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Re:Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe by dpkirchner on Saturday September 26, 2026 @03:43PM (#49859859)
Hell, let's just reduce the Medicare eligibility age (alllll the way down) so everyone can afford the care they need or would benefit from.
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Re:Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe by parineum on Saturday September 26, 2026 @04:03PM (#49860034)
Medicare is currently something like 14% of the budget and covers 20% of the population.
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Re:Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe by supertrope on Saturday September 26, 2026 @04:07PM (#49860062)
The least healthiest 20% of the population. Old people use much more medical care.
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Re:Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe by parineum on Saturday September 26, 2026 @09:19PM (#49862374)
Personal healthcare spending is estimated to have been 4.5T in 2024. [1] Total revenue was 4.9T that year. [2]

[1] https://nchsdata.cdc.gov/dqs?topic=personal-healthcare-spend...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_federal_bud...

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Re:Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe by oklahomasports on Saturday September 26, 2026 @05:40PM (#49860792)
to be fair if everyone was paying 10-20k less in private healthcare thorough their employer you could tax that amount
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