>>>>>The # of insured, or uninsured?
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>>>>More people are insured.
>>>>JR found the study. See his reply.
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>>>OK, what confused me was this....
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>>>"I saw another study recently - I can't find the link - that showed that the number of insured adults in the US has dropped since the onset of O'Care. "
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>>I would like to see this "study" because frankly I do not believe that to be the case. I work in healthcare for a healthcare insurance company - so I see the REAL numbers and I can tell you that if anyone thinks the number is less they're full of sh_t....at least as far as this one particular company...and I don't see how this would be different for any other ones. Furthermore adults are not the only ones who need health insurance - what about all the kids? It's just another attempt by some idiot republicans being paid off by some lobbyist / big insurance corps who's goal is to make money by screwing people. Best example of that is the pre-existing conditions thing.
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>Timeout - this started because I was pointing out what I thought was a simple misquote from Bill.
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>I think for the record - most people agree there are more who have insurance now, as compared to 2-3 years ago. I also think that's not a compelling figure in itself. Plus, each year the administration continues to increase their projections on the # of people who will still be uninsured. So the fact that more have insurance, in itself is not compelling and is not interesting.

hmmm...well I think that the fact that more people are covered is VERY VERY important...but I agree that it is just one piece (a big piece) of the puzzle. Healthcare system in this country needs a complete re-work - and you have to start somewhere. This seems like a good way to start. The other option - which the republicans seem to favor - is to do nothing at all other than accept payoffs from the lobbyists funded by big healthcare corps, thus being sure that the American people get screwed over really well.