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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:08 PM Original message |
How much money is currently paid out yearly to health insurance companies in premiums? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Read all the annual statements from all the health insurers. Take the revenue from premiums and add |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Well, that's one way to find out. I'm sure that someone has already done this. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. This covers the worth of the industry... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Almost half the entire world expenditures are made in the United States! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. it has to be a crapload |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I'm guessing over a trillion. Probably enough to cover single payer Medicare for All |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. It wouldn't surprise me |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. Too much. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. Must be a cash cow...Aetna's CEO Williams made $24 million in 2008 |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. grrrr |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. Physicians for a National Health Plan has all kinds of stats in their archives. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I've looked there before but I'll try again. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Sometimes information is buried. Use the search function to get at |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 04:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Here's a study with graphs that pretty much answers your question. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 09:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Thanks for your help. |
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