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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: i-node who wrote (22612)12/18/2011 9:30:57 AM
From: Brumar891 Recommendation  Respond to of 42652
 
12 Billion -- 0.5% of the cost of the health care system. Many of the larger organizations are not-for-profits, and many others lost money.



Thanks for those numbers. That tells you it's NOT corporate profits driving health care cost increases.



To: i-node who wrote (22612)12/18/2011 11:08:36 AM
From: Lane31 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
0.5% of the cost of the health care system

Illustrates the difference between a minor cost factor and a root cause.