Outlaw health insurance. Only way to control soaring costs

[Dragonlady]

Even a trip to the doctor for strep throat would be beyond the means of low income families. With the consultation, costs of the lab work, follow up visit and prescription this would be at least $250. Easy for a middle class family, impossible for someone living from pay cheque to pay cheque.

 

[Dragonlady]

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Some of you live in this fantasy world where you believe healthcare costs are no more than a nice dinner at your favorite restaurant. Healthcare is costing us almost 20% of GDP. You don't get it for less than $100 per month.

20% of GDP would be near $3trillion dollars and with 300 million people thats 10,000 dollars a year per person or about $800 a month.

The latest figures I've seen are $8200 and 17% of GNP for the US. Canada is $4400 and 11.6%.