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Should the ACA be funded? For how long?
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Should the ACA be funded? For how long?
Insurance companies then act as “heroes” and negotiate the price down to $20. That creates a paper loss. The insurance company issues the “loss” to decrease net revenue and lower tax obligations. Subsidies supercharge this open secret.
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Insurance companies then act as “heroes” and negotiate the price down to $20. That creates a paper loss. The insurance company issues the “loss” to decrease net revenue and lower tax obligations. Subsidies supercharge this open secret.
The medical industry operates outside of traditional capitalism. Hospitals charge up to $50 for a single Ibuprofen tablet you can buy for $0.13 at any grocery store. That’s the tip of the iceberg.
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The medical industry operates outside of traditional capitalism. Hospitals charge up to $50 for a single Ibuprofen tablet you can buy for $0.13 at any grocery store. That’s the tip of the iceberg.
Why are healthcare costs so high in the first place? Why do politicians avoid talking about it? WHO would like info on this from an industry insider?
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Why are healthcare costs so high in the first place? Why do politicians avoid talking about it? WHO would like info on this from an industry insider?
Why are healthcare costs and insurance premiums so high in the first place?
October 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Why are healthcare costs and insurance premiums so high in the first place?
If the shutdown hinges on the ACA should that be the focus? Why are the costs so high without ACA subsidies?
October 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If the shutdown hinges on the ACA should that be the focus? Why are the costs so high without ACA subsidies?
Let’s talk about the reasons healthcare costs and insurance premiums are so high in the first place. There is a reason. Who wants to know?
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Let’s talk about the reasons healthcare costs and insurance premiums are so high in the first place. There is a reason. Who wants to know?
Would anyone like to learn how current medical billing systems lead to profiteering? It's an open secret.
October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Would anyone like to learn how current medical billing systems lead to profiteering? It's an open secret.
Are you talking about Obama?
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Are you talking about Obama?
Correct. Healthcare should not be a for-profit business. Any bolt-on "solution" is doomed to fail.
As long as media, Dems, Reps all receive huge dollars from the medical industry, nothing will change.
We are all being manipulated.
As long as media, Dems, Reps all receive huge dollars from the medical industry, nothing will change.
We are all being manipulated.
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Correct. Healthcare should not be a for-profit business. Any bolt-on "solution" is doomed to fail.
As long as media, Dems, Reps all receive huge dollars from the medical industry, nothing will change.
We are all being manipulated.
As long as media, Dems, Reps all receive huge dollars from the medical industry, nothing will change.
We are all being manipulated.
That's part of it. Search for how hospital chargemasters and subsidies drive healthcare and insurance costs higher. After that, look up how those paper losses enable profiteering. After that, look up how the ACA exacerbates those items.
Politicians do not want people to ask these questions. Why?
Politicians do not want people to ask these questions. Why?
October 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
That's part of it. Search for how hospital chargemasters and subsidies drive healthcare and insurance costs higher. After that, look up how those paper losses enable profiteering. After that, look up how the ACA exacerbates those items.
Politicians do not want people to ask these questions. Why?
Politicians do not want people to ask these questions. Why?
You are 100% correct.
Do you know what role the ACA has in incentivizing and exaggerating profiteering?
Do you know what role the ACA has in incentivizing and exaggerating profiteering?
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
You are 100% correct.
Do you know what role the ACA has in incentivizing and exaggerating profiteering?
Do you know what role the ACA has in incentivizing and exaggerating profiteering?
That would be nice.
Do you know why healthcare costs and insurance premiums are so high in the first place?
Do you know why healthcare costs and insurance premiums are so high in the first place?
October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
That would be nice.
Do you know why healthcare costs and insurance premiums are so high in the first place?
Do you know why healthcare costs and insurance premiums are so high in the first place?
Define “norms”.
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Define “norms”.
So profiteering exaggerated by ACA and root problem avoidance is the answer?
Premiums are high because of the ACA.
Subsidies do not change affordability, it just changes who pays.
A politician with a backbone would admit the truth and expose the industry. They won’t due to donations.
Premiums are high because of the ACA.
Subsidies do not change affordability, it just changes who pays.
A politician with a backbone would admit the truth and expose the industry. They won’t due to donations.
October 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
So profiteering exaggerated by ACA and root problem avoidance is the answer?
Premiums are high because of the ACA.
Subsidies do not change affordability, it just changes who pays.
A politician with a backbone would admit the truth and expose the industry. They won’t due to donations.
Premiums are high because of the ACA.
Subsidies do not change affordability, it just changes who pays.
A politician with a backbone would admit the truth and expose the industry. They won’t due to donations.
And yet the ACA does the exact opposite of what you are saying. The medical industrial complex is more profitable than ever due to the ACA. Prices are higher than ever. The ACA hides the true cost of healthcare and enables the profit machine to continue. Dig deeper. There is more to the story.
October 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
And yet the ACA does the exact opposite of what you are saying. The medical industrial complex is more profitable than ever due to the ACA. Prices are higher than ever. The ACA hides the true cost of healthcare and enables the profit machine to continue. Dig deeper. There is more to the story.
A hospital charges $5.23 for a single 400mg Ibuprofen tablet. I can buy a bottle in the store for $0.42 per 400mg tablet. Imagine the gouging elsewhere.
The ACA fuels a for-profit healthcare system. Since its inception costs have skyrocketed. Why is that? It’s not Dems vs Reps.
The ACA fuels a for-profit healthcare system. Since its inception costs have skyrocketed. Why is that? It’s not Dems vs Reps.
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A hospital charges $5.23 for a single 400mg Ibuprofen tablet. I can buy a bottle in the store for $0.42 per 400mg tablet. Imagine the gouging elsewhere.
The ACA fuels a for-profit healthcare system. Since its inception costs have skyrocketed. Why is that? It’s not Dems vs Reps.
The ACA fuels a for-profit healthcare system. Since its inception costs have skyrocketed. Why is that? It’s not Dems vs Reps.
Your definition of healthcare success is correct. If healthcare is not affordable, is the best answer to subsidize a for-profit healthcare industry masking the problem, or to dig deeper into why it’s unaffordable in the first place? In addition, subsidies have proven to drive costs even higher.
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Your definition of healthcare success is correct. If healthcare is not affordable, is the best answer to subsidize a for-profit healthcare industry masking the problem, or to dig deeper into why it’s unaffordable in the first place? In addition, subsidies have proven to drive costs even higher.
If an individual saves monthly insurance expenses, yet the mechanism providing those savings drives up universal healthcare costs, who benefits? The answer is the government benefits as more individuals become dependent on the government. Increased government dependency leads to societal decay.
October 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If an individual saves monthly insurance expenses, yet the mechanism providing those savings drives up universal healthcare costs, who benefits? The answer is the government benefits as more individuals become dependent on the government. Increased government dependency leads to societal decay.
Most people have no idea how the healthcare industry works. Many people blindly view subsidies as good because it’s “free” money. Anyone who believes everything any political party tells them is being manipulated. We need to be asking deeper questions.
October 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Most people have no idea how the healthcare industry works. Many people blindly view subsidies as good because it’s “free” money. Anyone who believes everything any political party tells them is being manipulated. We need to be asking deeper questions.
It was doomed to fail from the start. Any bolt-on program will lead to fraud, higher prices, profit gouging, and higher taxes.
Zero government intervention or complete Federal healthcare are the best answers. The current situation is the worst option.
Zero government intervention or complete Federal healthcare are the best answers. The current situation is the worst option.
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It was doomed to fail from the start. Any bolt-on program will lead to fraud, higher prices, profit gouging, and higher taxes.
Zero government intervention or complete Federal healthcare are the best answers. The current situation is the worst option.
Zero government intervention or complete Federal healthcare are the best answers. The current situation is the worst option.
Those internal prices allow providers to dodge taxes by “discounting” what insurance companies pay. Then start looking at all the middlemen in healthcare. It is a broken system. Subsidies only hide the real problems.
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Those internal prices allow providers to dodge taxes by “discounting” what insurance companies pay. Then start looking at all the middlemen in healthcare. It is a broken system. Subsidies only hide the real problems.
That would be fine with me! The bolt-on system of the ACA is definitely not the answer. Healthcare should not be a for-profit industry.
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
That would be fine with me! The bolt-on system of the ACA is definitely not the answer. Healthcare should not be a for-profit industry.
Hospitals charge $5.23 for a single 400mg Ibuprofen tablet. The same tablet is $0.43 in the grocery store. If this is what the medical industry charges for Ibuprofen, imagine the inflated costs elsewhere. This is what subsidies support. Dems want to cover up the real issue. Why?
October 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hospitals charge $5.23 for a single 400mg Ibuprofen tablet. The same tablet is $0.43 in the grocery store. If this is what the medical industry charges for Ibuprofen, imagine the inflated costs elsewhere. This is what subsidies support. Dems want to cover up the real issue. Why?