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Vinca

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14. It's obscene a person with your health problems would have to continue to work to keep insurance.

Reply to annominous (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 08:34 AM

Apr 2016

There are things about this country I despise and the funding of healthcare is probably number 1 on the list. Good luck to you. I hope things improve.

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Health insurance now costs $16,000 for average family [View all] eridani Apr 2016 OP

I am pretty curious astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #1

Most people will never be expensively sick, and therefore have no occasion-- eridani Apr 2016 #2

Opposite here astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #3

In every age demographic, 15% of that demographic accounts for 85% of health care costs eridani Apr 2016 #4

interesting yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #5

True...and in "universal coverage" systems, health professionals are paid much less. Sancho Apr 2016 #13

Closer to 2/3, and we overpay specialists and underpay Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #15

Med school tuition is free or heavily subsidized elsewhere eridani Apr 2016 #17

If you like, there are studies that detail differences of support in different systems and the US Sancho Apr 2016 #18

Unfortunately, the debt comes WAY before total lifetime earnings eridani Apr 2016 #20

Life need not be that way yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #6

I have cancer annominous Apr 2016 #7

I'm sorry this is happening to you. AllyCat Apr 2016 #8

We did and single payer came close killed by Joe Lieberman. gordianot Apr 2016 #10

Funny how people always seem to forget nationalize the fed Apr 2016 #16

It's obscene a person with your health problems would have to continue to work to keep insurance. Vinca Apr 2016 #14

.... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #22

Medicare for All, including dental, optical, hearing aids and mental health services. Scuba Apr 2016 #9

+a hundred quadrillion! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #23

The deductables are figured... ConsiderThis_2016 Apr 2016 #11

We need to stop using leeches. JEB Apr 2016 #19

Health care costs My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #12

FUCK Healthcare for profit! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #21

My husband is slowly Texasgal Apr 2016 #24