Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "US Coronavirus Medical Bill Comes To $1,122,501.04" video.

  1. Based on these numbers I say we can't.
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  2. @Olivia P those studies are vague and almost all of them assume healthcare works in a vacuum.And almost all of them assume quality will remain the same which it won't if you cut pay by 40%. I suggest you actually read the studies and not headlines. Also, again, this man was on Medicare and look at the cost.
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  3.  @roblong9728  one of the authors said that it is assuming a 40% cut in healthcare spending via Medicare as that is how much less Medicare is willing to pay. Thus quality and access will drop. They also gave a range of cost saying the number they put in the abstract was on the low end and chances are it will cost more. And that same number was just for public spending and does not include private which they gave later on. Did you even read the study?
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  4.  @nunyabidnis3815  it is true. Healthcare is very difficult and is connected to so much in life. For example, by banning private insurance say an insurance company has offices in a city. Now they are gone. Now property taxes are less. Now what? The problem with the far left is that they oversimplify very complex issues and wonder why none of their ideas pass.
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  5. This guy most likely won't pay as it was a covid 19 case. Also, he is on medicare that will pick up most of the bill if it isn't waved to begin with. This is actually what a M4A system will look like in the US.
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  6. You can't. This guy is on Medicare and the cost is still high. And with being a COVID-19 case chances are that the government is going to pay for it all anyway. Consider that.
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  7.  @Kehwanna  anecdote. Also, how can you trust the WHO? Despite that, healthcare rankings are arbitrary. Anyone can do a legit analysis on the stats and come up with any ranking they want. The US leads the world in access to advanced care and survival rates of advanced illnesses. We also lead the world in R&D. As for asking people in other nations, why should that make a difference? How many have experienced more than one system? Very few, so they can't compare. In fact, very few get the total experience of any healthcare system, so their opinion is not based on much.
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  8.  C W  this man was on Medicare. Also, since it is a COVID-19 the government will most likely pick up the tab overall. So tell me how does this story show that M4A will be cheaper?
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  9.  @Borg1269  tax payers are picking it up anyway. He is on medicare.
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  10.  @zacheryeckard3051  Medicare, arguably, has more admin costs.
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  11.  @justinianthe1st790  for what
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  12. Except we do not have a free market healthcare system.
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  13. He is on medicare, he is most likely not going to pay a dime.
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  14. Medicare is going to pay for it. Read the story.
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  15. Correction on title "Man on Medicare, that will also most likely get their entire bill paid for since it was COVID-19, proves M4A will not save money" You are welcome.
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  16.  @ChrisPage68  prove me wrong. He was on Medicare. Why didn't Kyle say that?
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  17.  @spindoctor358  it isn't. People become immune. People with Type O blood have minor symptoms and are less likely to die. And the death rate has fallen a lot. We have six straight days of less than 1000 deaths and about to see it again. Last time we saw that was early March. Please read up on the science of it.
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  18.  @spindoctor358  I didn't. This virus is not that dangerous. That is why people have no problem going back out in public with no masks and no social distancing. There is plenty of evidence a good portion of people are of low risk of infection, if at all. And if they do get it they are of low risk of death. As for serious harm to the body, the body can heal. Those who receive serious harm, for as rare as it is, most likely have other underlying conditions as well such as obesity.
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  19.  @spindoctor358  nope. COVID 19 bills are paid for by the government. Also, most won't even need to stay in a hospital. And how do I deny science?
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  20.  @spindoctor358  I cite actual experts
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  21. Racism is not a major issue in the US, same with cop killings. As for this case, the man is on Medicare, so he will pay very little, if at all.
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  22. He is on Medicare.
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  23.  @maja9582  you do know this man was on Medicare?
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  24.  @brandonm949  fake numbers. Also, this man was on Medicare.
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  25. @ideafix this guy was on Medicare. Why didn't they haggle prices here? Also, under a M4A system it won't be a free market system, so how will government bargain prices?
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  26.  @brandonm949  per capita is broad. I pay very little in healthcare, as do most of the young, so they will end up paying more as 1. they essentially do not pay for healthcare and 2. they earn less to begin with In the US the sickest 10% take up around 64% of healthcare spending. Most are essentially old. So the people who will pay the most are those who are less likely to afford it. Also, this man was on Medicare and the price was still this high. Explain that.
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  27. Compared to many European nations we handled this better. Also, how much did this cost in other nations? And what were their policies? And how much should it cost? You can't just throw out numbers. Also, this throws a wrench in the argument that M4A will be cheaper based on what Kyle is saying.
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  28. It wasn't a bill but a break down of cost. I get them all the time where it says my doctor visit was around $300 but I pay around $20. He is on Medicare ironically. I say that because even being on Medicare the cost was that much. Kind of puts of wrench in the idea M4A will be cheaper.
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  29. In European nations he would not have received that much healthcare and would have been a higher risk to die.
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  30. What do you run off of? He is on Medicare. Also, as it was a COVID-19 case chances are the government will pick up the tab anyway.
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  31.  @zacheryeckard3051  better outcomes in what ways? In many ways we have better outcomes
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  32.  @elizabethsmusicandarts1590  i cite experts where you guys shout the same talking points I easily attack
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  33.  @elizabethsmusicandarts1590  I do. I cite experts like Prof. Katherine Baicker and Prof. Scott Atlas just to name two.
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  34.  @zacheryeckard3051  Easy, 1. According to Stanford obesity leads to premature births which increases the chances of infant mortality. Now consider how obesity rates are higher for those in poverty along with pregnancies, especially unplanned pregnancies, you have a huge outlier weighing down that stat making it appear that we do worse than we do 2. Same as point two in that you have people in poverty with higher rates of pregnancies but also higher rates of obesity 3. We have the highest access to advanced testing and care in the world 4. Rather be bankrupt than dead Again, easy to counter.
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  35. They man was 70, thus high risk of death which is why he was in the hospital so long. He is on medicare that will cover a lot of the cost along with his insurance. Also, since it if a COVID-19 situation chances are he will pay nothing. This is an example of what a M4A system will look like in the US. It will not be cheaper.
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  36.  @ChrisPage68  again, he was on Medicare and got a bill that high.
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  37.  @spindoctor358  not everyone who gets the virus needs to see the doctor. Many get it and stay home. This man was 70, but someone in their 20s will most likely be fine. Also, essentially all covid 19 cases are being paid for by the government.
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  38.  @spindoctor358  government is covering the costs and yet prices are high.
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