[Biggirl]

The bitter wages of Obamacare.

[DJ MacWoW]

The author doesn’t go back far enough. Medical care was affordable until Medicare was created in the late 60’s. It took a HUGE chunk of people out of the insurance pool. Because prices rose, government then decided there should be HMO’s. All of our problems started with governments “help”.

[The4thHorseman]

Something about this article really bothered me and I realized what it was when I went and read the entire post. I have $15 copays and I think that’s way too high.

Want to know why? Because I pay $900 a month for an HMO plan for myself and my husband (just the two of us, no kids). And we go to the doctor, at most, twice a year each. So when this author talks about what it really costs to go to the doctor, I can say that it costs me about $2,700 per visit. Paying that much already, I admit I have a hard time stomaching an additional $15 out of my pocket to boot!

However, I should add that I otherwise wholeheartedly agree with the article. I realize most people aren’t like me and don’t think about how much they’re actually paying for health care. Maybe it helps that my paystub shows me how much my employer is paying each month (and I’m smart enough to realize that it’s really my money they’re spending).

I’m sickened by the whole thing. I’d much rather just have catastrophic coverage for the big things that can go wrong and pay as I go for the routine stuff (I’m sure I’d come out ahead in the end), but unfortunately no employer I know of offers such an option.

[GOP_Lady]

AND how many people do you know that constantly complain about co-pays (even the small ones)? I know far too many people who have done this. People literally do want something for nothing. Another example of this is mass transit.

[r9etb]

The bitter wages of Obamacare.

I've been paying $15 copays for at least 15 years, probably more. You can't blame Obama for that.

[GOP_Lady]

A very, very good article.

Thanks for posting, Biggirl.