Steven Lipstein on Hospitals
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Why Do We Need a $2,000 Deductible?
In America right now, 55% of American households earn under $50,000 a year. What we worry about is it means that people will forego access to the healthcare system by putting off that sore throat saying, you know, I really don't need to have this checked out. And so the longer you put these conditions off, the more we find that people end up in the hospital for avoidable medical conditions or complications.
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