OK here is the math because the revenues and expenditures were initially wrong!
My bad it was late. 47,000,000 uninsured. 13.5% will need hospitalization This means 6,345,000 annually hospitalized. Average cost of hospitalization is $17,195 Total cost of all Hospitalizations 6,345,500 X $17,195 = $109,102,275.000 annually To figure out group premiums. $109,102,275,000 / 47,000,000 = $2,321.33 annually $2,321.33 / 12 = $193.45 Monthly premium. On Aug 19, 1:50 am, VT Sean Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > The GOP is committing Political Murder > of Americans by Killing Health Care Reform > > Sean Lewis > August 19, 2009 > > This is not a game or a strategy to stop the Democrats > and President Obama to weaken them politically. > > This is simply the political murder of Americans. > > There are Americans dying everyday because they > do not have insurance. > > These Americans want and need insurance but are > either denied coverage because of preexisting conditions > or are priced out of coverage because of high premiums. > > Americans by the Millions have lost their jobs and with > unemployment they have lost their insurance because of > the high cost of assuming the entire premium when out > of work. > > The focus needs to get back to the fact that we do not abandon > our own, we do not leave people behind. We offer a helping > hand to all who are willing and able to help themselves if > given a helping hand to get them back on their feet. > > If this means a bare bone public option that is paid for by the > premiums of the unemployed and uninsured so be it. It can be done > with little Government costs if at all. > > Premiums need to be $200 a month for Adults and $100 > a month for children. > > The number of individuals annually needing hospitalization > will be on average 13.5%. > > The average cost per hospitalization currently is $17,195. > With cost savings and preventative care the annual costs > should be reduced. > > Total revenues is $153 Billion total expenditures will be > $148 Billion. > > This is based on 2002 > figures.http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk6/factbk6.pdf > > Health Care should be bottom up. > > $10,000 of health credits per tax payer for preventative care. > > The individual Must get a physical check up each year or lose > a portion of the benefits. Give the Taxpayer a lifetime Budget > of $250,000 for medical care of their choosing. Pro rate this by > age 18 to 72 at the start of this program. > > The way to keep medical costs down is early treatment. If a person > does not address a medical problem reduce their benefits. > > This is not to REPLACE medical insurance but to give a minimum > level of medical care. > > It is important to realize that this works regardless of the pool size > because it is based on the 13,5% of participants who end up > hospitalized annually. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
