The amazing thing about ACA repeal is all the idiots saying that they are tired of paying for people who don't have insurance
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Replying to @GidMK
The US has the least socialized healthcare system in the developed world (i.e. most people only pay for themselves) and yet 2/
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The US govt still pays almost as much as other OECD govts on healthcare, as well as a massively expensive private system 3/
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One of the biggest reasons is the lack of preventative care for those w/out insurance. They end up in hospital, costing WAY more overall 4/
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Which ends up increasing the costs of healthcare overall, driving up the price of premiums, and costing individuals money 5/
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This has been supported in any number of economic analyses; preventative care is the cheapest option 6/
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So whilst there may be a higher initial outlay, paying slightly higher premiums to give everyone insurance saves YOU money 7/
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It saves you money on taxes, it saves you money on copays, and most of all it drives down the total health system costs 8/
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