In the moments before our beloved but highly politicized Supreme court rules it may be well to consider a few facts.
Fact: US healthcare is the most expensive in the world, costing just about twice as much as the nearest competitor.
Fact: Favorable outcomes are rated in the mid thirties compared to other nations. Our system being on par with third world nations.
Fact: The first 15 to 35% of our health care premium buys no health care at all. That is the price extracted in administration costs............and profit.
Fact: Overhead expenses for Medicare are roughly 3%.
Fact: The US is the only nation in the world that allows its healthcare to be driven by profit.
Fact: About 60% of all US bankruptcies come about due to medical costs.
Fact: Half of all those experiencing such medical bankruptcies had health insurance.
Fact At any given moment up to 20% of our population has no heath care at all.
Fact: A "pre existing" condition may be anything you have been treated for(or even seen a doctor about) before you lost your company insurance.
Fact: Insurance companies have entire departments staffed expressly for the purpose of denying or slowing up the payment of legitimate claims.
Fact: The overwhelming majority of constitutional experts maintain that the "mandate" is constitutional.
Fact: The original concept of the "mandate" originated with conservatives. (before they lost their collective minds)
Now relax and enjoy the show. It will be easier for you in you now have company paid insurance. Enjoy that while you can it will surely not last.
If you don't have such insurance, remember that come November.
Fact: US healthcare is the most expensive in the world, costing just about twice as much as the nearest competitor.
Fact: Favorable outcomes are rated in the mid thirties compared to other nations. Our system being on par with third world nations.
Fact: The first 15 to 35% of our health care premium buys no health care at all. That is the price extracted in administration costs............and profit.
Fact: Overhead expenses for Medicare are roughly 3%.
Fact: The US is the only nation in the world that allows its healthcare to be driven by profit.
Fact: About 60% of all US bankruptcies come about due to medical costs.
Fact: Half of all those experiencing such medical bankruptcies had health insurance.
Fact At any given moment up to 20% of our population has no heath care at all.
Fact: A "pre existing" condition may be anything you have been treated for(or even seen a doctor about) before you lost your company insurance.
Fact: Insurance companies have entire departments staffed expressly for the purpose of denying or slowing up the payment of legitimate claims.
Fact: The overwhelming majority of constitutional experts maintain that the "mandate" is constitutional.
Fact: The original concept of the "mandate" originated with conservatives. (before they lost their collective minds)
Now relax and enjoy the show. It will be easier for you in you now have company paid insurance. Enjoy that while you can it will surely not last.
If you don't have such insurance, remember that come November.