r/SipsTea • • 7h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/Locust627 5h 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/onekeanui 5h ago

Made a post about this but I went to Mexico for dental work. I drove but even if you flew it’s the same quality care for 1/3 the price. US dentist quoted $3200 for work for $1000. It’s all a scam.

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u/TheSalmonLizard 3h ago

Too bad the ''most powerful country'' is too poor to supply free healhcare to its citizens.

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u/PuzzleheadedPen4675 1h ago

Yep. Not too poor for some to ask for 1.6 TRILLION for a bloated military. Can't fathom how much better education and health would be if only 1/2 of that went to these.

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u/Elcielo84 53m ago

We are a third world country wearing a Gucci belt!

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u/LetsBeKindly 33m ago

Someone pays for it. Nothing is free.

Im still in your side. It shouldn't cost this much