Posted on 07/13/2016 4:44:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The nation’s health care tab this year is expected to surpass $10,000 per person for the first time, the government said Wednesday. The new peak means the Obama administration will pass the problem of high health care costs on to its successor.
The report from number crunchers at the Department of Health and Human Services projects that health care spending will grow at a faster rate than the national economy over the coming decade. That squeezes the ability of federal and state governments, not to mention employers and average citizens, to pay.
Growth is projected to average 5.8 percent from 2015 to 2025, below the pace before the 2007-2009 economic recession but faster than in recent years that saw health care spending moving in step with modest economic growth. …
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all annual spending on anti-depressants in the USA is under $15 billion
total health care spending per year is $3 TRILLION
anti-depressants do NOT drive health care costs, not even slightly
....plus your $1200.00 ...
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My $1200 is per YEAR, and I’ve only received about 10% of that in medical care, per year.
Why aren’t people saving those Obamacare premiums in an HSA to pay for their medical needs? (rhetorical) The fines (taxes) imposed by Obamacare for not signing up are much less of a financial burden.
Of course I realize that many people do have serious illnesses and medical needs and require the expensive insurance to get by.
Looking forward to the dumping of Obamacare and a more realistic solution with a new Trump administration!
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