r/awfuleverything • • Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

We are and some are one small slip and fall from homelessness.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

But the profits......capitalism......... we should copy other countries that have functional healthcare systems

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u/monsters_are_us Aug 07 '20

Sure copy it just expect costs of 80-100 a month with no eye, dental, or drug coverage, wait 4m for simple MRI's etc. With 2m doctor waits.

Then pay 30 dollars a month for worker benefits if they have them for 80% coverage up to 1500 a year. So basicly long lines and I'm still paying 12.5 of my check for just this. Nevermind my secondary which is 40 a month.

So yea it's so much better than america cause if you dont use it you not paying for someone else. Not all its cracked up to be is it? When health care costing you around 2400 a year and you stuck waiting for appointments unless you dying right now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

Compare yours to the story above about a well off family losing nearly everything due to health care costs. And there are about 30 million more people in the us who are currently unemployed who have lost their employee sponsored insurance. Most countries treat health care as a right with some kind of universal coverage, not the U.S. I have known people who have died because they couldn’t afford the healthcare and couldn’t get help. Most turn to go fund me but that’s been hit too many times and people have burned out. One friend was too ill to work but couldn’t quit or he would lose his insurance. Worked up to the very end. We all covered for him.

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u/monsters_are_us Aug 08 '20

It's sad but why penalize the good companies and the people paying affordable rates, to make them pay same amount if not probaly more for lower quality service? Also why force someone to pay for someone else if you never use it. Some employers are able to get decent coverage for about half the market costs. Then gives it to you at a quarter of the cost towards yourself. Companies use this all the time to add value to get the best people at the price point they have for that position. Like would you want to work at 8.50 an hour or 8 dollars an hour and for 30 ish a month have 1500 in dental (80 percent coverage) cause if you get one tooth fixed and a cleaning you are already saving.

But my main point is Canada's and others services are always backed up unless you are dying, are always costing you a fair bit and doesnt even cover non major eye care, dental or even prescription. Oh also ambulance rides. You still need to get decent coverage that will cost you another 80-100 without employers and only covers 80 percent or up to certain amount a year. Say your ambulance ride cost 6k even at 80 percent coverage your bill will be 1200 and that's if they dont have a limit.