Unfortuantely, we aren't the federal government, so we don't have $17 trillion in debt we can run up. As each day goes by, the reality that we can't continue this "lifestyle" forever becomes more apparent. Try going into a bank with 60k of debt as baggage, explain that your medical bills will never cease and ask for a loan. Denied.
Getting a loan is not a solution to the problem. It only buys us more time before the eventual collapse. We have the possibility of getting a small loan to pay off medical debt, but what happens next? We continue to rack up more medical debt.Our debt doesn't get smaller. The medical problems don't go away. Costs are rising, the portion we have to pay increases and our family can't afford over 20k a year in OOP medical PLUS premiums.
The left continually says to give Obamacare a chance. I think they mean until it collapses and we get to one payer, in which case all my children's treatments are likely to be denied. Next year, our prescription copays will go toward our OOP Max, as mandated by the law. Our OOP Max will increase to the maximum allowed by law. Just as we had an 85/15 plan before the law that switched to an 80/20 once the law passed, increased costs for employers and mandated a minimum of 80/20 coverage.
I'm in a mood. I head on another medical trip with my youngest today. He has testing at the hospital tomorrow, appointments and labs on Friday, surgery Monday (he'll be admitted) and then we have a neurosurgical appointment next Wednesday before heading home (he had a previous neurosurgery and recently had an abnormal MRIS that needs follow-up). These items alone are stressful enough. Add the extra paperwork and time required to gain coverage for things once covered and having lifesaving meds no longer covered.
We cannot appeal for coverage of the lifesaving meds. THAT is really the epitome of Obamacare. We cannot appeal until our plan changes BACK. It will never change back until we REPEAL Obamacare and have a FREE MARKET solution (less government!). I used to think the epitome of Obamacare was the skyrocketing copay of the med my son takes to protect his kidneys from damage. Boy, was I mistaken. Lifesaving meds being denied..... Lifesaving treatments being denied. THAT'S the epitome of Obamacare. The left blames big corporations. What will they say when we get to a one payer system and these things are denied? Will they lamblast the government? Will they finally see that government is void of compassion, that government is about the dollar sign $$.
Lastly, a reminder that healthcare is not the responsibility of government. It is not YOUR responsibility to pay for my children's healthcare and it is NOT the responsibility of any doctor to provide FREE healthcare. One person on Twitter said I was looking for a free lunch. I replied that I wasn't looking for a free lunch. I just want government to stop stealing my lunch money so I can buy my own lunch. We want to government to stop making it impossible to afford our own children's care. Is that too much to ask?
Pic of the day. This tube of medication cost us $50 before Obamacare. It now costs $100.
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