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Post by ben on May 30, 2017 16:42:09 GMT -5
those who get it through their employer have very little clue that those who pay for their own insurance get very different rates. That should not be, in my opinion. Were we all looking at the same plans at the same rates (Congress critters, too), the health care discussion would look different, IMO. One also pays very different rates when going to the hospital depending on whether you have insurance or not. It reminds me of an infamous congress quote. You don't know what a hospital bill will be until you get it. But if you have insurance or single-payer or whatever (SOMEONE ELSE is paying it), you don't care what the cost is. So I heard health care is 17 percent of the US economy, looked it up and verified it. I also looked up the figure from Canada, and found their health care was 10 percent of their economy. That's a substantial difference, but I'm not sure why - maybe Canadians earn and spend a lot more compared to in the US, so their health care cost looks smaller in comparison. From what I've seen, hospitals and health care businesses are very profitable, more than most of the Big Corporations that so many people accuse of making obscene profits. I'm guessing that's not true in Canada. I'd like to see health care costs be as transparent as, ... I've heard dental care costs have gone down, because they're competing by advertising low prices to get customers ...
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Post by ben on May 30, 2017 21:52:37 GMT -5
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