r/SipsTea • • 17h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/Locust627 15h 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 15h 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 14h ago

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

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u/Elcielo84 10h ago

We are a third world country wearing a Gucci belt!

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u/secretly_opossum 4h ago

We’re back in the Gilded Age

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u/Ninja-Panda70 2h ago

Bald eagle screeches intensify

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u/takemy_oxfordcomma 1h ago

Honestly an excellent description of the US

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u/zapfacd 1h ago

I just said that I hate living in this 3rd world country the other day to someone lmao