[plasma]

This is a bit political; but relevant - vote for Universal Healthcare (Medicare for All), and this won’t even be a thought for you.

I’m from Australia and don’t need to ever worry about health care costs; and you’d never in my life get me to vote to have a system like yours here.

I say this not to rant, but to hope in my heart that America can deliver this level of care to its citizens, and free you and your family from this burden.

[lovetocode]

Also relevant if you want nationalized healthcare expect to pay a significant amount more in taxes. America is the third most populous country in the world with over 320M documented citizens + an unknown amount of undocumented citizens. Roughly half of the us population does not pay income taxes yet still need to be covered by healthcare. It’s probably much more affordable and of better quality to get a private insurance plan. So either be an entrepreneur who makes money so that you can afford that option or get healthcare through a company and moonlight your way to the top. Edit: also you can elect S-Corp and get a payroll system like ADP with a healthcare plan they provide

[andrei_says_]

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt.

Insured families pay $1200-1500/m for premiums with thousands of dollars of deductibles and annual limit on spending. And the. Have to fight for every cent the insurance companies do their damn best to not pay.

How will we pay for single payer? We take all the money that goes for healthcare right now, burn half of it and use the other half. Or less.