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In reply to the discussion: Why are Americans so resistant to Universal Healthcare? [View all]Alice11111
(5,730 posts)My costs are about $450+, plus a lot on meds, some of which are not covered, Cigna. One reason it is more expensive is I live in a low population state, so there are few providers.
Also, I have a disability, so they charge more for Supp F and Plan D.
You have convinced me to shop more for plan D. The first year was good, but now they cover much less. I paid out of pocket this month around $700 for Rx on my Plan D. (My eyedrops, which I am supposed to take every morning and night, I take once about every 3 days or when my eyes really hurt or I can't see. My Dr. has written and called the insurance company. Just one example.) That, to me, is not good Healthcare. There are many of us who take only minimal amounts of our medications because of cost, but it causes continuing damage to our health.
I was transferred off Obamacare to Medicare because I had a Disabilty. That was okay though. It is more complicated, and I pay more overall and more for Rx. It is much better than the private group in terms of cost, but my income is low now.
I was on a group work for $1200 month. As I was jumping on Obamacare as fast as it was available, my work went to $1600. Private business as a lawyer, so I paid everything. I had lost over $200,000 in savings on medical bills, plus not working. Houses were paid off, but I had to mortgage. (Car ran stop sign. 1 dead. I lived.) Obamacare was very good, a blessing to me. I'm one of the people Paul Ryan dreams about, who lost everything because of failures in the healthcare system...the thought of it just makes him high on endorphins. (I could easily say it in uncouth terms.) He tried to get his dream bill through, so there would be many more of us. The Repubs just want to increase the divide in the class structure. Roman aristocracy.