Unfortunately, you’re not accounting for moral hazard. The more insured people are, especially if they’re “not paying for it”, the more they go to the dr.
A friend of mine was having a bad stomach ache, he convinced himself something terrible was happening to him. Instead of waiting to see what happened, he goes to Kaiser. He complains so much they do xrays, and a CT scan. Nothing was detected. Later that evening he’s decided it was gas or whatever.
Abdominal ct scans according to google, range from $540 to $850.
Care will have to be managed regardless. I don’t think we should be flippant about the actual changes that need to happen.
Anyway, I think Bernie is going to lose the nomination, so why argue with you guys about it. I don’t believe in him and don’t have to. Just like you guys don’t have to agree with me.
He’s a charlatan and I know it.