the difference is staggering

@franti the bankruptcy is a myth. At very least before obamacare. We used to have great insurance and what was called catestrophic insurance for pennies.

you know you could just have both private and public insurance <:thronk:441701565607444482>

@M4Gunner even with that, it's not 250 / 20 mins

it's massively overblown

They do that in canada and it doesnt work well

@franti and also wrong most insurance operates as non profit or not for profit limiting profit to 3% or less

well, you can't because the supplies in question are regulated

same with medication

you can't exactly treat yourself

so you're forced to be a customer

so much for voting with your wallet

@Ruggwain we had that perfectly fine pre obamacare both operated cheaply

@Ruggwain you know you could just not commit war crimes

Compare car repairs

says the Amerimutt

or gun shop work

Which is why your seeing a rise in free market clinics

Every state ran their own. And private was left alone

@Goblin_Slayer_Floki the numbers aren't actually from 2010, they're from 2016

which makes it even more sad

in comparison

Oh i thought i read 2010 in the article i posted

g u a n t a n a m o i s j u s t a r e g u l a r a n t i t e r r o r f a c i l i t y

What i get for skiming

@Ruggwain says the genocide commiter

if you have an ear infection that's leaking pus , you can't get antibiotics that you know would help , for instance

@Goblin_Slayer_Floki "bankruptcy is a myth?"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

even though, if you go to a doctor, they won't do tests

never forget the armenian genocide

they'll give you the same pills

american insurance rates were still expensive pre affordable care act

and charge you 300 bucks for a visit

I'm pointing out

healthcare is a captive market

you can't vote with your wallet

Wrong

so it needs to be regulated

@dodo.sh 2k for a CT is totaly reasonable my dude
Nothing to see here

@franti bankruptcy for medical bills is a myth. Most providers write off most their cost per insurance agreements, and whats left they tend to discount or payment plan, or write off even more.

If anything high provider costs are to fleece yhe gov and insurances

the thing about ACA was that it turned out americans that werent covered were less healthy than thought
and the broken to hell program the repubs modified it into couldnt handle the stress