the 40 million uninsured is the Health care boogey man

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

It isn't the demographics of the uninsured we are arguing about. It is your unsubstantiated guesses.

alright tough guy care to venture your opinion? Do you believe the 40 million number?

btw I am not defending my dissertation here I am offering my opinion on a message board. If you dont think my assumptions are reasonable offer a dissenting opinion instead of being the citation police

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

What I do know is that there are millions without health insurance, and that is inexcusable for a country with our prosperity.

In a court of law, you would tear apart the studies offered to support those theories.

"inexcusable", why?

What legal theory makes it inexcusable?

What constitutional makes it inexcusable?

What portion of the number are uninsured by choice, i.e., because they prefer not to purchase insurance?

I agree we should make insurance risk pool reforms, but you're statements are not very cautious or empirically based.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Tough guy? Are you about to go Haddow on me?

I don't know what is reasonable. I am looking for evidence to point me in the right direction. I haven't seen any offered by you, despite your repeated claims that you know what you are talking about.

What I do know is that there are millions without health insurance, and that is inexcusable for a country with our prosperity.

what evidence do you need for an argument on a message board? I gave you a rational explanation of why the 40 million need not be so high with the systems we already have in place. You retorted with "I don't believe you".

Fine, you don't believe me. Give me a rational of why you think the 40 million uninsured is really the problem that it is. My original point is that we have in place today a myriad of ways that an "uninsured" person can qualify for coverage. The suggestion that there are 40 million that can't go to the doctor because they are uninsured is in my opinion erroneous.

[Mormon Red Death]

Interesting article...

http://www.hfma.org/hfmanews/PermaLi...3f015a4bf.aspx

[Mormon Red Death]

Here is another one...

Page 27-30 are informative

http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7451-021.pdf