That number (it's actually around 45 million now, or 15.7 percent of the population) contains no information at all. It doesn't say why people are uninsured, what their status is, or whether it's voluntary or not.
For example, last time I looked at the statistics, over a third of that number had household incomes over $50,000 a year. What's that about?
In another statistic, over 20 percent of that number were not citizens, and 30 percent were Hispanic, which may be a clue to a different part of the problem.
The number of uninsured is not the whole story. The many possible reasons for being uninsured would be.
The current system, private and public, covers 84.3 percent of Americans, and the health care delivered is damn good in this country. Is destroying this in favor of nationalized health care something to rush into?
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- Anybody else think it's ironic that Castro is dying from crappy medical care?
- re: Anybody else think it's ironic that 41 million citizens of the richest country in the world don't have health insurance? (n/t)
- Thank you Laurie
- Are 41 million going without needed medical care?
- Nope, but it's not efficient.
- McDonalds is efficient. Would you like Heart bypass surgery with your McChicken Sandwich? (n/t)
- Yep. They only get emergency care. Cruel, sort of like war, huh. (n/t)
- Inefficient is a word often associated with national health care programs
- re: Inefficient is a word often associated with national health care programs
- The only ones who understand American healthcare are American conservatives?
- Nope, but it's not efficient.
- Ironic, no. Par for the course, yes.
- 80 years old? Smokes cigars? Drinks like a fish?
- I do. Apparently he didn't follow advice. Friends who have visited Cuba - - -
- re: Anybody else think it's ironic that 41 million citizens of the richest country in the world don't have health insurance? (n/t)