07-11-2008, 04:51 PM
Howie Feltersnatch Wrote:the difference is you are paying for your coverage with your hard earned money...not paying for some lazy ass to sit on the couch eating cheetos and watching Springer
But i'm not. So far i have had to get medication due to strep throat, and i had to pay completely out of pocket because even though im paying weekly for health coverage, i have not yet met my deductable.
If i broke my leg tomorrow, id now be roughly $650 out of pocket for the year for "Coverage", plus the $400 i already spent on doctor visits and meds for my strep earlier this year, plus the remaining 600 dollars at the hospital for having my leg reset. Which at this point would put me $1650 in the hole for this year for "coverage". Great effing system let me tell you. I'd much rather pay 50 a week out of my paycheck for "everyone" just to ensure i would only have a co-pay at most if something were to happen to me. This would still be cheaper than taking out my own plan.
Oh did i add my job forces you to have their medical coverage if you don't have any external coverage? Once again, either way I have to pay, and taxes are actually cheaper for medical coverage for me in all cases. I am NOT the only one in this position.
The healthcare system in this country is completely broken beyond repair. The only fixes are one of two things 1) universal healthcare or 2) a mandate putting every single health provider out of business and starting from the ground up.
Besides, it is completely absurd that it costs 150 dollars just to walk through the waiting room door just to see a doctor for 5 minutes. The problem is there is no competition. I can't take my business elsewhere because no matter who i go see, im screwed out of way too much money for something as basic as medical care.