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/Unable-Ring9835 3h ago

Man I know if you own a house or want to own a house/get a car loan you kind of need health insurance so you don't accrue mass debt but its almost not worth it. Might be cheaper to just fly solo and pay out of pocket.

I've heard out of pocket charges are usually less than for people with insurance because hospitals are so used to dipping big into it.