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Bay Area family of four: $1870/month on Kaiser. Gold something plan. And this is just a pay to play for the extortion racket we call health care providers. And
by rixrax 7y ago
Bay Area family of four: $1870/month on Kaiser. Gold something plan. And this is just a pay to play for the extortion racket we call health care providers. And we live in east bay zip code which makes The plan cheaper than e.g. being in 95030 or some other South Bay zip codes. And it’s anyways cheaper than equivalent BlueShield of CA plans.
So yeah, I break 10k (for a family) before anyone even gets to visit a doc. Where they slap you with extra $$$ on anything.
We should mandate that everyone has to pay for their own health insurance (e.g. healthcare). Put a full stop on employer provided health plans. And have people actually pay from their hard earned $ to the health providers for the right to show up. Now for a lot of people who get benefits through employment, the absurdity of the cost isn’t visible enough to actually care / do something about the situation.
- calgoo 7y agoOr we could push for the us to actually join the rest of the world with public healthcare for all. If this is done, then we can push for the cost of a doctor visit to be reduced to a normal price. There is no reason for having the extreme pricing in healthcare except that it’s treated as a business. If most European countries can manage a public healthcare system and not have a doctor visit cost 1k+ , then it can happen in the US. But a mayor shift need to happen and it won’t as long as people refuse to accept universal healthcare
- anfilt 7y agoI don't get health insurance through my employer if that's what your implying. A family is different than an individual though, and that total cost is not per individual.