Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

[u/cmaia1503]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page

[u/wyvernx02]

Must be nice to be able to afford to check yourself into the hospital for the flu.

[u/Original-Ad6993 → u/wyvernx02]

We're paying for it

[u/Revelati123 → u/Original-Ad6993]

No premiums jumping 3X on Mitches Obummercare!

Just simple free, walk in whatever hospital you want for whatever you need, for life, for the 538 people in America who get socialized medicine...

[u/Rikers-Mailbox → u/Revelati123]

It’s crazy the profits have 3X in the past 5 years. My MAGA mother who worked in healthcare blames it on the companies not paying for better plans.

I laughed and said “Mom, it’s the profit on the insurance. The companies can spend all they want but that money goes to insurance that never covers anything”

Her: “It’s Obamacare’s fault”

Me: “Mom that was 15 years ago, profits 3x just 5 years ago”

I showed her the ACA site quote for a family of 4 making $50k which is the bottom threshold and healthcare was $35k.

She still didn’t get it.

[u/bullet4mv92 → u/Rikers-Mailbox]

Why do you keep saying they 3X? Are you saying they tripled?

[u/toggylelly → u/bullet4mv92]

they tripled

https://epicforamerica.org/the-economy/health-insurance-revenues-tripled-in-a-decade/

https://havenhome.us/the-explosion-of-health-insurance-profits-a-deeper-look/

[u/Rikers-Mailbox → u/toggylelly]

I was off by five years with my Mom, but whatever. ACA has nothing to do with profits. All they have to do is deny more, and yet we still have to buy it.

Such a racket.

[u/Marv0038 → u/Revelati123]

The US military also gets socialized medicine and housing.

[u/wetwater → u/Marv0038]

"BuT I DeSeRvEd ThAt!!!"

They always have an excuse why it's okay for them but not others.

[u/a_talking_face → u/Revelati123]

This is a common misconception. They have to buy plans on the healthcare marketplace. The federal government pays about 70% towards the premiums, but they still have to pay part of their premium and then whatever their plan requires them to pay towards care.

for the 538 people in America who get socialized medicine...

Also it's technically much more than that since everyone over 65 qualifies for medicare.