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Ms. Toad

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4. People do not have health insurance for many reasons,

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 25, 2017, 11:26 AM

Jan 2017

only one of which is their immigration status.

The article does not use the word illegal, at all, and the only number attributed to uninsured immigrants is 18%.

Your revision makes it sound as if that portion of uninsured population is entirely to blame for the problem of costs rising due to individuals without insurance using ER rooms.

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4 barely known reasons American Healthcare sucks [View all] DetlefK Jan 2017 OP

Seriously??? "Illegal Immigrants?" hunter Jan 2017 #1

It's the essence of the point. DetlefK Jan 2017 #3

People do not have health insurance for many reasons, Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #4

Oh bother. hunter Jan 2017 #5

I needed something short and inflammatory. DetlefK Jan 2017 #6

Thank you! Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #2