Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees

Re:Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Re... by bestcoder69 on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:57PM (#33073605)

It’s hard to separate that from the US’s nasty combo of outlier poverty + healthcare that’s non-free at the point of service. Doesn’t bode well for populations disproportionately in and near poverty…

But (to be fair and balanced) one pro of the US’s system that other countries don’t have is that black and white people (and all other races) are allowed to use their HSAs as a tax shelter for their investments.

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Re:Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Re... by nramanand on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:41PM (#33074082)

Eh, I think one could say HSAs are also a symptom of these disproportionate effects.

What populations are getting the jobs that provide an HSA? What population has money left over to put into an HSA?

etc., etc.

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Re:Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Re... by bestcoder69 on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:50PM (#33074190)

Ya I was just making a little joke about the US's right-wing solutions for distributing healthcare, and "equality of opportunity" arguments people make.

IRL some of the poorest people I know have been screwed over by attempting to use similar programs.

Myself, I really don't want to have to fucking rebalance my healthcare portfolio. As opposed to, y'know, just walking in the building, getting my healthcare, walking out, and squaring up at tax time on a progressive curve.

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Re:Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Re... by nramanand on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:52PM (#33074217)

Haha OK I was almost sure this was sarcasm

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Re:Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Re... by 14u2c on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:35PM (#33074018)

How is race relevant to HSA accounts?

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