Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties
by ars on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:07AM
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??? You don't need to be very rich to have great healthcare.
If you are poor you get free healthcare, if you have a bit more money you get great healthcare by buying insurance, usually your employer offers it.
The worst you can say is that most people have a several thousand dollar deductible, which isn't great, but it's also not bank breaking.
Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties
by aikinai on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:39AM
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> a several thousand dollar deductible, which isn't great, but it's also not bank breaking.
40% of Americans couldn’t come up with $400 for an unexpected expense.[0]
[0] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/20/heres-why-so-many-americans-...
Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties
by jfkebwjsbx on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:13AM
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Considering the vast majority of Americans do not have jobs that provide good insurance nor have thousands of dollars in savings, I would say you are agreeing that no, the vast majority does not have "great healthcare".
Which is precisely what was claimed.
Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties
by senordevnyc on Thursday February 27, 2020 @08:35AM
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The situation is not good but not quite as dire as you claim. Roughly half of Americans get healthcare from their employer. And while “good insurance” is subjective, it looks like 75% of those people have deductibles under $2000. So not great, but not quite as horrible as “vast majority” imo.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/health/employer-health-in...
Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties
by jfkebwjsbx on Thursday February 27, 2020 @07:33PM
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Let's sink that in: 2/3 of the population from your own numbers do not have insurance or an insurance they can pay the deductible for.
Alright, it is not a vast majority numerically. It is still a catastrophe waiting to happen in comparison with other countries.
Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties
by senordevnyc on Saturday February 29, 2020 @11:41AM
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Not sure how you came up with 2/3rds. A significant portion of the half of Americans who don’t get healthcare from their employer get it from Medicare, Medicaid, or other government programs.
Good joke. You may have great healthcare if you are very rich. Otherwise...