[qwerty1234]

>>The new report also looked at household spending on health care in 2021 and found Oregonians are paying on average $8,000 a year on their health.

Sorry, I don’t buy it - unless they are counting health insurance premiums that are largely paid for by employers - but $8K in out-of-pocket costs *on average* - no way.

[blackdog]

If you were an employer, wouldn't you prefer to enroll your herds into Obamacare, and change the letterhead to a rebranded name like "Allwell Healthcare"?

That is what's currently taking place.

[Valpal1]

That’s exactly what they are doing. After 8k in premiums a lot of people are too broke to pay the out of pocket costs before they reach their deductble. So they are basically paying for insurance they can’t afford and can’t use.