Max KennerlyJul 18, 2023

America's healthcare system is both an obvious enormous drain on our economy, with far higher per capita costs than anyone else, and a less obvious enormous drain on our economy because every employer, including the self-employed, has to spend a ton of time administering healthcare coverage.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/opinion/universal-health-care.html

Opinion | Fixing Health Care Starts With the Already Insured

Guaranteed basic coverage will protect those who have insurance from uncertainty.

The New York Times
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There are so many flaws in the piece I've got the sardonic smile of a tetanus sword war victim. Ignoring the glossed over difference between coverage and care, at the end there's a call for low rate 'care' with a market for costly care, as if the only difference would be the number of aids hovering around. But there would be ailments that are too costly. Thousands if not more. Death panels, as we have now.
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*the triumph of hope over experience*

Obama's ACA "hope" overlaying mega corp parasites on 'care.' No public option and definitely no single payer.

*Mandate*

There to protect ins profit levels forcing healthy young to pay for minimal risk ins corps wanted.

*leaving patients on the hook for large medical costs is contrary to the purpose of insurance*

View from people buying insurance. Exact opposite with ins cos. Having insured 'cover' as much of cost of a need is the profit.

Jul 18, 2023 at 5:23pmWeb