Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance

[dblack]

No doubt things were much worse before the ACA, that's why was (am) for it.

All ACA does is cement the dysfunction in place. But you know that.

 

[Greenbeard]

All ACA does is cement the dysfunction in place. But you know that.

Let's see, tens of millions of people gained access to care, health care cost--and price!--growth plummeted (to the point that relative health care costs today are where they were 15 years ago), and care got better. Pretty good!

 

[dblack]

Let's see, tens of millions of people gained access to care, health care cost--and price!--growth plummeted (to the point that relative health care costs today are where they were 15 years ago), and care got better. Pretty good!

Horseshit. But health insurance company profits break records every year! Mission accomplished.

 

[Greenbeard]

Horseshit.

Must be jarring for your worldview to briefly come into contact with reality! But here we are. More people able to get care when they need it, a bent cost curve, and better care.

 

[dblack]

Must be jarring for your worldview to briefly come into contact with reality! But here we are. More people able to get care when they need it, a bent cost curve, and better care.

ACA is shit. You're selling shit.

But at least those insurance company profits are sailing along.

 

[dblack]

White House report: Health insurers see profits boom under ACA, even as premiums rise

Health insurers are facing new scrutiny for large profit margins during times of high premium increases and costly Medicaid expansions. | The White House is blasting health insurers for making profits as premiums rise. Insurers, according to a new report from the Council of Economic Advisers...

www.fiercehealthcare.com

Americans suffer when health insurers place profits over people • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

It’s a challenging time for the American health care system — unless you’re one of America’s largest private health insurers.

www.penncapital-star.com

'The house always wins': Insurers' record profits clash with hospitals' hardship

With most healthcare organizations having now released their third quarter earnings, the gap between provider and payer profits continues to widen.

www.beckerspayer.com

BIG INSURANCE 2022: Revenues reached $1.25 trillion thanks to sucking billions out of the pharmacy supply chain – and taxpayers' pockets

Analysis of the 2022 financial statements of UnitedHealth Group, CVS/Aetna, Cigna, Elevance, Humana, Centene, and Molina

wendellpotter.substack.com

 

[PeterPilot]

And Obamacare's astronomical deductibles just aggravated that.

Personally, I would rather my tax dollars be spent on universal healthcare than on forever wars brought under fraud.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

There are subsidies for the premiums.

lol..ok.....you pay 17k for 1st dollar coverage

but wait, you don't need insurance....apply when you have expensive bills and cancel it when you are well.....get insurance when you need it ONLY, not 24/7....right?????

my homeowners policy has an option to pay only when i have a claim....then i don't pay anymore....your liability plan have that?