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cultofaction · 26-30, M
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@cultofaction Taxpayers would pay for healthcare
cultofaction · 26-30, M
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@cultofaction Do you want to pay thousands of more dollars to pay out of pocket for healthcare
cultofaction · 26-30, M
@SW-User [i]Thousands more?[/i] What on Earth are you talking about? I'm a healthy young person. I don't even know the last time I stepped foot in a hospital. If I could opt to not have insurance, I would gladly pay the $0 out of pocket! Instead I have to pick up the slack for unhealthy people who insurance companies are required to cover by law 🤷♂️
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@cultofaction If you don't have health insurance it can cost hundreds just for a routine checkup
cultofaction · 26-30, M
@SW-User Hundreds is [i]far, far less[/i] than I could possibly get insurance for, and that price is only so high because insurance companies negotiate it up. Most things you pay for at the hospital cost far less when you actually pay with cash. Some hospitals are even doing programs where you get routine checkups and small things taken care of for a low monthly/yearly fee.
You have to understand that if someone like me -- healthy, young, no medical issues, never go to the hospital -- was SAVING MONEY by having health insurance, then there is no way the insurance companies would ever make any money.
You have to understand that if someone like me -- healthy, young, no medical issues, never go to the hospital -- was SAVING MONEY by having health insurance, then there is no way the insurance companies would ever make any money.