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> this is the same dumb deserving argument for uninsured, they are still getting treated in ER usually repeatedly when it would be cheaper to cover them This i
by bequanna 2y ago
> this is the same dumb deserving argument for uninsured, they are still getting treated in ER usually repeatedly when it would be cheaper to cover them
This is a myth. Insurance is low-cost or usually free for all low income people in the US.
- manquer 2y agoI would say that insurance is low-cost or free for anyone is the myth. Since the emergency over Covid was declared over last year, the number of people and kids being kicked out of Medicare and Medicaid ostensibly because of procedural issues or some imaginary fraud has been constantly in the news. The forever argument on the right is link coverage to employment or some other ridiculous reason deserving reason invoking the welfare queen caricature, just last week John Oliver did a segment on this .
- bequanna 2y agoI didn’t say it was low cost or free for everyone, only low income people. I’m sure you can dig up some exceptions where someone was denied coverage for some reason or bureaucratic screw up, but my above statement is broadly true. Also, I wouldn’t consider John Oliver a good source for anything. His show is biased infotainment pandering to a specific group.