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TRUMPCARE would caus 14 million people to lose insurance coverage in 2018 and 24 million would lose it within ten years. Who cares, right?

Posted - March 13, 2017

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  • 2327

    You betta start impeaching him then. Would; "for being terrible at business" be a believable, or valid reason? 
      March 13, 2017 3:17 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    I can't impeach righty. That is the job of Congress and they are spineless/inept/terrified of The Donald. I see no light at the end of that tunnel. Thank you for your reply and Happy Tuesday.
      March 14, 2017 3:21 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    i think people should care about that
      March 13, 2017 3:55 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your repy pearl and Happy Tuesday.
      March 14, 2017 3:21 AM MDT
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  • 5835
    Here's the way it works. When most people pay their own medical bills, the doctor sits down with the patient and they discuss options and costs and decide what to do. When most people have insurance, that discussion does not take place.  Tests and second opinions that would otherwise have been optional are automatic. The doctor hires more staff to fill out the insurance forms and keep extensive records. The doctor has to have the latest equipment to be sure his diagnoses are legally defensible. Everybody knows the bills are covered, and services are assumed to be competent. All of this, the extra tests, the second opinions, the documentation, the equipment, has to be paid for, and the cost goes on the patient's bill. The insurance company's only concern is that charges are necessary and reasonable.

    Please notice that I have not suggested any form of deception. All of this is normal, honest, and unavoidable. Increased medical costs are automatic when most people have insurance.

    But normal market forces are still at work. Demand is limitless, but services are scarce. In a normal market, demand is controlled by costs. When that restraint is removed some other method must be found to keep demand equal to supply. One way to limit demand is to make patients wait. When there aren't enough doctors to treat people as fast as they come in, patients must wait. Those that can't or won't wait go away. Travel to a treatment center has the same effect. When the market is controlled by costs, people who really need treatment can get it by paying the cost. When the market is controlled by some other method, individuals are prevented from making their own decisions about what they really need. They can only get treatment by waiting, or by obtaining some sort of official approval or professional reference, that is to say, by political influence.
      March 13, 2017 4:38 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your thoughtful and informative reply JV and Happy Tuesday to thee.
      March 14, 2017 3:22 AM MDT
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