Detention Center in Florida in connection with Rape charges after a now 10 year old boy came forward and revealed to relatives he had been sexually molested by his step-father.
The investigation began on July 26, 2013 after an interview was conducted at the Child Advocacy Center in Dover in response to the victim informing his biological father he had been raped by his step-father for a year starting in February of 2007. The victim informed detectives the sexual abuse would occur on the weekends his mother was working and he would be home with Munoz.
In a coordinated effort with Air Force Office of Special Investigations (O.S.I), agents turned Munoz over to Brevard County Sheriff's Office in Florida on Friday July 26th where he was held in the Brevard County Detention Center. He was then extradited by the Delaware Department of Justice State Detectives on Thursday August 1st at which time he was arrested on the above charges at Troop 3. He was arraigned at JP7 in Dover and committed to JTVCC on $173,000.00 cash bond.
Any requests regarding Munoz enlistment with the United States Air Force should be directed to Public Affairs Officers at 302-677-3372
Because of the sensitivity of this case, and in consideration of the victim, only limited information will be released.
Wife Sends Travel-Loving Husband's Ashes In A Bottle Around The Florida Coast
In March 2012, Beverly Smith, 56, put the ashes of her late husband, Gordan Scott, in a bottle and tossed them off the coast of Big Pine Key, Fla., WCVB reported. With his remains were $2 and a note instructing whoever recovered the bottle to "call and tell [her] where he is."
Gordon Scott Smith, from Louisville, Tenn., had died at 57 from a sudden brain hemorrhage three weeks earlier, according to USA Today. But his wife honored his love for travel, and now, with the help of a few kind strangers, his memory is living on in various places across the Florida coast.
"He loved the ocean," Beverly Smith told the paper. "I wanted to let him travel a little and let him sail away."
Pedestrian Struck And Killed In Crash, Laurel
Location: Sussex Highway (US13) northbound, north of Sycamore Road, Laurel, DE
Date of Occurrence: Sunday August 4, 2013 at approximately 11:15 p.m.
Operator and Vehicle Information:
Operator #1: John S. Wilson, 22, Laurel, DE
Vehicle #1: 1997 Chevrolet Silverado
Passenger: 21 year old female passenger, Laurel, DE
Pedestrian: Hispanic male, late 20s, Laurel, DE (Victim's identity is still being confirmed along with notification of next of kin)
Resume:
Laurel, DE- The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is currently investigating a crash involving a pick-up truck and pedestrian that occurred late last night.
The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. as John S. Wilson was operating a 1997 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck northbound on Sussex Highway (US13) north of Sycamore Road in the right lane. A Hispanic male was walking from the west side of US13 northbound to the east when he stepped into the right lane and was struck by the truck. The Silverado was able to come to a controlled stop on the northbound shoulder of the road.
The Hispanic male was pronounced dead at the scene.
John Wilson and his 21 year old female passenger, who were properly restrained, were not injured in the crash.
The Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing their investigation into this incident. US13 north of Sycamore Road was closed for approximately 3 hours as the crash was investigated and cleared.
Date of Occurrence: Sunday August 4, 2013 at approximately 11:15 p.m.
Operator and Vehicle Information:
Operator #1: John S. Wilson, 22, Laurel, DE
Vehicle #1: 1997 Chevrolet Silverado
Passenger: 21 year old female passenger, Laurel, DE
Pedestrian: Hispanic male, late 20s, Laurel, DE (Victim's identity is still being confirmed along with notification of next of kin)
Resume:
Laurel, DE- The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is currently investigating a crash involving a pick-up truck and pedestrian that occurred late last night.
The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. as John S. Wilson was operating a 1997 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck northbound on Sussex Highway (US13) north of Sycamore Road in the right lane. A Hispanic male was walking from the west side of US13 northbound to the east when he stepped into the right lane and was struck by the truck. The Silverado was able to come to a controlled stop on the northbound shoulder of the road.
The Hispanic male was pronounced dead at the scene.
John Wilson and his 21 year old female passenger, who were properly restrained, were not injured in the crash.
The Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing their investigation into this incident. US13 north of Sycamore Road was closed for approximately 3 hours as the crash was investigated and cleared.
Paul Ryan: GOP Plan Says Illegals Go 'On Probation' Then 'Get a Green Card'
"So what we're going to do is take a step-by-step approach to get immigration right, not a big massive bill, but separate bills so people know what's in these bills," said Ryan.
"We don't have control of our border," said Ryan. "We don't know who is coming and going in this country. We need real border enforcement and that means we really don't trust the administration with discretion in this area. So we need a border enforcement law, first and foremost, that cannot be voided.
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Heart-Wrenching Video About Vehicular Heatstroke Could Save a Child's Life
It only takes 15 minutes for a child to get heatstroke while sitting in a car. Watch this tear-jerking video that will teach you some things you might not know... and it could just save a child's life.
DEMINT: AL QAEDA BIGGER THREAT THAN PRE-9/11
While agreeing with the Obama administration's decision to close embassies throughout the Muslim world on Sunday due credible threats, DeMint said America's enemies have been emboldened.
"Our attempt to placate parts of the world... is clearly not working," DeMint said. "The perception of weakness in the administration is encouraging this type of behavior."
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WICOMICO FARM & HOME SHOW WINTERPLACE PARK, SALISBURY MD
6TH ANNUAL ANTIQUE & CLASSIC TRACTOR PULL
Saturday August 17, 2013
Registration 10:00 A.M. – Noon
Antique Tractor Parade – 12 NOON
Tractor Pull Starts at 1:00 P.M.
All tractors must be 1966 or older and are allowed to run 1 (one) tire size larger than stock. In the Antique class, we will have a maximum speed of 3.5 MPH and we will be offering the following weight classes for the Antique class:
Class I 2000 – 3500 Class V 6501 – 7500
Class II 3501 – 4500 Class VI 7501 – 8500
Class III 4501 – 5500 Class VII 8501 – 9500
Class IV 5501 – 6500
We will be offering the following weight classes for the Classis class:
Class I 2000 – 3500 Class VI 7501 – 8500
Class II 3501 – 4500 Class VII 8501 – 9500
Class III 4501 – 5500 Class VIII 9501 – 10500
Class IV 5501 – 6500 Class IX 10501 – 11500
Class V 6501 – 7500 Class X 11501 – 12500
FOR MORE INFORMATION – Contact Johnny Smith 443-614-3044
Registration 10:00 A.M. – Noon
Antique Tractor Parade – 12 NOON
Tractor Pull Starts at 1:00 P.M.
All tractors must be 1966 or older and are allowed to run 1 (one) tire size larger than stock. In the Antique class, we will have a maximum speed of 3.5 MPH and we will be offering the following weight classes for the Antique class:
Class I 2000 – 3500 Class V 6501 – 7500
Class II 3501 – 4500 Class VI 7501 – 8500
Class III 4501 – 5500 Class VII 8501 – 9500
Class IV 5501 – 6500
We will be offering the following weight classes for the Classis class:
Class I 2000 – 3500 Class VI 7501 – 8500
Class II 3501 – 4500 Class VII 8501 – 9500
Class III 4501 – 5500 Class VIII 9501 – 10500
Class IV 5501 – 6500 Class IX 10501 – 11500
Class V 6501 – 7500 Class X 11501 – 12500
FOR MORE INFORMATION – Contact Johnny Smith 443-614-3044
WHY DID FDR FAIL TO RELIEVE MACARTHUR AND 151,000 TROOPS FIGHTING THE JAPANESE IN THE PHILIPPINES?
The following begins a series in five parts based on questions that arise from integrating revelations of intelligence history – specifically, the influence on US policy-making by Americans acting on the Kremlin’s behalf-- into the well-known sequence of World War II events. These questions are discussed and documented extensively in the new book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character (St. Martin’s Press) by Diana West.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. It is a day that still lives in infamy, just as FDR predicted.
According to Soviet intelligence reports, we now know that one of FDR’s top officials, the Treasury Department’s Harry Dexter White, was a Soviet agent, who, among many other deceptions, subverted relations between the US and Japan by inserting “ultimatum” language into the cable flow that actually spurred the Japanese attack. This was language written in Moscow, passed to White by a Soviet handler in Washington, D.C., and dropped into a State Department communiqué sent to Japan.
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Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. It is a day that still lives in infamy, just as FDR predicted.
According to Soviet intelligence reports, we now know that one of FDR’s top officials, the Treasury Department’s Harry Dexter White, was a Soviet agent, who, among many other deceptions, subverted relations between the US and Japan by inserting “ultimatum” language into the cable flow that actually spurred the Japanese attack. This was language written in Moscow, passed to White by a Soviet handler in Washington, D.C., and dropped into a State Department communiqué sent to Japan.
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Study: Many Teens Are Waiting Longer To Get Their License
There was once a time that teenagers old enough and able to drive wanted to drive. That’s certainly the case for Mike Hopper Jr. from New Jersey.
“I’m gonna get it as soon as I could, when I turn 16,” he said.
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Liberty’s Backlash
Last week, Justin Amash, the two-term libertarian Republican congressman from Michigan, joined with John Conyers, the 25-term liberal Democratic congressman from the same state, to offer an amendment to legislation funding the National Security Agency (NSA). If enacted, the Amash-Conyers amendment would have forced the government’s domestic spies when seeking search warrants to capture Americans’ phone calls, texts and emails first to identify their targets and produce evidence of their terror-related activities before a judge may issue a warrant. The support they garnered had a surprising result that stunned the Washington establishment.
It almost passed.
The final vote, in which the Amash-Conyers amendment was defeated by 205 to 217, was delayed for a few hours by the House Republican leadership, which opposed the measure. The Republican leadership team, in conjunction with President Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, needed more time for arm-twisting so as to avoid a humiliating loss.
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It almost passed.
The final vote, in which the Amash-Conyers amendment was defeated by 205 to 217, was delayed for a few hours by the House Republican leadership, which opposed the measure. The Republican leadership team, in conjunction with President Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, needed more time for arm-twisting so as to avoid a humiliating loss.
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BREAKING NEWS: Two Deaths Reported After Catamaran Capsizes Off Coast
Shawn J. Soper, News Editor
OCEAN CITY -- Two people died and two others were safely pulled from the water when a catamaran capsized about 32 miles off the coast of Ocean City early Monday morning.
Around 9 a.m. on Monday, the fishing vessel “Lori M.” contacted Coast Guard Station Hampton Roads when it came across a capsized catamaran about 32 miles off the coast of Ocean City. The crew on the “Lori M.” was able to successfully rescue two survivors from the capsized vessel, but unidentified victims were still missing, according to Coast Guard officials.
The Coast Guard responded with numerous assets including a helicopter and rescue swimmer from Air Station Atlantic City. The rescue swimmer entered the water, and with the help of another Good Samaritan, was able to recover the other two victims, who were deceased.
Another vessel, the “Just Right V,” one of 262 boats fishing in the White Marlin Open which began today, arrived on the scene and took the two survivors and the two victims on board.
The “Just Right V” is currently en route to the Indian River Inlet with the victims and the survivors on board. The “Just Right V” has an escort from the Coast Guard.
The investigation is ongoing and more information will be provided by The Dispatch when it becomes available.
From the facebook page of The Dispatch
OCEAN CITY -- Two people died and two others were safely pulled from the water when a catamaran capsized about 32 miles off the coast of Ocean City early Monday morning.
Around 9 a.m. on Monday, the fishing vessel “Lori M.” contacted Coast Guard Station Hampton Roads when it came across a capsized catamaran about 32 miles off the coast of Ocean City. The crew on the “Lori M.” was able to successfully rescue two survivors from the capsized vessel, but unidentified victims were still missing, according to Coast Guard officials.
The Coast Guard responded with numerous assets including a helicopter and rescue swimmer from Air Station Atlantic City. The rescue swimmer entered the water, and with the help of another Good Samaritan, was able to recover the other two victims, who were deceased.
Another vessel, the “Just Right V,” one of 262 boats fishing in the White Marlin Open which began today, arrived on the scene and took the two survivors and the two victims on board.
The “Just Right V” is currently en route to the Indian River Inlet with the victims and the survivors on board. The “Just Right V” has an escort from the Coast Guard.
The investigation is ongoing and more information will be provided by The Dispatch when it becomes available.
From the facebook page of The Dispatch
Anne Arundel Immigrants Eye Efforts To Change Federal Law
Gustavo Ramos, 52, arrived in Glen Burnie from Mexico City in 1980 on a student visa and has made Anne Arundel County his permanent home since 1993. He opened a grocery store in Brooklyn Park in 2007, selling the business in 2012.
Student visas have a short lifespan, though, and Ramos is no longer here legally.
Proposals to change the country’s immigration laws, now before Congress, offer Ramos a chance at citizenship, one he would like to take.
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