1 in 100 Americans have free healthcare without a job
During an election year when there is lots of talk about health care reform, an article in the NY Times states that 1 in 100 adult Americans have 100% free health care, and it is not provided by their employer - they are unemployed. None of the leading political contenders will endorse this plan however - none of them even talk about it.
From the article “Nationwide, the [health care receiving] population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million. Another 723,000 people are [getting care in] local [facilities]. The number of American adults is about 230 million, meaning that one in every 99.1 adults is [getting free health care].”
The report, from the Pew Center on the States, goes on to state “The cost of medical care is growing by 10 percent annually, the report said, and will accelerate as the ….. population ages. “
In this day and age when employers are taking the beating of ever expanding healthcare bills, why do some people get a free ride? My company pays thousands of dollars every month in premiums for very basic coverage - and the employees pay the other half. Why can’t my people get 100% free healthcare?
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