Since Thursday, I’ve born witness to the following:
Running errands with a friend: her work-provided insurance changed and a medicine that used to be covered was just no longer covered under the new insurance. She had to pay $80 to not have constant stomach issues. She justified it because with insurance, it was still $50.
A colleague found out that in 2024 his with had gone to the ‘wrong’ hospital for a series of procedures. Despite being told at the time that the treatment was covered, he received a call saying that on review, the insurer had decided the procedures were not covered, and they now owe the hospital $170,000 - that they are a year and a half late on paying.
I, myself, have a different plan offered through our employer, and pay $200 a pay period for insurance for just myself. A few years ago, it was less than half that.
Insurance in the U.S. is a means to force people to remain stuck with employers, and employers who don’t value their employees don’t even offer plans that pay well enough for folks to be trapped in gilded cages. It’s a giant fucking scam.
Since Thursday, I’ve born witness to the following:
Running errands with a friend: her work-provided insurance changed and a medicine that used to be covered was just no longer covered under the new insurance. She had to pay $80 to not have constant stomach issues. She justified it because with insurance, it was still $50.
A colleague found out that in 2024 his with had gone to the ‘wrong’ hospital for a series of procedures. Despite being told at the time that the treatment was covered, he received a call saying that on review, the insurer had decided the procedures were not covered, and they now owe the hospital $170,000 - that they are a year and a half late on paying.
I, myself, have a different plan offered through our employer, and pay $200 a pay period for insurance for just myself. A few years ago, it was less than half that.
Insurance in the U.S. is a means to force people to remain stuck with employers, and employers who don’t value their employees don’t even offer plans that pay well enough for folks to be trapped in gilded cages. It’s a giant fucking scam.