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bresue

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4. FLOOD INSURANCE

Reply to mwooldri (Reply #1)

Sat May 13, 2017, 06:49 PM

May 2017

Has been offered to home owners by the government for years. There is no way insurance companies could cover catastrophic risks. Health care is so expensive currently that health insurance companies cannot effectively cover risks either because of over-valued health care prices.

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Aetna CEO in private meeting: Single-payer, I think we should have that debate [View all] babylonsister May 2017 OP

Hmmm.... Medicare for all plus nationalizing Aetna, Cigna, BCBS, UHC, etc ? mwooldri May 2017 #1

We already have single payer. It is known as Blue Cross. AngryAmish May 2017 #2

FLOOD INSURANCE bresue May 2017 #4

I want to know what all the healthcare ceo's and Trump talked about in that meeting MattP May 2017 #3

get the costs right equals get rid of overpaid CEOs. nt msongs May 2017 #5

Real simple solution to this and doesn't require nationalizing insurance companies. Xolodno May 2017 #6

We could have single payer Turbineguy May 2017 #7

Yup. I think that is what Australia has. GoCubsGo May 2017 #9

They want a nice government check to administer single-payer claims. Barack_America May 2017 #8