Walmart Increases Heath Care

[Deputy Nutz]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=685968

Jee, what a wonderful idea for Walmart

Stat that just floored me, the average health care cost for a family of four anually is 12,000 dollars, more than half the total income of someone making 11.00 an hour full time.

[oregonpackfan]

My family of four spends $13,000 a year on health care.

Yes, the health care costs and overall status in the USA is in a terrible mess.

[Freak Out]

Don't get me fired up again!

[Freak Out]

There are a lot of American charity cases out there...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18healthcare-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Partial]

12k for healthcare?

Wow, that is insane. I think my mom pays like 99 a month for me? Seems far more reasonable.

[Jimx29]

12k for healthcare?

Wow, that is insane. I think my mom pays like 99 a month for me? Seems far more reasonable.

Wait till you get a few years older, or gawd forbid, you actually use said insurance, then you can kiss that $99 out the window

[Partial]

I cannot get past that. That is like half as much as most of the people working at Sears for a career make. Probably closer to 40%, but still.

[Scott Campbell]

12k for healthcare?

Wow, that is insane. I think my mom pays like 99 a month for me? Seems far more reasonable.

$99/mo???

I think you're on the special Do Not Resuscitate plan.

[GrnBay007]

12k for healthcare?

Wow, that is insane. I think my mom pays like 99 a month for me? Seems far more reasonable.

$99/mo???

I think you're on the special Do Not Resuscitate plan.

LOL

[Partial]

12k for healthcare?

Wow, that is insane. I think my mom pays like 99 a month for me? Seems far more reasonable.

$99/mo???

I think you're on the special Do Not Resuscitate plan.

Well, my understanding is I have a 1k deductible and coverage for prescirptions and whatnot.

1 g a month is crazy expensive. Who can afford that?

[MJZiggy]

12k for healthcare?

Wow, that is insane. I think my mom pays like 99 a month for me? Seems far more reasonable.

$99/mo???

I think you're on the special Do Not Resuscitate plan.

Well, my understanding is I have a 1k deductible and coverage for prescirptions and whatnot.

1 g a month is crazy expensive. Who can afford that?

Anyone who doesn't want to be saddled with a million-dollar hospital bill should something go wrong and who wants to be actually treated in the emergency room rather than being sent home with minimal care...

[Partial]

Is that for a family or is that for one person?

[hoosier]

Is that for a family or is that for one person?

The figure quoted is for a family, but it's still outrageous. It will be interesting to see which of the presidential candidates address this problem and which ones ignore it. My guess is that at some point in the campaign the health care crisis will become impossible to blow off with the typical plattitudes.

[Partial]

How can they fix it? The thing that I will see happening is drug companies will stop coming out with new stuff.

[3irty1]

The trick is to be invincible like me.