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1. Single payer for sick would be a handout to the insurance corporations

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 07:55 PM

Oct 2013

Making the healthy pay corporations to not cover them when they get sick.

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On Prexisting Conditions [View all] Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 OP

Single payer for sick would be a handout to the insurance corporations Taitertots Oct 2013 #1

It's a horrible idea the insurance companies would love. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #2

How? Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #3

ACA makes coverage of preexisting conditions a leagl requirement elehhhhna Oct 2013 #4

are you referring to the scenario above or OP Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #5

People change jobs on average every 5 years. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #13

Insurance only works when EVERYBODY spreads the risk SoCalDem Oct 2013 #6

Agreed. That IS the model Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #7

probably quite closer to reality Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #11

And where do you think the money comes fromfor that scheme? Ms. Toad Oct 2013 #8

exactly Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #10

Not with the insurance companies still in the mix. Ms. Toad Oct 2013 #12