I’ve had insurance through my employers since I was 18 years old. For the first time in my life I opted out since it was cheaper to pay out of pocket than pay the premiums for my entire family. The worst part is I work for a healthcare organization making almost 3 times the national average.
And the other half didn’t go but couldn’t afford it if they actually went. Winning.
And I bet lots put off healthcare they need for the same reason
It’s a badge of honor to have a job with benefits you can’t pay for!
—- maga probably.
And on the other end we have a guy which has more money than multiple countries combined…
Now do people not struggling to afford healthcare because they’ve given up on the idea of affording healthcare at all and don’t even bother
Since the Big Beautiful Bill killed my Obamacare, I stopped going to the doctor. Starting to build up some problems but my wife just got “promoted” off the temp company and the insurance isn’t much more for both of us than only her.
My endometriosis medication is $1000 a month in the US. I can’t afford to change jobs.
My wife’s heart medication, which is not a daily thing, only on demand, is staggering without insurance. Her kids in the Philippines send it to her for $10.
I’m so sorry. I wouldn’t wish endo on my worst enemy. It is a hell that anyone who hasn’t experienced cannot understand.
My meds were $1300 a month without insurance. It required pre-authorization from the insurance that needed to be redone every 6 months and I could only get 28 days filled at a time, but it only cost me something like $20. The side effects were awful, but not nearly as awful as the alternative.
I’m eternally grateful for the fact that after years of pain and begging dismissive doctors to treat me I found an amazing surgeon who went “why are you still dealing with this when you don’t want kids, you want a hysterectomy, I’ll do one” and by some miracle my insurance company also approved it without arguing about it. I also got lucky that I had my initial visit just before my employer’s year end open enrollment for insurance, so I did the math and figured out that I’d save a lot of money if I switched for the year to the higher premium/low deductible insurance they offered. My entire surgery, pre-surgery labs, pre surgery surgeon visits, prescription and OTC medications, and other little stuff I needed for recovery all cost me less than $1000 total.
The surgery was hands down the best thing that ever happened to me.
might try checking cost+ drugs to see if they have it
Well… Luigi was right
He was right, wasn’t he? Feels good to say it in a place where I won’t get banned for expressing it. Luigi was right.
In a civilized county we would have broken him out by now.
He did the right thing but not enough times.
Luigi legitimately wasn’t the shooter, though.
Correct. He was with me the whole day.
How did he help to improve access to health care?
The day after he (allegedly) shot that CEO, all claims were approved without questioning.
All claims, you say? Without questioning? You sure about that?
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty defended the company’s claim denial practices in an internal video which was leaked after the fatal shooting of Thompson. Recorded on December 5, the day after Thompson’s death, Witty emphasized the company’s role in ensuring “safe and appropriate” care and that the insurance giant will continue to prevent "unnecessary care”.[169] Two months after the shooting, UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to take action against social media posts critical of the company.[170] Prosecutors alleged that the killing had scared 40 UHC executives into hiring bodyguards.[171]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson#Health_insurance_corporations
Yeah, and all that has since been rolled back, cause the shareholders got scared for their dividends. Clearly far more valuable than employee lives, regardless the flavor of employee.
How did they say he did?
In what other sense was he “right”? In thinking that the US has a shitty health care system? I think we knew that already.
He had the right solution, just needed to scale up it’s application
The shooter removed a tick from its host, what are you confused about?
Right in choice of target, perhaps?
That’s what I assumed they meant, but I’m not sure.
You could ask them.
I’m surprised it’s not more.
I’m guessing that like unemployment, you just aren’t counted in the numbers if you are too far beyond struggle. Not so much as a check-up in 10+ years? Must be perfectly healthy! No? Uh…
I’m gonna be perfectly honest, I didn’t think ANY Americans could afford healthcare.
I hope somebody liberates that country. I feel sorry for poor everyday Americans. It’s like north Korea.
Well, they said that half struggled to afford it. They didn’t mention how many didn’t have a chance of affording it.
Right. I’m not struggling to afford it. I just don’t have any lol.
It’s a feature, not a bug. Healthcare and insurance companies exist for and only care about profits.
If people are struggling to afford healthcare it means their prices are right where they want them.
I’m surprised you can afford anything in that shithole of a country after Fascism teasers got put in power.
Really, just now learning that? Lol
The average healthcare plan is 18k a yr per person. So that is a start.
My family plan for 4 is 36k a yr
One of the myriad reasons I fled the US last year.
