America is so great we privatized taxes

JimmyMemes@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world – 738 points –
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So workers pay 7.3% and employers pay 7.3%? It covers all of your health care costs? U.S. insurance varies in cost but we have medical bills on top of insurance costs.

But what does your insurance pay for if not the medical bills? It's supposed to be its entire purpose, pay the medical bills.

Insurance companies put enormous amounts of resources, time, and manpower into avoiding paying the bills. They’ll find some excuse buried in their 400 page packet, or they’ll deem something not a “medical necessity “ until it’s too late to do anything about it.

I received a HEART TRANSPLANT and my insurance tried to kick back one of my echo-cardiograms that I get quarterly to make sure my donor heart isn't being rejected. They're ridiculous.

There's different tiers, but in the case of a doctor visit and prescriptions for medication, you typically have a copay amount which insurance does not cover. If you have a serious illness and require treatment in the hospital you would be required to pay 30%-40% of the total bill. Also some insurance requires that you pay a certain amount per year before it will take effect, then the insurance pays the rest for the year. There's tons of different plans and scenarios, insurance here is a rip off.

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