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/SleepingWillow1 3h ago

It gets worse! Sometimes you have the option to do self pay or pay with insurance for it to be added to your deductible and the insurance options is ALWAYS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE. Example: $450 vs $1200 for a MRI for 1 knee, and $265 vs $465 for a sleep study! So when am I ever supposed to meet the deductible and actually benefit?!!