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bucolic_frolic

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2. Where does all the money go in health care?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 04:13 PM

Dec 30

Hospitals are closing in rural areas, the insurers are broke, people can't pay the bills. You get a bill for something and it's pick a number $8,749.00, the insurer pays such and such, you have copays, and the hospital settles for $879.00. Doctors bills similar.

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Millions of Americans face steep rise in healthcare costs - CNN [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 30 OP

No problem. Just ignore it like Trump wants us to. Norrrm Dec 30 #1

Where does all the money go in health care? bucolic_frolic Dec 30 #2

A 62-yr-old peasant recounts his experrience re: this topic. cer7711 Dec 30 #3

Translated: no_hypocrisy Dec 30 #4

"Obamacare" is a word that was invented by the Repukes FakeNoose Dec 30 #5

MAGAs want to repeal Obamacare? Norrrm Dec 31 #6