22nd School Shooting this year

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While we are on the subject of health care.... in the midst of yet another school shooting thread... no wonder our health care system is going broke.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...ad914da06c

Each year, the U.S. spends $2.8 billion treating gunshot wounds

Gun injuries account for $2.8 billion in emergency room and hospital charges in the United States each year, according to a study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs.

The typical gunshot victim can expect to rack up over $5,000 in emergency room costs, according to the study. If the injury is severe enough to warrant a hospital stay, the average cost balloons to nearly $100,000. And over 40 percent of gunshot victims lack insurance to pay for their care.