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Originally Posted by DDToto41
Lets start by saying United Healthcare had an advertisement on tv that said they have 70,000 people to help 70,000,000 customers. At an average of $50,000 each that means $3,500,000,000 is paid out in wages before they pay anything else. For them to make a profit what will yours or the governments cost be?
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There are only 28 million people enrolled in all of the Medicare Advantage programs combined, which is about 45 percent of the total number of people on Medicare (traditional plus advantage). So, there are less than 70 million people enrolled in the entire Medicare system. The 70 million number must include a lot of people who are not on Medicare. I don't know how many Federal Government employees work on Medicare, but, when you include their salary, current benefits, and lifetime pension after retirement, they cost taxpayers a whole lot more than $50,000 each. It is probably closer to $150K each.