why is it that large number of people are uninsured

Name: Private health insurance
Uploaded: 2014-02-09T21:30:49Z
Description: Approximately half of Americans rely on their employers to help obtain and pay for health coverage. This video explains the history of private insurance, how risk-sharing works, and the incentives for employers and employees to share the responsibility of health care coverage.

This question is answered in the video "The U.S. uninsured population" in this series.

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Approximately half of Americans rely on their employers to help obtain and pay for health coverage. This video explains the history of private insurance, how risk-sharing works, and the incentives for employers and employees to share the responsibility of health care coverage. Created by Brookings Institution.

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minghansun250
Posted 6 years ago. Direct link to minghansun250's post “at 9:00, wouldn't the ins...”
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, wouldn't the insurers just negotiate with the hospitals? Why would they pay whatever the providers charge?
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Iboa Ibrahim
Posted 6 years ago. Direct link to Iboa Ibrahim's post “why health insurance is n...”
why health insurance is needed?
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m.d 38#!8
Posted 9 years ago. Direct link to m.d 38#!8's post “why is it that large numb...”
why is it that large number of people are uninsured
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- Matt
  Posted 9 years ago. Direct link to Matt's post “This question is answered...”
  This question is answered in the video "The U.S. uninsured population" in this series.
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William Janis
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to William Janis's post “From 8:50 to the end at 1...”
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, the narrator discusses the conundrum of long-term care (LTC) for a chronically ill patient. He does not mention LTC insurance, which can cover at least a portion of LTC expenditures, Reliable financial advisors often recommend that young people purchase LTC insurance.

A second question involves the percentage of Medicaid and Medicare outlays which disappear as fraud by criminals in the healthcare system. I recall reading about a hospital administrator in Houston, who along with some physicians, diverted tens of millions of dollars in Medicare payments. Please comment on this very real phenomenon.
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- mufa862002
  Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to mufa862002's post “first of all I think youn...”
  first of all I think young people can/should purchase medicare /medicaid. this is because you cannot tell when you gonna fall sick or will be needing skilled , rehab care or hearing defects and many other end of life illnesses.So, despite the short comings of medicare/medicaid such as low levels of care and immunization , it still covers up 20 percent of the nursing home bills compared to private insurance.
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