tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post4220195873207364025..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: Where #the27percent are the 33 percent (with "declinable pre-existing conditions")Andrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-28618699143591489402016-12-18T10:39:39.549-05:002016-12-18T10:39:39.549-05:00Thanks for another excellent article.
I read the ...<br />Thanks for another excellent article.<br /><br />I read the Kaiser article carefully. The declinable conditions were quite serious: rheumatoid arthritis, recent cancer, CHF, Crohn's, COPD, diabetes, epilepsy, hepatitis, lupus, Parkinsons, et al.<br /><br />It is hard to believe that 36% of poor West Virginians are so afflicted. I am not denying it, but I do wonder how the estimate of 36% was made.<br /><br />I suppose I am spoiled by living in Minnesota, where poverty is much milder and there are more safety net medical institutions.<br /><br />This does not detract from the seriousness of the problem.bob.hertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686373408419885558noreply@blogger.com