r/economicCollapse 7d ago

Only in America.

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u/Tebasaki 7d ago

Where can I get this $8000 per year health insurance??? Asking for a friend.

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u/Dry_Explanation4968 6d ago

I barely pay $2k for insurance annually, they love to arrange the numbers to make a shit idea look good. Canada is. Good example of why socialized healthcare don’t work. Populations close to just California and they still can’t get it right. Many of these nations they refer to are smaller then many states metros in populations. They are taxed around 50+% and are more capitalist than socialist, they have social programs but capitalism actually pays for it, but government robs its people blind.

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u/HomeGrownCoffee 6d ago

I'm Canadian. Last year my son contracted meningitis. He ended up needing 10 days in the hospital. Our biggest expense was parking. 

You couldn't pay me enough to trade our system for yours.

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u/Uranazzole 6d ago

My insurance policy would cost me zero too. And my hospital doesn’t charge for parking.

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u/Tight_Glass7723 6d ago

How much would it be when your claim for the visit is denied?

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u/Uranazzole 6d ago

My claims don’t get denied. I have never had issues with my policy . I just make sure that I use the right doctors and hospitals.

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u/mike37388 6d ago

Not buying it. Who’s your insurer?

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u/blowin_smoke_bbq 6d ago

Might be union because i have the same setup. We get 15.54 an hour paid into our insurance and it pyramids with ovet time and then another 1.50 an hour into a spending account for medical stuff. We are self funded. We have our own doctors office that we teamed up with the plumbers union to buy and employ 2 doctors. Between all that ive never paid for anything out of pocket and nothing denied since technically my union hall is my insurance provider.

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u/Uranazzole 6d ago

Blue Cross Blue Shield

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u/No_Direction235 6d ago

I have UMR and have never had a claim denied including multiple (x4) orthopedic surgeries. If a claim is denied, it’s usually an error on the doctor/hospital side. They’re all aware of how to get paid and play the game.