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2016 Postmortem

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts) Sun Jan 17, 2016, 10:37 PM Jan 2016

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The single most unnecessary cost in our healthcare system is Insurance costs.

Period.

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The single most unnecessary cost in our healthcare system is Insurance costs. (Original Post) Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 OP

K and R! fleur-de-lisa Jan 2016 #1

Indeed! Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #2

Oh wait . . . fleur-de-lisa Jan 2016 #3

It is common sense. Adding another entity to skim the cream from the pot. southerncrone Jan 2016 #4

bbuut that's what Wall St is best at... tk2kewl Jan 2016 #5

Yep. nt Zorra Jan 2016 #6

Not quite. jeff47 Jan 2016 #7

Well, that's what I meant. Thanks. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #8

K/R UglyGreed Jan 2016 #9

That government money (tax dollars) should be going into healthcare and facilities, not insurance co ViseGrip Jan 2016 #10

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #11

fleur-de-lisa

(14,628 posts)

1. K and R!

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 10:38 PM

Jan 2016

Someone needs to tell Hillary!

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

2. Indeed!

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 10:47 PM

Jan 2016

fleur-de-lisa

(14,628 posts)

3. Oh wait . . .

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 10:48 PM

Jan 2016

they are helping to fund her campaign. She already knows!

southerncrone

(5,506 posts)

4. It is common sense. Adding another entity to skim the cream from the pot.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 10:50 PM

Jan 2016

And then to let them drive the train to boot!
This didn't happen because the PEOPLE engineered this model, it's was engineered by the money interests!
How many ins companies are actually financial institutions.

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

5. bbuut that's what Wall St is best at...

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 10:50 PM

Jan 2016

making sure they get their vig

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

6. Yep. nt

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 10:55 PM

Jan 2016

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

7. Not quite.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 12:53 PM

Jan 2016

The single most unnecessary cost is insurance profit.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

8. Well, that's what I meant. Thanks.

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:02 PM

Jan 2016

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)

9. K/R

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:05 PM

Jan 2016

ViseGrip

(3,133 posts)

10. That government money (tax dollars) should be going into healthcare and facilities, not insurance co

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:10 PM

Jan 2016

Uncle Joe

(58,402 posts)

11. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:12 PM

Jan 2016

Thanks for the thread, Ed Suspicious.

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