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I'm not American so forgive my ignorance, but is that the amount you pay monthly?
by leshow 10y ago
I'm not American so forgive my ignorance, but is that the amount you pay monthly?
- virmundi 10y agoYes. When I was working on a contract, my income put me out of the subsidies range. I would have had to pay $780 for the cheapest plan per month. Essentially a mortgage. Actually $130 more than my current mortgage.
- leshow 10y agoJesus, no wonder so many people don't have coverage. I have never had to pay anything, even benefits are largely covered by my employer. I think I pay 15 bucks a month for a family plan on vision/dental/eye/drugs/physio etc.
- angry-hacker 10y agoIt's called taxes you pay, assuming your a fellow European. I pay 33% of my income to Healthcare so these rates you Americans say you pay are really small, you're just spoiled :)
- mikeash 10y agoWe pay those taxes too. Our per-capita government expenditure on health care is higher than many developed countries with single-payer systems. Our government then spends this vast amount of money to provide care for a fraction of us.
- jtuente 10y agoThat looks like a monthly amount, yes.
- attaboyjon 10y agoI have a family of six, 2 adults and 4 kids. I pay $1400 per month for a plan with a deductible high enough that I will pay for all of my expenses.
- freddyc 10y agoMy wife and I have a 90/10 low deductible plan with 90% of premiums employer-covered. It costs us ~$220 per month in premiums so total plan cost is over $2k per month plus our out-of-pocket monthly expenses are usually $150-200 in co-pays and prescription costs. So over $25k a year on healthcare alone. I was born and raised in a single payer country where healthcare is free (or close to it) and we are seriously considering a move back there. If we lose our jobs here in the US we would be screwed due to my wife's ongoing mental health needs.