idk man I just need to vent i guess

my employer “provides” health insurance in exchange for my time and labor, and for that great privilege they take $600 out of my paycheck every month (covers me, my wife, and our 1yo son)

that’s half our monthly mortgage payment; it’s 2/3 our monthly grocery bill

why?

  • AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world
    1001·
    2 months ago

    The biggest kick in the balls is that insurance still doesn’t cover shit. There’s still co-pays, tons of things that aren’t covered, out of network, maximum use of services, and anything large will almost certainly be denied by default. The co-pays alone are often as much as the service should cost.

    Health insurance is a parasite. Profiting (massively) by being a gatekeeper to good health is pure evil.

    • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
      32·
      2 months ago

      Dr. Glaucomflecken’s Youtube Skit series on US healthcare has really shown me how fucked up it is…

      Sure, the Canadian government is stealing my paycheque, yadda yadda yadda. Still my health, dental, life supplemental insurance plan costs $800/year and most routine stuff like checkup exams, basic drugs, basic procedures, is free or is in the tens of dollars that I need to pay.

      • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        2 months ago

        I haven’t been to a dentist in 8 years. I’ve only recently been in a hospital because my back gave out and I was stuck on the floor. Dont let anyone take away that healthcare, dont become like us. This is misery for no reason. My fucken teeth ache.

        • Krauerking
          3·
          2 months ago

          I cracked off a piece of my teeth but it doesn’t like cause immediate pain and my last visit cost me several hundred dollars even with my “dental plan” that my employer didn’t provide me a policy number for. And I still need to save up for my wisdom teeth to be pulled cause they are rotting in my head and cause my jaw to lock up.

          Yeah the world doesn’t realize how fucked the US is for health of its citizens.