return2ozma@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agoThe US healthcare system is broken...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up11.35Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.33Karrow-down1imageThe US healthcare system is broken...lemmy.worldreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agomessage-square199fedilink
minus-squareCensored@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up122·3 months agoI have a medicine that is $1650 with insurance, copay is $60. Or, rung without insurance and the discount card, it’s $0. Medicine pricing is utterly a scam.
minus-squareCOASTER1921@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up29·3 months agoExactly this. The only annoying part is that it then doesn’t count toward your deductable and out of pocket maximum. It’s crazy how nominally $1k+ medicines become like $30 when you pay without insurance.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoAll insurance is. So are warranties. :::The house always wins.:::
minus-squareCensored@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoThe involvement of actuaries is a dead giveaway.
I have a medicine that is $1650 with insurance, copay is $60. Or, rung without insurance and the discount card, it’s $0.
Medicine pricing is utterly a scam.
Exactly this. The only annoying part is that it then doesn’t count toward your deductable and out of pocket maximum. It’s crazy how nominally $1k+ medicines become like $30 when you pay without insurance.
American health insurance is gambling
All insurance is. So are warranties.
:::The house always wins.:::
The involvement of actuaries is a dead giveaway.