I paid for my “MAGA Patriot” brother’s health insurance for the last 11 years. That stopped after he voted for Trump *again*. My brother is fine with handouts as long as they benefit him and no one else.
If your insurance costs continue to skyrocket, remember to thank your local Trump supporters.
edit: thank you to all the well-spoken Trump supporters sending me [lovely DMs](https://imgur.com/a/C5Vw8dF).
blues111 on
This is hilariously bad, almost like not even being insured tbh with that high a deductible…but im sure thats intentional from republicans part
Make ACA worse and worse while nonchalantly gutting important parts of it so that when the time comes to finally kill it they can say “oh see its always been terrible getting rid of it is no big deal”
Mike_Pences_Mother on
No point in having insurance at that point
dormsta on
My premiums already went to $2,770 a month this year, and the only reason I stuck with it is the low deductible. I cannot imagine what that plus a higher deductible would do to our stability.
Sweet_Climate309 on
$31,000 deductible” is such an unserious number. At that point it’s not insurance, it’s a GoFundMe with paperwork.
mustachiomegazord on
I have never once in my life gone over my deductible. There is zero point to our system other than the obvious- keep people sick and destitute
HilaryVandermueller on
I HAVE health insurance through my employer, but it’s a high deductible health plan. I already met my $4000 deductible and $6000 OOP in mid-February because I have a chronic illness. 😩 How can people live like this in the US???
pleasegivemepatience on
If your DEDUCTIBLE is 31K what is the fucking point of having insurance?
WippitGuud on
I’m sorry…. as a Canadian, I just want to make sure the term “deductible” is the same.
So, you’re telling me, with insurance coverage, you have to pay $31,000 out of pocket before your insurance company covers the rest. That is what you’re saying.
And if so, and I’m sorry again…. holy shit your country is fucked up.
zappy487 on
I consider healthcare to be a national defense issue. Tricare Standard-for-All would be my solution without Congress.
ttpharmd on
That high of deductible and you would almost be better off winging it. Catastrophic coverage taken to a whole other level. Of course medical bills can be hundreds of thousands but there’s going to be a lot that throw up their hands to this.
MakalakaPeaka on
Always remember the Republican healthcare plan: lIf you get sick, go broke, then die.”
reject_fascism on
For better coverage, right? Right??
plasticcatshit on
It seems like a joke. But in truth, it is the killing joke, just as intended.
astro370 on
My god
wowlock_taylan on
Get the hell out of here with that crap. There would be no point in insurance at that point.
SillyAlternative420 on
Considering most people don’t even have $31k in their banks OR retirement accounts
You guys are fuuuucked.
Toss in the job loss from a failing economy. Whew.
Whornz4 on
For years insurance coverage increased but I expect massive reductions in future coverage. It is going to lead to more bankruptcy.
But at least the billionaires got a tax cut, right?
GlitteringRate6296 on
Send the bills to the Trump administration.
furbykiller1 on
This is always the plan, every single time. They effectively ruin programs, and then claim “see they don’t work”, when in reality, they are the reason they don’t work. They couldn’t actually repeal and replace it, so they just defund it and so it seems broken.
TheAnalogKid18 on
This is basically just a way to make the ACA unusable, effectively killing it.
These fuckers are absolutely brutal with their bastardization of the law. They use technicalities to abuse statutes beyond their original spirited intentions.
detail_giraffe on
Any approach to health care that mostly addresses the vast majority of people, who are healthy, and treats people who are not healthy as an afterthought is not a serious approach. A health care plan that is perfect for the needs of someone who has nothing wrong with them but would cost that person AT LEAST $31,000 plus co-pays up to the out of pocket maximum if something actually happened to them is not “affordable” in any real sense, because it hides the true cost until it’s too late. I don’t think all those lucky healthy people realize how quickly you’d hit $31,000 if anything more major than a sore throat happened to you. Signed, an out-of-pocket-max family who is painfully aware of how much it can cost to have just one family member be unlucky.
AlanShore60607 on
That’s not a deductible; that’s an annual income for about 1/3 of the country, and the income of 58% of single-parent households.
jacscarlit on
The amount some of their ACA users earn in a year. SMH
Lord_Nurggle on
I have BCBS. The best insurance I could get through my employer because I have been fighting Stage IV cancer.
I got a PET scan and MRI last December for a $500 co-pay.
I got the same scans again in June and the co-pay was $1750.
I almost shit myself. Thank god I was able to cover with a credit card but I would not have gotten them if I couldn’t pay.
Winning
IntellectAndEnergy on
Well at least we’re giving billions to Isreal so they can have free healthcare. Think positive!
briizilla on
Every day it becomes more obvious that the 1% want to kill off a bunch of us off and essentially enslave whoever is left.
Heatherb78 on
Sounds like what that Congresswoman from Iowa was saying….that people need to lead healthier lifestyles and that they should only use insurance for emergencies…fuck Republicans.
Rezeox on
They want us all as healthcare slaves.
jimbis123 on
This is insane
ketomachine on
Disgusting
wrxninja on
Our insurance premium through our company didn’t change BUT Anthem definitely made it so all medications are jacked up in price for anything that is not generic. It’s insane.
All this “social healthcare” is bad propaganda is all to keep the insurance companies and their buddies rich
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I paid for my “MAGA Patriot” brother’s health insurance for the last 11 years. That stopped after he voted for Trump *again*. My brother is fine with handouts as long as they benefit him and no one else.
If your insurance costs continue to skyrocket, remember to thank your local Trump supporters.
edit: thank you to all the well-spoken Trump supporters sending me [lovely DMs](https://imgur.com/a/C5Vw8dF).
This is hilariously bad, almost like not even being insured tbh with that high a deductible…but im sure thats intentional from republicans part
Make ACA worse and worse while nonchalantly gutting important parts of it so that when the time comes to finally kill it they can say “oh see its always been terrible getting rid of it is no big deal”
No point in having insurance at that point
My premiums already went to $2,770 a month this year, and the only reason I stuck with it is the low deductible. I cannot imagine what that plus a higher deductible would do to our stability.
$31,000 deductible” is such an unserious number. At that point it’s not insurance, it’s a GoFundMe with paperwork.
I have never once in my life gone over my deductible. There is zero point to our system other than the obvious- keep people sick and destitute
I HAVE health insurance through my employer, but it’s a high deductible health plan. I already met my $4000 deductible and $6000 OOP in mid-February because I have a chronic illness. 😩 How can people live like this in the US???
If your DEDUCTIBLE is 31K what is the fucking point of having insurance?
I’m sorry…. as a Canadian, I just want to make sure the term “deductible” is the same.
So, you’re telling me, with insurance coverage, you have to pay $31,000 out of pocket before your insurance company covers the rest. That is what you’re saying.
And if so, and I’m sorry again…. holy shit your country is fucked up.
I consider healthcare to be a national defense issue. Tricare Standard-for-All would be my solution without Congress.
That high of deductible and you would almost be better off winging it. Catastrophic coverage taken to a whole other level. Of course medical bills can be hundreds of thousands but there’s going to be a lot that throw up their hands to this.
Always remember the Republican healthcare plan: lIf you get sick, go broke, then die.”
For better coverage, right? Right??
It seems like a joke. But in truth, it is the killing joke, just as intended.
My god
Get the hell out of here with that crap. There would be no point in insurance at that point.
Considering most people don’t even have $31k in their banks OR retirement accounts
You guys are fuuuucked.
Toss in the job loss from a failing economy. Whew.
For years insurance coverage increased but I expect massive reductions in future coverage. It is going to lead to more bankruptcy.
But at least the billionaires got a tax cut, right?
Send the bills to the Trump administration.
This is always the plan, every single time. They effectively ruin programs, and then claim “see they don’t work”, when in reality, they are the reason they don’t work. They couldn’t actually repeal and replace it, so they just defund it and so it seems broken.
This is basically just a way to make the ACA unusable, effectively killing it.
These fuckers are absolutely brutal with their bastardization of the law. They use technicalities to abuse statutes beyond their original spirited intentions.
Any approach to health care that mostly addresses the vast majority of people, who are healthy, and treats people who are not healthy as an afterthought is not a serious approach. A health care plan that is perfect for the needs of someone who has nothing wrong with them but would cost that person AT LEAST $31,000 plus co-pays up to the out of pocket maximum if something actually happened to them is not “affordable” in any real sense, because it hides the true cost until it’s too late. I don’t think all those lucky healthy people realize how quickly you’d hit $31,000 if anything more major than a sore throat happened to you. Signed, an out-of-pocket-max family who is painfully aware of how much it can cost to have just one family member be unlucky.
That’s not a deductible; that’s an annual income for about 1/3 of the country, and the income of 58% of single-parent households.
The amount some of their ACA users earn in a year. SMH
I have BCBS. The best insurance I could get through my employer because I have been fighting Stage IV cancer.
I got a PET scan and MRI last December for a $500 co-pay.
I got the same scans again in June and the co-pay was $1750.
I almost shit myself. Thank god I was able to cover with a credit card but I would not have gotten them if I couldn’t pay.
Winning
Well at least we’re giving billions to Isreal so they can have free healthcare. Think positive!
Every day it becomes more obvious that the 1% want to kill off a bunch of us off and essentially enslave whoever is left.
Sounds like what that Congresswoman from Iowa was saying….that people need to lead healthier lifestyles and that they should only use insurance for emergencies…fuck Republicans.
They want us all as healthcare slaves.
This is insane
Disgusting
Our insurance premium through our company didn’t change BUT Anthem definitely made it so all medications are jacked up in price for anything that is not generic. It’s insane.
All this “social healthcare” is bad propaganda is all to keep the insurance companies and their buddies rich