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snot

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7. Re- costs, what matters is

Reply to Bandit (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 12:24 PM

Jun 2012

not so much what the relative premium costs are, but what the total health care costs are vs. total health results.
I.e., I think you'd have to find states or societies with different systems but similar per capita health stats, like mortality rates or the like, and then compare their total health care costs; etc.

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There was a poll done in Mass where 100% of all children and 98% of all adults are covered [View all] Bandit Jun 2012 OP

I wonder what a Man in the Street type interview from the people of Mass notadmblnd Jun 2012 #1

Massachusetts has the highest medical insurance premiums in the country, though... nt Romulox Jun 2012 #2

No, that would be us here in SoCal. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #4

Do you have a link for that? pnwmom Jun 2012 #8

From Today's Boston.com: "Massachusetts individual insurance premiums are the highest..." Romulox Jul 2012 #10

But if it has much lower deductibles and lower cost-sharing, then it may be worth it. pnwmom Jul 2012 #12

True. Still, the point stands. I included the sympathetic article excerpt, so as to Romulox Jul 2012 #13

Here's something I found. HappyMe Jun 2012 #3

Good article on relative costs for states, HappyMe. ananda Jun 2012 #5

Well, of course it could be better. HappyMe Jun 2012 #6

Medicare, when it began, had many flaws, which have been repaired over the years. pnwmom Jun 2012 #9

The President won in 2008 on a platform of reforming NAFTA... Romulox Jul 2012 #11

Re- costs, what matters is snot Jun 2012 #7