Healthcare plan: $750 billion
Biden wants to expand Obamacare significantly by increasing its subsidies and creating a government-run plan that would erode private insurance over time.
So here is what will happen if Biden as part of his $6 Trillion expenditures is to "erode private insurance"...
There are 907 private health insurance companies that cover 49% of all Americans.
These companies employ over 500,000 people that average $40,000 a year in salaries.
These companies pay over $100 BILLION a year in Federal/state and local taxes to communities where they have offices.
COSTS for eliminating 907 private insurance companies:
500,000 people and employers pay on average 12.4% of salaries in payroll taxes or: $2.48 Billion a year in LOST Federal payroll taxes.
500,000 people on unemployment for 26 weeks at $400/week or $5.2 billion PAID OUT to these people... was that cost figured?
Now these 907 companies pay $100 billion a year in federal/state/local/property taxes... GONE.
So if the above over $100 billion in tax revenue is eliminated and $5.2 billion going out for unemployment... where will the $6 Trillion Biden will spend come from?
Countries with government funded health care spend half what the US spends and they have better outcomes, and a healthier population.
More than 30% of ever dollar Americans spend on healthcare goes to “administration and billing”. In single payer countries that figure is closer to 5%. Just the savings in premiums payable to private insurance being reduced to eliminate the profit factor would save Americans so much aggravation and money.
you just admitted the government involvement is our problem,,,
admin and billing costs are due to gov regs,,,
If government were the “problem” then the government run programs wouldn’t be cheaper than private insurance now would it?
Government regulation and oversight of the insurance industry wouldn’t be necessary if there weren’t so many dishonest companies looking to stiff policy holders and deny coverage.
Pre-approvals, co-pays, and denials if claim all slow down the system and add costs, none of which is going to patient care.
Single payer systems return patient care to the primary care physician. He/She determines your course of treatment, cutting time arranging treatment, and eliminating pre-approvals in nearly all cases.
My family doctor’s receptionist does his billing - a once per month bill submitted to OHIP. There are no co-pays. One and done. No third party billing company. What my doctor earns, he keeps. No collection fees or bad debt write offs.
No medical bankruptcies either, since medical bills aren’t a factor in bankruptcies.