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		smileysteve 27 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mapping the US healthcare system’s financial flows Not only are you less likely to get sick, You're less likely to see sick people. Healthy people are more productive (you'll have better businesses) Healthy people are nicer (especially if we consider mental health, and then violence) Healthy people use the ER less.

nradov 27 days ago [–]

Be careful what you wish for. Having health insurance doesn't equate to having access to care. Especially in the mental health space, fewer and fewer providers will even accept new patients on government-sponsored health plans due to low rates.

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/medicaid-insurers-doct...

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