Thursday Links

Posted on by John C. Goodman

California charges taxpayers twice as much as Florida and delivers worse services.

The true cost of charging an EV is equivalent to $17.33-per-gallon gasoline — but the EV owner pays less than 7% of that.

Alvin Hanson: “world population will soon fall fast, and then unless we achieve full AGI or end aging by then, our total world economic capacity will also fall, with scale economies and innovation rates both falling roughly in proportion.”

How to avoid high drug costs for patients: Let government buy the patents and put them in the public domain.

Only 1 percent of Americans are both uninsured and lack A opportunity to enroll in subsidized coverage. This entire Health Affairs piece by Brian Blase is recommended.

2 thoughts on “Thursday Links”

  1. Brian Blase is an idiot with a Ph.D. He calls a poor teacher in Tampa paying $1,994 a month to add a 30-year-old wife and son to the school’s Blue Cross PPO a [subsidized employer plan]. The overpriced ACA is 1/3 the price of the overpriced employer-based insurance, with no subsidy. Blase said, “Only 1% lack this Opportunity to spend $1,994 a month!” Really, these monkeys with Ph.Ds are getting dumber and dumber!

    Blase wrote, “According to the CBO (see page 8), the average federal subsidy per Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollee and ACA exchange enrollee is about $6,000—nearly three times higher than the average subsidy cost per ESI enrollee ($2,170).”

    A 30-year-old woman and a child with Trump’s low-cost STM is only $128 a month in Ames, Iowa, or $1,536 per year. Medicaid costs $12,000 per year is almost 10 times more and Medicaid in Iowa PAYS NOTHING at the MAYO Clinic, voted the best hospital in the world by Newsweek. Trump’s low-cost plan at 1/10th the price utilizes both the MAYO Clinic AND MD Anderson Cancer Hospital in Texas.

    Now Bob will say “Is Mental Health Covered?” No Bob, NO Mental Health Parity! However, in 7 states the Trump plan is HSA Qualifying Bob so you know outpatient surgery is covered! YES, complications of pregnancy are a covered expense but not normal vaginal birth. Bob, 50 year-old-couples don’t care that Normal Childbirth is not covered if they can save $18,000 a year. USE your brain Bob for once in your life.

    That is $128 a month in zip code 50010 for mother and child and the MAYO is a participating provider. I challenge any of you big-brainers to name ANY plan that is less than DOUBLE the cost without a subsidy. YOU can’t – I always win!

    Devon, call Brian Blase! I’m sure he knows a plan cheaper than President Trump’s low-cost STM that President Biden has ELIMINATED by his HHS Rule Change. John Fembuc is licensed I’m sure he will cough up the name of an insurance company that will beat the “Good Hands People” – Allstate. I believe Allstate is A+ rated. The $128 a month is cheaper in Ohio! YES, the Cleveland Clinic, voted the 2nd BEST hospital in the world by Newsweek, is a member hospital. Of course, No Obamacare plan in Ohio can use the Cleveland Clinic like Trump’s Allstate Plan!

    Come on people, I’m sure you can defend idiot Brian Blase.

    Why do I always get to win? Beat $128/month (Mother + Child zip 50010) good luck losers

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  2. For your information people. When the CBO lumps Medicaid and Hillary’s Children Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) together to get $6,000 a year, that is pure propaganda. How hard is it to list the cost of Medicaid seperately? Adding them together lowers the cost of Medicaid and increases the cost for children. Imagine how expensive Medicaid is without lowering the real expense like the CBO did. Medicaid by itself is more than $6,000 a year! Medicaid is crap people that the doctors refuse to accept which makes the Medicaid people grin from ear to ear.

    Goodman wants to limit children to just 20% of 64-year-old males. Why Goodman thinks he knows anything to limit the insurance industry is beyond me. I mean lets face it, Goodman is the only voice in America who wants to start taxing tax-free HSAs. That’s why Devon and Goodman NEVER say tax-free HSA because they want to tax the HSA. They are both big government CREEPS!

    Really Devon, taxing every dollar saved for retirement is wrong!

    Goodman, have a heart! Money that is NEVER taxed will last longer in retirement!

    I notice no one will jump on board with you 2 taxers. You are all alone.

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