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To: KonKilo who wrote (119324)8/23/2009 11:12:31 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 543061
 
Mine
"we force 700,000 Americans into bankruptcy each year because of medical bills. In France, the number of medical bankruptcies is zero. Britain: zero. Japan: zero. Germany: zero"



To: KonKilo who wrote (119324)8/24/2009 6:28:40 AM
From: quehubo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543061
 
What % of insured are covered by for profit insurance companies. My guess is the number is maybe half. The company I work for is self insured like many others. BCBS only does the administration of the policy.



To: KonKilo who wrote (119324)8/24/2009 9:25:12 AM
From: JohnM  Respond to of 543061
 
Yep, I caught that one. One of several I thought about pasting into my reply. But I was too lazy and too busy with other projects.

A genuinely good piece.