What If Andrew Yang Was Right?

Re:What If Andrew Yang Was Right? by ngold on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @06:29AM (#22603539)

Sadly the majority of america that is uninsured has universal emergency room healthcare. And that is the most expensive kind. We have probably 100 million Americans on this universal healthcare plan.

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Re:What If Andrew Yang Was Right? by lonelappde on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @09:33AM (#22604706)

That claim is circulated about but I don't think it's true as an overall cost, but only as a cost-for-value. A few ER visits is cheaper than actually providing lifelong preventive care and chronic disease management before they die. O If you don't have a high risks of dying for your condition at the ER, you don't cost money while you sit in the lobby.

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Re:What If Andrew Yang Was Right? by creaghpatr on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:29AM (#22603802)

That and Medicaid, which covers a significant portion of America already.

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