Lawyers are pitching state attorneys general in 16 states with a radical idea: make the food industry pay for soaring obesity-related health care costs.
ItÂ’s a move straight from the playbook of the Big Tobacco takedown of the 1990s, which ended in a $246 billion settlement with 46 states, a ban on cigarette marketing to young people and the Food and Drug Administration stepping in to regulate.
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Geeeeeezus.
"The more I think about it ol Billy was right, let's kill all the Lawyers,kill'em tonight".
Don Henley
Well then you should be totally pissed at this!
We've been so snookered on ACA because we were told there were 46 million uninsured and we needed to get them covered so we could reduce health insurance costs..RIGHT?
A) This is just bassackwards!
90% of the people that know, say they send to their health insurance companies/Medicare bills for services of over $850 billion a year NEEDLESSLY!
Here don't take my word for it:
90% of physicians say they order $850 billion a yea
r in wasted duplicate tests, referrals all out of FEAR of being SUED!
Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine in US at $650 to $850 billion per year
Health News Observer ? Physicians Estimate The Cost Of Defensive Medicine In Us At 650 To 850 Bill Articles
Again your attitude about lawyers right on target!
B) So ACA included a 10% tax on tanning salons as they cause cancer. OK sounds good!
Why not tax 10% of the $270 billion lawyers make BECAUSE THEY CAUSED $850 billion a year in duplicate tests, etc. according to the experts!!!
C) Then realizing that of the so-called 46 million uninsured that:
1) over 10 million according to the census figure that provided the 46 million uninsured... ARE NOT CITIZENS! So subtract 10 million from 46 million!
2) Census counted 14 million as uninsured BUT failed to recognize that under previous Medicaid regulations all this 14 million need do is register! Subtract another 14 million!
3) 18 million under 34 making over $50,000 don't use employers' health plans cause they spend $1,000 or less out of pocket.. but they are counted.. Subtract 18 million.
4 million people is all that are not able and want health insurance... NOT the bogus 46 million!
So taking the $27 billion in tax on lawyers and requiring any hospital that sees an uninsured person to send their claims of services to the insurance company managing these
4 million "uninsured' with the $27 billion, you reduce the FACT that Medicare KNOWS most hospitals "pad and pass" on uninsured costs.. Sometimes 6,000% markups!
With these three steps.. We've NOT destroyed health care as we know it!
We'll reduce the $850 billion of "defensive medicine" Costs.
And hospitals won't be padding and passing on sometimes 6,000% markups due to the "uninsured"!
This by far would have a greater IMPACT ON ALL our lives!
