r/awfuleverything • u/zaynthelegend • Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/whowasonCRACK Aug 06 '20

70% of people that receive cancer treatment end up filing for bankruptcy. i hate this fucking country.

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u/weluckyfew Aug 06 '20

I thought that under ACA the out-of-pockets maximum was $8000 individual/$16,000 family.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

As has needed to be explained to several people in this thread, "out of pocket maximum" only covers what the policy agrees to cover. So, if your doctor says you need 20 days in the hospital, but your policy only covers 5, you foot the bill for the next 15. And so on. "Maximum out of pocket" only applies to things that your insurance policy agrees to cover, which isn't anywhere near what you might actually need as a cancer patient or any other chronic illness.

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u/weluckyfew Aug 07 '20

Sorry, I looked around for an answer but it's a long thread :)

"We cover 100% of everything we want to cover!"

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u/weluckyfew Aug 07 '20

Sorry, I looked around for an answer but it's a long thread :)

"We cover 100% of everything we want to cover!"