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The study makes 100% sense to me. Whenever govern...

2011-11-12T21:11:20.992-05:00

The study makes 100% sense to me. Whenever government puts a price tag on healthcare, problems it for free, they create an unlimited demand. There's a very finite supply of you doctors that will see Medicaid patients. It's no wonder they die sooner. rationing of healthcare is deadly: http://www.cobrahealth.com/Obamacare-rationing.html

The statistics that says that the quality of Ameri...

2010-12-16T02:27:13.245-05:00

The statistics that says that the quality of American health care is no better than that of Europe are thinkable.

These numbers are out of context. When an uninsure...

2010-10-06T15:52:14.204-04:00

These numbers are out of context. When an uninsured person goes for a surgery, he/she obviously hasn't had care needed prior to the operation which has inexorability led him/her to the point where such action is necessary. Therefore, his/her condition is far worse than someone with a private insurance who's had prevention or other necessary cares prior to the surgery which dramatically alters the outcome. Moreover, when someone who hasn't had care for so long gets to this point, his/her condition is in far dire condition which makes the treatment, in this case surgery, far more expensive and length of the care longer. So it all makes perfect sense.

Hi Steve, Reportedly, the full study is in press ...

2010-07-18T14:40:59.407-04:00

Hi Steve,

Reportedly, the full study is in press in the Annals of Surgery. Out of curiosity, what obvious issues are you concerned about other than controlling for age, income, etc.?

The Congressional Budget Office projects that, in 2019, due to PPACA, 16 million more people will be on Medicaid than would have been if prior law had remained in force, and that the additional cost in that year would be $97 billion.

All I can find is an abstract. Is there a full stu...

2010-07-18T08:43:59.454-04:00

All I can find is an abstract. Is there a full study? There are several obvious issues which I hope they addressed.

"At a cost of nearly $100 billion a year, Obamacare adds 16 million people to the rolls of Medicaid."

Not consistent with numbers I have seen. Where does this come from?

Steve