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That's how insurance works...
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We know how insurance works, OW1. The deductibles went up substantially.
Then your anecdotal story is even more irrelevant.
So let’s make it more relevant as a demonstration of the magnitude of network discounts. In this example, the network discount was just over 95% of the undiscounted amount prior to any other payment sources.
So cash prices are better than allowed charges?
PwC1s point is important. We aren’t just getting insurance. We are also getting network discounts.
Back in August I had a procedure that was $46,000 undiscounted. After insurance discounts and insurance payments, my out of pocket cost was $760 which I covered with pretax dollars saved in my HSA. This is basically how these higher deductible plans are supposed to work. It’s a departure from the open access plans, which carried a higher monthly cost but tended to have lower copayments, but it’s basically been a wash for me.
I had other expenses prior bringing me closer to the deductible.
BAH used to have copay plans period. No deductible. I could walk into a specialist for $25, didn’t matter the procedure, and I’d be covered in full. Those were the days.
#themoreyouknow
Substantially? When? I don’t recall a significant change in high ded plans. I think they did get rid of open access plans
Yeah seriously, sure the deductible is high but the network discounts are no joke.
^ what insurance payments? They don’t kick in until you hit your deductible. This story isn’t adding up.
The new plans are shit. I had to pay $171 out of pocket (HSA dollars) for a checkup... a fucking checkup!
It will go up until it's essentially a tax for the insurance industry. Might as well have Medicare for all at this rate, but insurance sure as hell will spend as much as possible lobbying for that to not happen.
^Maybe that was the plan all along.
Definitely the point. Obamacare was designed to bring about single payer via dealing out deaths to insurers.