I don't know how you'd come to this take even as someone with insurance. Every single interaction I have with a doctor in the US, I have to try and work out if they're trying to upsell me on something because some admin yelled at them they weren't meeting their quota, and every time I end up walking out of there having spent way more money out of pocket than I should have because even the "best" insurance plans are still dogshit.
For example, did you know that a root canal costs something like $3k out-of-pocket with insurance on average? One of the most common and completely medically necessary procedures one could have, and yet it's out of reach for literally 80% of Americans. I don't know how you read that and not start humming the Internationale.
For example, did you know that a root canal costs something like $3k out-of-pocket with insurance on average?
Yeah, I found that out the hard way. TIL, my dental plan - despite being riddled with deductions and copays - still has a $2000 cap on how much they'll pay in a year. So I'm still out triple digits for a procedure that's supposed to be the cheap, light-touch alternative to getting the whole tooth yanked and replaced with an implant.
One of the most common and completely medically necessary procedures one could have
Literally an entire profession dedicated just to doing root canals. Its a fucking specialty. Only in America does a specialized field of trade make the price go UP!
Going to find Milton Friedman's grave and shit on it.
I don’t know how you’d come to this take even as someone with insurance.
either by never getting sick or by being a massive, lying sack of shit who knows that contrarian ghoulishness is both an excellent driver for reader engagement and what the ruling class wants to hear from their pinocchios
I don't know how you'd come to this take even as someone with insurance. Every single interaction I have with a doctor in the US, I have to try and work out if they're trying to upsell me on something because some admin yelled at them they weren't meeting their quota, and every time I end up walking out of there having spent way more money out of pocket than I should have because even the "best" insurance plans are still dogshit.
For example, did you know that a root canal costs something like $3k out-of-pocket with insurance on average? One of the most common and completely medically necessary procedures one could have, and yet it's out of reach for literally 80% of Americans. I don't know how you read that and not start humming the Internationale.
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And people wonder why no one is buying houses, settling down and having kids anymore. With what fucking money?
Yeah, I found that out the hard way. TIL, my dental plan - despite being riddled with deductions and copays - still has a $2000 cap on how much they'll pay in a year. So I'm still out triple digits for a procedure that's supposed to be the cheap, light-touch alternative to getting the whole tooth yanked and replaced with an implant.
Literally an entire profession dedicated just to doing root canals. Its a fucking specialty. Only in America does a specialized field of trade make the price go UP!
Going to find Milton Friedman's grave and shit on it.
either by never getting sick or by being a massive, lying sack of shit who knows that contrarian ghoulishness is both an excellent driver for reader engagement and what the ruling class wants to hear from their pinocchios