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Voltaire2

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4. And replace it something better, The horrors!

Reply to Loki Liesmith (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 20, 2020, 09:10 AM

Feb 2020

It is odd how many people suddenly have 'amazing healthinsurance'. Odd. On average individual health insurance premiums are over 4000/yr, include a deductible of at least 1500, have copays that can add several more thousand dollars to your costs, come with byzantine network restrictions than can dump unexpected and sometimes financial catastrophic bills onto people, and require constant attention due to routine denial of coverage.

But on the internets everyone has 'amazing healthinsurance. You did mean insurance right? This has nothing to do with actual healthcare, other than being able to afford to access it.

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MEDICARE FOR ALL WOULD SAVE $450 BILLION ANNUALLY WHILE PREVENTING 68,000 DEATHS, NEW STUDY SHOWS [View all] CousinIT Feb 2020 OP

And would take away the amazing healthcare I already have Loki Liesmith Feb 2020 #1

So long as you have yours . . . Nature Man Feb 2020 #2

Thanks for illustrating another main problem with it. Insulting 150 million people R B Garr Feb 2020 #9

Nobody advocating a public option doesn't think that others should be covered brooklynite Feb 2020 #37

And replace it something better, The horrors! Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #4

on average is the operating word drray23 Feb 2020 #14

On average is the operative word. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #15

I know people who work for Blue Cross and can not afford it. Oppaloopa Feb 2020 #22

I work for a top 3 berksdem Feb 2020 #36

You obviously love paying for private jets, mansions, skyscrapers and golden parachutes. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #6

Yeah, screw everyone else nobuddy Feb 2020 #8

You are so right. Look at the responses -- nothing but petty insults. R B Garr Feb 2020 #11

150 million people love their crappy private health Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #16

Look at the union workers in Nevada who don't want crappy promises of M4all R B Garr Feb 2020 #20

+1000 ehrnst Feb 2020 #21

I have great health insurance... Blue_playwright Feb 2020 #35

It's amazing cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #23

Ah yes, the "I have mine so screw you" approach to health care. Hopefully you never lose yours. LonePirate Feb 2020 #28

Why would it do that? edhopper Feb 2020 #29

How amazing is it? Perseus Feb 2020 #31

no thank you. I dont want a crazy president to put my healthcare in a spending bill with the wall... samnsara Feb 2020 #3

Supplement plans & Advantage plans could remain CousinIT Feb 2020 #5

Your existing "healthcare" is sliced up for maximum profit. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #10

You sound like cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #25

No, read again -- it's the opposite of your assertion. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #33

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Progressive dog Feb 2020 #7

Under the British plan cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #27

Yes... but you don't do it in one big ax of a plan.... ashredux Feb 2020 #12

Bingo. And the longer you hold out for all-or-nothing, the longer you have nothing. R B Garr Feb 2020 #13

+1000 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #17

Easy way to fix uppercase headlines or other text: sl8 Feb 2020 #18

Good to know IronLionZion Feb 2020 #26

Without the ACA subsidy, two people in their 60s could pay $22,000 a year for an HMO plan Auggie Feb 2020 #19

The insurance industry will suffer bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #24

When cars were invented cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #30

What I'm saying is bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #34

A shouting headline snowybirdie Feb 2020 #32

Locking JudyM Feb 2020 #38