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Can't get past the paywall on my phone, but 350 million people in the country, limited to working age adults, limited to those who didn't use state-level exchan
by TallGuyShort 12y ago
Can't get past the paywall on my phone, but 350 million people in the country, limited to working age adults, limited to those who didn't use state-level exchanges, limited to those who wanted to use the public option at all, and you're quickly at tens of millions, possibly less, spread over several months. And it sucked at serving that many people.
- hippich 12y agoBut these 10 millions who now got a chance to have insurance save dollars for the rest 340m. So indirectly it indeed served all 350m (or whatever total number of people living on USA territory)
- TallGuyShort 12y agoThat sense of the word "served" has nothing to do with the magnitude of the technical project.
- jdjdjdidjd 12y agoHow many dollars were saved exactly? Do you have a source? Anecdotally, I know plenty of people who saw an increase in their premiums.
- hippich 12y agoI don't have numbers, nor anyone will have I bet, since that kind of change requires some time to really see benefits (or negatives) My opinion based on the fact that nothing is free, and people who currently don't have insurance, but still require medical attention, still cost the rest of us money. Also, since people without medical insurance tends to go to emergency room only in critical cases - problems they had could be much cheaper if they had insurance from the beginning. Anecdotally, I know such people :)
- XorNot 12y agoAnecdotally, you met a lot of people who had health insurance they never actually used, and which wouldn't cover them for anything if they needed it. Those are the people who's plans were discontinued.