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ProfessorGAC

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9. Public Assumes The Risk

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2020, 09:11 AM

Mar 2020

Insurance companies assume the benefits.
But, they hate socialism.
Another example of non value added layers of profit taking, going sideways.
Their risk models don't include the impact of an epidemic? Fire the execs!

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NYT National News@NYTNational: U.S. health insurance premiums could increase as much as 40% [View all] BeckyDem Mar 2020 OP

The very fact that this is even considered as remotely possible theaocp Mar 2020 #1

Thank you for saying that because we should never forget their absurd asinine lies used BeckyDem Mar 2020 #3

R' will immediately blame D's that are soon to be in Office JDC Mar 2020 #2

Yep. No doubt, that is all they ever do. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #4

We've needed universal healthcare since Truman. It's no different now. Magoo48 Mar 2020 #5

+1. We are going to win this fight, we must win it. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #6

Absolutely! Never back down on this. This is necessary from here on out. nt Progressive Jones Mar 2020 #7

I truly believe we can do this. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #8

Public Assumes The Risk ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #9

+1. Its all about their control over legislators who write their free ticket to those profits. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #10

Stop paying them. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #11