[dawhizkid]

For whatever reason, the cost issue is completely missing from the dem primary debates on healthcare. Everything so far has been focused on health insurance coverage, and the candidates are really just debating what is the best way to cover more people.

A world where 100% of Americans are covered under the existing healthcare system is still a disaster because everything still costs so much between premiums, deductibles, copays and coinsurance. And on top of that, patient responsibility is still largely unknown until post treatment.

If you look at the cheapest Bronze plans on the Obamacare market, you're probably looking at $400/month for the premium with a $7500+ deducible for a single person. If someone is coerced into buying insurance and they can barely afford the premium, how is that something worth celebrating?

[nonymouse22]

Thank you so much for bringing this up! This is one point that has really irked me in the current discussions. It should be about common sense access and lowered, transparent costs.

In the UK, I could walk into a Boots (pharmacy), speak to someone there and get prescription eyedrops for cheap for an infection vs the crap you have to wade through in the US. Same for other doctor/healthcare visits I've had around the rest of the world.

[jrs235]

Exactly. I don't care about health insurance costs as much as I can about health care costs.

[AstralStorm]

Instead of MAGA maybe Make American Health Cheap?