r/FluentInFinance 13d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/beccam1187 13d ago

I work for a major US hospital. My health insurance is $1200/month for my family- of which I pay about half. My spouse just had a tube of blood drawn, and we had to pay $132 OUT OF POCKET. Apparently, I need to meet an $8000 deductible before things like diagnostic testing is actually covered by my insurance.

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u/Tathorn 11d ago

Either this is fake, or you shouldn't be working in a hospital with that low of IQ.