Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Celerity

(48,761 posts)

24. It also occurs via the removing of the profit-extracting, wealth extracting/transferring middlemen, ie private, for

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #17)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 01:23 AM

Dec 2024

profit insurance leeches, and also the for-profit hospitals and clinics of all manner, plus the for-profit (far beyond a normal salary labour cost) doctor firms, the big pharma conglomerates, etc etc.

The entire US for-profit heathcare system is the biggest wealth extraction, wealth transferring (from the broad, massive base moved up to the tiny top of the pyramid) scheme and scam in human history.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

2 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Voltaire2 wave_maker

31 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

"Universal Healthcare would have saved 212,000 lives and $459Billion in 2020, study says" [View all] applegrove Dec 2024 OP

Not to quibble but that's just a screenshot of the headline and no link to the source tenderfoot Dec 2024 #1

I think you SHOULD quibble. Abolishinist Dec 2024 #3

NOT ONLY A DEAD END... BUT FREQUENTLY BS WarGamer Dec 2024 #5

here is the study Celerity Dec 2024 #8

I brought it back to life................. Celerity Dec 2024 #7

Number four will drop your jaw! (nt) Orrex Dec 2024 #23

here Celerity Dec 2024 #6

Thank you for this timely reminder. Timely for me, because I was just niyad Dec 2024 #22

Guy writes for Fierce Healthcare. applegrove Dec 2024 #13

he's just a journo, I put up the actual peer-reviewed study that was published in PNAS, a world class scientific journal Celerity Dec 2024 #18

Thanks for the study. applegrove Dec 2024 #19

And how many would they let die? choie Dec 2024 #2

'Universal Healthcare', not UnitedHealthcare Celerity Dec 2024 #9

As many as it takes/they can. dchill Dec 2024 #28

So says Leon Stink, an Elon Musk Parody account. Abolishinist Dec 2024 #4

Maura -resister ‪@maurar.bsky.social‬ was the OP, Leon Stink just re-Blued it Celerity Dec 2024 #10

you should have posted the study, instead of relying on posters like me to come in and white knight the OP Celerity Dec 2024 #11

You are correct. Sorry. applegrove Dec 2024 #14

Don't doubt people died uninsured. Not sure about saving $450 B. Silent Type Dec 2024 #12

U.S. health care spending grew 4.1 percent in 2022, reaching $4.5 trillion, and increased to 4.8 trillion USD in 2023 Celerity Dec 2024 #20

Still confused about $450 B savings in Report. HC spending has exceeded GDP growth in Silent Type Dec 2024 #21

One major reason our healthcare is stunningly more expensive than other developed nations Voltaire2 Dec 2024 #29

Oh, so we'd have saved less than 10% ? Big deal ! {SARCASM} nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2024 #25

but they are not INTERESTED in "savings" Skittles Dec 2024 #15

Now imagine how much and how many lives it would've saved over the last 4 years alone. Karasu Dec 2024 #16

But that is actual government efficiency, and we cannot have that. onecaliberal Dec 2024 #17

It also occurs via the removing of the profit-extracting, wealth extracting/transferring middlemen, ie private, for Celerity Dec 2024 #24

Yes. Lobbyists are the only reason we don't have it. Passages Dec 2024 #26

Rob Portman of Bush jr administration Blue Full Moon Dec 2024 #27

How many lives would it have ended from denying coverage?? Vinca Dec 2024 #30

comment deleted by the person who posted it. ThreeNoSeep Dec 2024 #31