South Carolina could be a deciding factor (Waterloo: 2009, health insurance)

[ExNooYawk]

Rachel Maddow Nails South Carolina Health Care

On last night's Rachel Maddow Show, Maddow took viewers through what she called a "magic map trick," in which she crunched the numbers on a handful of health-care statistics, such as teenage pregnancy rates, infant birth weight, premature births and infant mortality.
Her findings? At the tail end of all of these quality-of-life measures are various Southern states. And the worst among them? Mississippi and South Carolina! And hey, speaking of South Carolina, isn't that where some of America's Next Top Health Care Reform Obstructionists come from? Why, yes! That's where you will encounter Jim "Waterloo" DeMint and Joe "Will Forte Correctly Captured You As A Cringing Milquetoast, Didn't He?" Wilson in their natural habitats.

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I know this isn't a political forum per se, but the health care situation in South Carolina could be a deciding factor in whether or not a person chooses to relocate there. Why on earth would South Carolinians continue to vote for politicians who put their health care needs behind those of corporations, insurance company and the pharmaceutical industry?

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[dband22]

You aren't really gonna cite Rachel Maddow as someone who is objective and fair, are you?

She's about as objective and fair as Rush Limbaugh.

This is what is wrong with the U.S., too many people rely on TV or Radio talk show pundits to get their information. It's quite sad, actually.

Have you even read any of the actual pieces of legislation?

Have a nice day!

[ExNooYawk]

Q: Were her numbers wrong?

A: No.

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by dband22

You aren't really gonna cite Rachel Maddow as someone who is objective and fair, are you?

She's about as objective and fair as Rush Limbaugh.

This is what is wrong with the U.S., too many people rely on TV or Radio talk show pundits to get their information. It's quite sad, actually.

Have you even read any of the actual pieces of legislation?

Have a nice day!

Maddow has her biases for sure, but the statistics she cites cannot be disputed. Now how that figures into overall healthcare reform is another matter altogether, but the facts are the facts, no matter who cites them.

[soontoretire]

Rachel Maddow is opinionated, but unread.
Watch Fox.

[dband22]

Originally Posted by ExNooYawk

Q: Were her numbers wrong?

A: No.

how do you know? do you know how they were collected? were the data came from? have you verified her data?

don't believe everything you read. her data may well be right but it may well be wrong as well. thus, it is irrelevant.

[soontoretire]

Yes, and fringe media isn't really crucial to your decision anyway--

[sandlapper]

Typically MS, and SC (like the majority of southern states) have very poor healthcare. Usually it can be verified by each states office of vital statistics, or cabinets of health.

[2HHI]

WHO CARES WHAT THE "STATISTICS" STATE! When living in MS...I have a doctor that provides healthcare just like when I'm in WI. Maybe people who don't have healthcare should get a job and work for it....there are no free rides!
Statistics just compare numbers...it doesnt mean SC or MS doesnt have healthcare, it just means they have less of it in relation to their population. Whopeedee do!

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by 2HHI

WHO CARES WHAT THE "STATISTICS" STATE! When living in MS...I have a doctor that provides healthcare just like when I'm in WI. Maybe people who don't have healthcare should get a job and work for it....there are no free rides!

There are tons of folks who have jobs but who have no healthcare benefits through their employers or who can't afford the premiums as an individual customer.

It used to be that having a job meant having health insurance. But no longer. As health care costs have skyrocketed and wages have stagnated, fewer employers can offer coverage and fewer employees can afford it when it is offered. According to the most recent census data, 65 percent of uninsured adults in the United States are employed—that’s 24 million of the 37 million adults who were uninsured in 2007.

Interactive Map: Health Care in Crisis