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[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The best argument for universal healthcare is having to deal with health insurance. What an absolute scam. I have never had a good experience going to the doctor because of health insurance, and mine isn't even that bad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I think every member of Congress and their families should be forced to use the same healthcare plan as one of their average constituents. No discounts, no outside help with payments, no extra coverage on top to fill gaps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm typically against government-run healthcare, but yeah, the insurance companies ruin EVERYTHING. I experienced how worthless they are firsthand, too.

I had a torn ACL and needed knee surgery with my insurance, so I went to the same doctor and same surgeon my housemate had for his ACL repair without insurance. After all was said and done, we compared how much we'd paid out of pocket and I maaayyybe paid $1,000 less than he did, while my insurance claimed to have covered like $30,000. And this was decent, corporate insurance that I'd been paying $120-170/mo for over the course of 6 years at that point. What a waste of money...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

I doubt it was intentional but that first paragraph comes off as: "I wouldn't care but it happened to me"