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At least the health care snafu is getting enough attention to make this a dead issue, no pun-
Barry! How's That ObamaCare Thing Working?
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PICK3
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mo•men•tum (moʊˈmɛn təm)
n., pl. -ta (-tə), -tums.
1. force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events
UE rate over 10%? Real UE rate over 15%?
cheque drops?
mrplunkey
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I think we're only about 10% into the problems.
We've probably got another 6-15 million people who will lose their plans.
Probably 50M+ people will lose their doctors of choice.
We'll fall at least 5+ million invincibles short of properly balancing the exchanges.
Millions of more will sign up for Medicaid instead.
The deductables and premiums on the exchange plans will skyrocket.
We'll see unprecedented levels of hospital failures that will strain state and local finances.
We'll see unprecedented numbers of doctors leaving the system.
The new doctors that join won't be as productive (on average), and the residency programs will contract for a number of reasons (complex issue).
Employers will skyrocket rates for plans that included spouses and children.
30-hour work week use will be greatly expanded, along with the use of contract employees.
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We've probably introduced around $200 billion dollars of new cost into the system, that will climb to well over $500 billion over the next 3-5 years. That money will either be picked-up by premiums or taxpayers (and most likely some combination between the two).
Good times!
