NC Health Care By The Numbers

Doug Gibson at Scrutiny Hooligans put together an enlightening and germane Harper's Index style rundown of fast facts about North Carolina health care and health care reform.

I'll drop a few lines here, but you ought to read the whole thing.

Approximate percentage of US bankruptcies driven by medical incidents: 60%

Number of personal bankruptcy filings in North Carolina, 2007-2008: 19,113
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"Amount BCBSNC spends on non-medical expenses for every dollar in revenue: 15 cents

Amount BCBSNC charged North Carolina this year for cost overruns in administering the state employees’ health plan: $200 million

Amount of money in BCBSNC’s reserve account: $1.3 billion
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Rank of health sector PACs among PACs donating to Senator Hagan since her appointment to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee: 1

Number of Democratic senators on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee who have not yet announced their support for a public option: 1