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Stories like this seriously make me consider moving back to Canada. > my insurance, which I pay (wait for it) $1182 a month > ... > This was our total bill t
by lhorie 8y ago
Stories like this seriously make me consider moving back to Canada.
> my insurance, which I pay (wait for it) $1182 a month
> ...
> This was our total bill today. ($498.73)
>
> It took more than seven hours to get the basic medicine
Just to put into context how absurd these costs are, she could conceivably have spent less money and time by flying from NY to Toronto and paying for a doctor visit out of pocket there instead of relying on her insurance in this case...
- jayess 8y agoThis is giving rise to direct primary care. You pay a general practitioner $50 a month for unlimited visits and access to wholesale medications and labs. The GP doesn't have to deal with insurance and has a much smaller patient load. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_primary_care https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_primary_care Example pricing: https://www.dpcwestmi.com/services/ https://www.dpcwestmi.com/services/