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13. What the hell is "overuse of the healthcare system"?

Mon May 4, 2026, 08:25 AM

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You mean when many people are sick and need care, cause they are sick or injured, or their kids are?

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Republicans see high-risk plans as the future of health insurance [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Here we go again bmichaelh Yesterday #1

JFC Skittles Yesterday #2

The Republicans want you to die. Hugin Yesterday #3

either that or just PRAY you stay healthy Skittles Yesterday #4

Yeah, the same bunch that used to gripe about "death panels". Prof. Toru Tanaka Yesterday #9

Leopard Health Care BurnDoubt Yesterday #5

GoFundMe Heatlhcare bmichaelh Yesterday #6

They want you to pay your premiums, Americanme Yesterday #7

These are those crap plans that the ACA got rid of. Ray Bruns Yesterday #8

The premise of lowering costs doesn't work, area51 Yesterday #11

... BumRushDaShow Yesterday #15

What the hell is "overuse of the healthcare system"? displacedvermoter Yesterday #13

Yeah. Those are great until that leukemia diagnosis comes. travelingthrulife Yesterday #14

What do they mean by overuse? SamuelAdams Yesterday #16

Says the people who get the best healthcare, cheaply Bayard 23 hrs ago #17

I know what would put downward pressure on prices... Multichromatic 21 hrs ago #18