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In reply to the discussion: The cost of single payer .... the math at my house. [View all]Kennah
(14,256 posts)Just got one of my meds by mail Saturday. Another one arrived Friday. If it weren't for max contribution to the Flexible Spending Account, I probably would not have them. I think we've spent almost $1,000 of our $2,500 annual FSA contribution, and it's only January 17.
One of the wife's meds we get from Canada. It's cheaper to buy it from Canada than to go through insurance. Prices sometimes vary, so I check every 90 days when it's time to reorder.
Still making monthly payments to medical providers for service received in 2015, and in the case of one provider I think we'll be making payments through September 2016 for service received in early 2015.
Some medical providers are getting tougher to make payments to. Either they want payment in full or they want it paid in full within two to three months or they won't accept monthly payments of less than a certain dollar amount. More and more cases of people going without treatment because they cannot afford to get medical care, even if they have health insurance coverage.
As a state worker, with a union, and arguably the healthcare plan with the most generous benefits of the choices available to me, we live at the edge of healthcare.
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