Marie Thorstone (she/they)
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There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This...is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.
For a more in-depth comparison between approaches, see my Substack post. Sources will be included there too. substack.com/@mariethorst...
Healthcare Spending: Top-down, or bottom-up?
A simpler and more holistic approach to reducing federal healthcare spending
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June 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
For a more in-depth comparison between approaches, see my Substack post. Sources will be included there too. substack.com/@mariethorst...
We could potentially cut in half the Medicare/Medicaid spending by just telling pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, insurance companies, and medical device manufacturers to fuck off and quit lobbying.
June 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We could potentially cut in half the Medicare/Medicaid spending by just telling pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, insurance companies, and medical device manufacturers to fuck off and quit lobbying.
$7,393/person * 334.8 million people = $2,475.2 billion (or $2.48 trillion) annually
Current Total U.S. Healthcare Spending (for comparison): In 2023, the U.S. spent an estimated $4.9 trillion on healthcare.
Current Total U.S. Healthcare Spending (for comparison): In 2023, the U.S. spent an estimated $4.9 trillion on healthcare.
June 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
$7,393/person * 334.8 million people = $2,475.2 billion (or $2.48 trillion) annually
Current Total U.S. Healthcare Spending (for comparison): In 2023, the U.S. spent an estimated $4.9 trillion on healthcare.
Current Total U.S. Healthcare Spending (for comparison): In 2023, the U.S. spent an estimated $4.9 trillion on healthcare.
What if we, instead, went after the cost to provide healthcare and capped it such that we are on par with comparable countries?
June 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What if we, instead, went after the cost to provide healthcare and capped it such that we are on par with comparable countries?
Why does the budget need to be so big in the first place? Because healthcare is expensive as hell. It is no secret that we in the US pay an exorbitant amount for healthcare compared to other countries -- try twice as much, on average, per person annually.
June 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Why does the budget need to be so big in the first place? Because healthcare is expensive as hell. It is no secret that we in the US pay an exorbitant amount for healthcare compared to other countries -- try twice as much, on average, per person annually.
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