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area51

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3. "'Providing affordable, ... quality health care options ... is not possible

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 04:50 AM

Aug 2016

without a balanced risk pool,' said Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini."

No shit. Those of us in favor of single-payer knew this, and knew GingrichCare is unsustainable.

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Aetna to pull out of most Obamacare exchanges [View all] cali Aug 2016 OP

great news. obamacare is basically welfare for insurance companies. let's move on the single payer & msongs Aug 2016 #1

With what pleasure I would welcome that. cali Aug 2016 #2

How are we suppose to move on towards SP and/or PO? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #6

It is NOT great news ismnotwasm Aug 2016 #10

"'Providing affordable, ... quality health care options ... is not possible area51 Aug 2016 #3

bingo. in a nutshell, as they say. cali Aug 2016 #4

"Bertolini receives a total compensation of $4.76 million per year..." trotsky Aug 2016 #11

So they drop out of the exchange how does that help them make more money? Don't understand how uponit7771 Aug 2016 #5

If its costing them Sgent Aug 2016 #9

Well that's what happens when you try to make ANY KIND OF DEAL annabanana Aug 2016 #7

Yep. A health care system relying on insurance companies to do the right thing, is cali Aug 2016 #8