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forest444

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1. That 11.4% rate includes the 4 million left uninsured thanks to Scaliar and his boys.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 05:33 PM

Jul 2015

http://www.workforce.com/articles/supreme-court-medicaid-ruling-to-leave-36-million-uninsured-in-2016-cbo

Of course, only a single payer system would get where we need to be: zero uninsured.

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Survey: U.S. Uninsured Rate Hits Record Low [View all] DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

That 11.4% rate includes the 4 million left uninsured thanks to Scaliar and his boys. forest444 Jul 2015 #1

Its not just about being insured tymorial Jul 2015 #3

This isn't surprising. tymorial Jul 2015 #2

Fellow physician here and I agree with your points in large aceofblades Jul 2015 #6

she already said she will keep the insurance and drug companies on the backs Doctor_J Jul 2015 #9

Okay here is my problem with the public option tymorial Jul 2015 #15

an "ER visit and have an ultrasound, xrays and lab work" for 1k seems like a bargain price Sunlei Jul 2015 #13

Definitely. tymorial Jul 2015 #14

I know what you mean. Even the drug corps price gouge & collude with the insurance corps Sunlei Jul 2015 #16

you're in the medical field, how much is the actual cost of ultrasound, x-ray and bloodwork? Sunlei Jul 2015 #17

lol actual cost. tymorial Jul 2015 #18

perhaps people should post their medical bills for some public shaming of ridiculous profits. Sunlei Jul 2015 #19

For those physicians and facilities that are exploitive tymorial Jul 2015 #20

I did play around with your link. tried ru486 'the morning after pill' very common in Sunlei Jul 2015 #21

insurance is mandatory by law. If it surprises you that more people have it now than had Doctor_J Jul 2015 #4

What a bullshit post. Adrahil Jul 2015 #7

What does your rant have to do with the op? Doctor_J Jul 2015 #8

Congresses deal Cosmocat Jul 2015 #25

They don't have continuous enrollment. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #5

plenty of fairly easy ways to change insurance plans or enroll anytime. Sunlei Jul 2015 #12

Not that I have been able to find. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #23

If you do not have insurance yet(just started a job?) you can apply and get insurance anytime. Sunlei Jul 2015 #24

Even though the poster didn't respond, let me thank you for taking the time to look that up. nt Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #31

Now to work on cost controls riversedge Jul 2015 #10

was so stressful to be uninsured. Thank you President O and all the other good people who.... Sunlei Jul 2015 #11

Good news for this country, lark Jul 2015 #22

True enough. But you gotta start somewhere! calimary Jul 2015 #35

The ACA is working Gothmog Jul 2015 #26

Yup, working exactly like the insurance companies wanted. Android3.14 Jul 2015 #27

ZZZZZzzzzz z z ..... tabasco Jul 2015 #29

200,000 in West Virginia now under expanded Medicaid tabasco Jul 2015 #30

I agree with tabasco. Get new talking points. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #32

Thanks President Obama! n/t tabasco Jul 2015 #28

progress! Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #33

Let's all remember - this is what the GOP hopes to flush down the toilet. calimary Jul 2015 #34