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re: How much would single payer cost?
Posted on 9/22/17 at 9:10 am to Obtuse1
Posted on 9/22/17 at 9:10 am to Obtuse1
quote:False.
Medicare/Medicaid covers about 40% of Americans
quote:If you'd like to run a medicaid-for-all, have at it. Medicaid is cheaper. It fully covers about 15% of the population. It runs $462 Billion/yr. Excepting current VA, Medicare, and existing Medicaid, the additional cost would run about $2 trillion ($1.988 trillion).
two programs together are more likely to rack up huge bills compared to the other 60%
Posted on 9/22/17 at 9:25 am to NC_Tigah
quote:
quote:
Medicare/Medicaid covers about 40% of Americans
False.
2011 stats
70.4 million on Medicaid
48.8 million on Medicare
311.7 million population
38.24% of the population on Medicare/Medicaid
LINK
Now if you want to argue 38.24% is not "roughly 40%" so be it.
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