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wasupaloopa

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1. Canada has a lot less people than we do. Comparing us to orher

Reply to sagesnow (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2019, 07:29 PM

Jul 2019

countries should be left out of the argument. Other than they have a different system, most have less people and started their system long ago without a insurance based system to junk.

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Here's the straight skinny on Medicare for All The Hightower Lowdown [View all] sagesnow Jul 2019 OP

Canada has a lot less people than we do. Comparing us to orher wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #1

The more people in the system sagesnow Jul 2019 #3

There is also a principle called the law of diminishing returns. At some point the cost go up again. wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #7

Although MFA would be OK, Hightower is fudging on his Admin costs being 30+%. Hoyt Jul 2019 #2

I would like to see some back up of that. sagesnow Jul 2019 #4

You do the math, ACA limited overhead to 15% for most insurance plans and Medicare is Hoyt Jul 2019 #5

Medical Complexes around here could easily rack up the 30% overhead cost. sagesnow Jul 2019 #6

Those won't end under single payer. Docs and facilities will still be competing against each other Hoyt Jul 2019 #8