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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust had a very sobering thought re: long-term ramifications on hospitals and health insurers
With the impending hospitalization of thousands upon thousands of people for multiple weeks at a time, what will be the ramifications on health insurers wholl have massive outlays to cover the insured?
And the hospitals wholl eat a lot of cost of patients withOUT insurance?
GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Anything else is called welfare.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)As will hospitals. And we will all suffer. And anything that increases consumer costs will be reflected in lower economic activity, depressing the GDP.
Backseat Driver
(4,392 posts)But that too will be interesting. https://www.riskmanagementmonitor.com/the-50-largest-reinsurers/
Some have now been adding pandemic clauses and stress tests: https://www.reinsurancene.ws/
PufPuf23
(8,785 posts)all with private health insurance being an option for those that chose?
Volaris
(10,271 posts)We're gonna get the Public Option Medicare Buy-in out of the next Congress.. regardless of who thinks it isnt a good idea.
durablend
(7,460 posts)You'll be put on a "send us your paycheck for the rest of your life" payment plan
edit: and don't be surprised if care is rationed on ability to pay
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Trueblue Texan
(2,430 posts)...won't be able to buy as much influence and maybe we'll be able to pass some real health care reform?
leftstreet
(36,108 posts)BBG
(2,539 posts)Easy peasy we got healthcare for all.