Friday, December 18, 2009

Stat of the day

Factcheck.org:
In 2007, national health care expenditures totaled $2.2 trillion. Health insurance profits of nearly $13 billion make up 0.6 percent of that. CEO compensation is a mere 0.005 percent of total spending.
Profits aren't the problem. Medicare, however, is a huge one.

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