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"Employment-based insurance covers approximately 60% (180 million of the 310 million) of insured individuals, but enrollment is highly correlated with income. I
by beat 7y ago
"Employment-based insurance covers approximately 60% (180 million of the 310 million) of insured individuals, but enrollment is highly correlated with income. In high-income households (family income >400% of the federal poverty level), 84% are enrolled in employment-based insurance. In low- and middle-income households (family income from 100% to 250% of the federal poverty level), only 35% are enrolled in employment-based insurance."
That line from the beginning just melted my face. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was that bad. Filing this factoid away for later!
- TheBeardKing 7y agoYeah, it's really bad when insurance covers only 60% of even the insured!
- beat 7y agoThose who fear "socialized medicine" often fail to recognize just how socialist our system already is.
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- TheCoelacanth 7y agoThe other 40% of insured individuals are covered through non-employment based insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid or an insurance plan that they purchased for themselves.
- beat 7y agoOr they don't have insurance at all.
- TheCoelacanth 7y agoPeople who don't have insurance are not "insured individuals".