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đ¤Divorced but still hopeful. Tech is my career. Agnostic and moderate. My degree is advanced. My love of travel is unhinged. Funny meme addict. EDM and Synthwave. City Council candidate for Ward 5.
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Starting a co-op insurance company is going to fix NONE of that. Michael is incrediblv naive.
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Prescription drug companies that boo hoo over drug price controls claiming it will kill innovation, but a) their marketing budgets are bigger and b)price controls in the rest of the world doesn't seem to negatively impact Lily, Roche, AstraZeneca, Novartis, etc.
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Then there's the medical providers themselves. Raked over by predatory lawyers and outrageous professional insurance. Hospitals that are allowed to turn nobody away that then increases the cost for all that do pay.
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Most Americans get insurance through the employer & there is no market there. Employees get one insurer but choice of plans. That is no market; less price competition. Sure the insurers compete for companies, but there's TONS of kick backs. They more compete on kick backs than employee cost.
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Stakeholders want to maximize profit. Consumers want to minimize their cost. These is a lot of tension here. There's so many things to fix before we even sniff what Michael said. PBMs are unnecessary monopoly tools.
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EVERY MA insurer is experiencing this. UNH didn't hedge this risk & then reacted to slowly when it was clear so profits and stock dropped. There's continuing pressure because claims develop over time. True financial impact is still unknown. Lawsuits can be filed for any reason & most are frivolous.
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Absolutely not. This guy is lying to you to promote his agenda.
Promote away, but don't lie. What he is lying about was they didn't have to approve more claims. The Biden administration changed the Medicare Advantage funding calculations and that put insurance companies on the hook for higher reimb.
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I said this to someone yesterday. I didnât like when Obama and Biden did this either. And now they can see why when the impact is arguably worse.
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Seriously! I was just telling a Brit coworker this week I need a European to save me. đ
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Hahaha made me spew my coffee.
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Agreed! Thoughts and prayers.
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So much for balance of power between the three branches. Maybe we are a monarchy now?!
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Seriously man! There are zero leaders in the Democratic Party. Just the occasional tweet twit (AOC) and grinning fool (Schumer). Itâs pathetic.
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Sea SeĂąora or maybe Gulf of Mexicoâs Backside?
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I guess having their clergy swallow it wasnât effective enough? Or scalable?
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Yep! âAinât no love like Christian love, cause Christian love ainât real.â Itâs ALWAYS with strings and rules.
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Proud Boys Burger? What is that? Scared ground beef with a little đ? đ¤¨
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I would love to see you run for national office.
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It is appalling to me how ineffective the Democrats are. Strategy, communication, leadership - all major weaknesses or vacuums. Theyâd rather focus on virtue signaling, performative outrage, what aboutism, etc. I donât know why this has happened, but we need a strong opposition. Not what they are.
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AOC is a blowhard. Sheâs a TikTok spot and nothing else.
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Youâre correct. Heâs an asshole, but a qualified one.
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Jen, you wonât be able to reason with most of these people. Rubio was qualified. Others like Hegseth are not. You fight when it matters, not because you can. Thatâs what children do.
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Does he know Palestinians are on it? Maybe then heâll help Israel bomb the TikTok HQ.
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Elon wasnât available for the obligatory cowboy ride on Thomasâ back.
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Itâs a new echo chamber đ¤ˇââď¸
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Empty the toilets.
Scrub the trash.
Take the garbage disposal.
Spread the catsâ litter boxes.
Clean the manure.
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Iâm intrigued but also scared to look this up.
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With the same tools
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Someone thatâs literally going to be around just a few more years doesnât care about what life will be like 50 years from now. If we wanted that, we need to vote in a 35 yr old.
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Good. Iowans get the government they vote for. They earned the rewards.
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And probably a promise to cause chaos on TikTok like he has on X. China loves when the US is preoccupied.