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BlueJessamine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:31 AM Original message |
Study says uninsured are costly for all |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. Duh! |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. We really need a weekly, or perhaps daily "Duh!" Award |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. This needs to be driven home. People are in major denial about the cost of |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Exactly - I've never understood why Dems haven't made |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. It was an issue during the primaries. But it was twisted to demonize the uninsured. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. Add in the cost of lost work days and lost lives |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Also cost of eventual disability payments. |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
6. And why are the uninsured charges double and triple what Insurance companies are charged? |
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daggahead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
7. Really? It took a study? Really? n/t |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. years and years ago there was an article in the paper about this |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. This is one of those "no shit" headlines. n/t |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. And is that extra $1000 used to pay the medical bills.. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is just a way to pit us against each other |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. No it is not - who do you think pays these? |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. Insured in U.S. Paid ‘Hidden Health Tax,’ Group Says |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I remember a time when that was a REPUKE talking point ... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Seriously |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yup...and its not like employers alone are footing this bill. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I wonder how much ‘Hidden Health Tax’ we are paying for bonuses and junkets and |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Tons |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Does this amount include the co-pays when you get medicaid and |
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