Once Again Republicans Reveal They Have No Healthcare Plan

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

If a non-asshole asks me, sure.


 If that is the case, then YOU will never ask yourself that question....

As usual lying Kevin is only able to hurl insults after being unable to prove his wild statements 

Originally posted by: tom

As usual lying Kevin is only able to hurl insults after being unable to prove his wild statements 


As usual, stupid Tom screams a demand and then confuses "unwilling" with "unable."

Originally posted by: tom

As usual lying Kevin is only able to hurl insults after being unable to prove his wild statements 


Well, I would suggest that you Google "administrative costs of Medicare vs private insurance" to start.  The Medicare cost is ~2%;  private insurance ranges from 12-25percent with "some estimates as high as 25%".  


Originally posted by: Dealer1

Well, I would suggest that you Google "administrative costs of Medicare vs private insurance" to start.  The Medicare cost is ~2%;  private insurance ranges from 12-25percent with "some estimates as high as 25%".  


Of course. The much higher administrative cost of private insurance is extremely well known and a basic, proven fact. I don't think we can educate Tom, though.

He is also being disingenuous as the insurance companies typically put as much of their costs on the division providing medical insurance to companies and individuals so they can claim low profits.

 

Tom ignores the fact that both CIGNA and United also operate pharmacy benefits management companies and almost all of the health insurance companies are currently raping the taxpayers in the Medicare Advantage programs they run.

 

Get rid of health insurance companies (other than selling subsidies), get rid of pharmacy benefits managers and get rid of Medicare Advantage and you can fix the American health care system.

Edited on Nov 26, 2025 11:37am
Originally posted by: Mark

He is also being disingenuous as the insurance companies typically put as much of their costs on the division providing medical insurance to companies and individuals so they can claim low profits.

 

Tom ignores the fact that both CIGNA and United also operate pharmacy benefits management companies and almost all of the health insurance companies are currently raping the taxpayers in the Medicare Advantage programs the run.

 

Get rid of health insurance companies (other than selling subsidies), get rid of pharmacy benefits managers and get rid of Medicare Advantage and you can fix the American health care system.


Yes, and here's another way he lies with 'Tom-stats." He states a low profit margin for those insurance companies. HOWEVER, the number he uses is AFTER dividends are paid to shareholders! If you are making an honest assessment, you know that dividends paid out ARE profits! So in order to examine a company's profitability, you have to add dividends paid out to retained earnings. Stupid dishonest Tom used only the retained earnings figure, which is much lower than total profits.

 

I reported that aggregate insurance company profits since 1995 were over $4 trillion. Stupid Tom didn't agree. Because he was looking at the wrong numbers--which is his go-to strategy when the right numbers tell him something he doesn't want to hear.

 

Just for grins, the 2023 aggregate corporate profits for that sector were $371 billion. Not hard to see how thirty years of that sort of thing would add up to over $4 trillion.

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

Yes, and here's another way he lies with 'Tom-stats." He states a low profit margin for those insurance companies. HOWEVER, the number he uses is AFTER dividends are paid to shareholders! If you are making an honest assessment, you know that dividends paid out ARE profits! So in order to examine a company's profitability, you have to add dividends paid out to retained earnings. Stupid dishonest Tom used only the retained earnings figure, which is much lower than total profits.

 

I reported that aggregate insurance company profits since 1995 were over $4 trillion. Stupid Tom didn't agree. Because he was looking at the wrong numbers--which is his go-to strategy when the right numbers tell him something he doesn't want to hear.

 

Just for grins, the 2023 aggregate corporate profits for that sector were $371 billion. Not hard to see how thirty years of that sort of thing would add up to over $4 trillion.


  Here is the reality of today's healthcare -- https://www.facebook.com/reel/1334497007899877

Originally posted by: David Miller

  Here is the reality of today's healthcare -- https://www.facebook.com/reel/1334497007899877


We KNOW you're out of gas when you revert to Fakebook posts.

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

We KNOW you're out of gas when you revert to Fakebook posts.


  And YOU know that YOU are wrong when confronted with the truth - no matter the source.

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