The Quasi-universal American Healthcare System
Yes, you read that right. America already has a system in which we pay for the healthcare of others that is deeply embedded into our economic system. We pay for it every single day without even realizing that we are covering the healthcare costs of our fellow Americans.
No, I am not talking about Medicare, Medicaid, or any other government sponsored healthcare plans. The universal healthcare I am talking about is employer-sponsored healthcare plans.
Let’s take a trip back to our high school economics class and take a look at how businesses price their products. All companies hope to earn money through the sale of their product or service, so they deduct expenses from the cost of the product and then you …
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