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BumRushDaShow

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2. The average hospital stay

Reply to groundloop (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 21, 2024, 09:01 AM

Aug 2024

(at least around the PA-NJ-DE tristate area) ends up often being $8,000 - $10,000 per day. And if you have no insurance or insurance that doesn't cover much, that's a big debt that also comes with harassing debt collectors.

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy forgives $100 mln in medical debt [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 OP

It's sad that this is even necessary. We need Universal Healthcare like nearly all other advanced countries. groundloop Aug 2024 #1

The average hospital stay BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 #2

What a decent man to initiate a medical debt jubilee. He must be a Democrat. C0RI0LANUS Aug 2024 #3

Health care for all. Get employers out of the business of providing health care. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #4

Completely agree! Been saying that for years. Grins Aug 2024 #7

K&R. Our healthcare system is essentially a welfare program for medical debt collectors. ck4829 Aug 2024 #5

Pure naked racism is why all Americans don't have universal health coverage C0RI0LANUS Aug 2024 #6

Do you mean $100 million? Not $100 Minutes? question everything Aug 2024 #8

The headline has it as a lowercase "m" "l" "n" for "million" BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 #9