At the risk of once again being told what an idiot I am, healthcare in America sucks. Thanks for the present though, mom. We need all the help we can get.
By the way, feel free to tell me how great my Photoshop skills are. Some people on Lemmy love to tell me how I’m not sick and just making it up for sympathy.
Sorry… is there a community for “I’ve been pissed off for months now?”
Take your pick:
Long-term illness bringing us down to one income.
High medical bills.
Having to use birthday money to help pay down those bills.
People on the internet telling me I’m lying about it all…
Doesn’t your work cover it?
The issue is that health insurance shouldn’t be tied to employment. This could very well be a payment plan for a much larger bill, so op is probably paying off $200 a month over a year or more.
Not everyone is so blessed to have a low deductible plan. Most people have high deductible plans. Having a deductible of $6k or more is as good as being uninsured. Most people can not deal with paying $6k for an emergency - it can zero out folks bank accounts or be a hamper on their month to month budget.
Employer provided healthcare only covers about %54 of Americans. So in general it’s not a safe assumption.
I haven’t been able to handle a job since last year, unfortunately.
Oh
Get well soon. God speed
Thank you!