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And this is why having government funded basic healthcare isn't as inefficient as so many people claim. For the government the only thing that matters is net t
by imtringued 3y ago
And this is why having government funded basic healthcare isn't as inefficient as so many people claim.
For the government the only thing that matters is net tax revenue. Healthy people pay more taxes and unhealthy people cost money.
So the solution is obvious: invest in effective low cost preventative treatments and cures. That maximizes net tax revenue.
Meanwhile private insurers only care about your health to the extent that they get paid. Healthy people bring in less money than the chronically ill.
- refurb 3y agoThis isn’t true. Insurers are incentivized by lowering healthcare costs as well. All you have to do is look at all the preventative care that they pay for - often with smaller or no copay (although no copay was mandated by Obamacare).