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Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties by jfkebwjsbx on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:13AM (#22431329)
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.

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Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties by senordevnyc on Thursday February 27, 2020 @08:35AM (#22433070)
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...

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Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties by jfkebwjsbx on Thursday February 27, 2020 @07:33PM (#22439512)
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.

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Re:U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties by senordevnyc on Saturday February 29, 2020 @11:41AM (#22451421)
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.
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