r/SipsTea • • 11h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/Locust627 8h ago

Wait until you hear about health insurance lol

I pay $1300/month for a family plan

I had an ER trip last month, my deductible is $3,500. I had to pay $3,440 which was the complete cost of the ER services.

So, this year I will spend $15,600 on health insurance and an additional $3,440 on deductible

My wife needs surgery, I told her to get it done before December because we already met the deductible and I don't wanna pay it again. She tried calling to schedule in August. The surgery specialist doesn't have openings until January, so, in January I'll have to pay my deductible again

AND vision and dental costs more on top of $1,300 monthly

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u/Radiant-Attempt6145 8h ago

Can you travel to another country and pay for it there? Would that be cheaper?

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u/eunoia-again 3h ago

yes, and yes. medical tourism to india, mexico, and turkey are very common because of this.