[ecb_penguin]

I don't pay out the ass... My premiums are covered by my employer, and I have no co-pays. It literally does not cost me anything to see my doctor.

> the system is absolutely drastically worse than other developed countries

I can see my GP same day, and a specialist within a week, for $0. It really can't get any better for me...

[ryandrake]

So it’s not about whether you “have the money” but whether you happen to have one of those rare employers offering platinum plated health plans. I suppose in that narrow case, US health care may be good.

[queenkjuul]

It's still pretty bad. This person clearly doesn't have chronic pre-existing conditions, or ever needed surgery.

[ecb_penguin]

> So it’s not about whether you “have the money” but whether you happen to have one of those rare employers offering platinum plated health plans

That means having the money...

Wait until you hear about things like the Mayo Clinic Executive Health Program: https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/mayo-clinic-e...

You can spend three days in a luxury suite at the #1 ranked hospital in the world, while their top docs screen you for everything. You literally have full access to whatever the Mayo Clinic offers.

> I suppose in that narrow case, US health care may be good.

Yes, that narrow case of millions of tech workers like myself.

[queenkjuul]

You're not gonna believe this, but you are paying for it. Every dime your employer spends on your insurance is one dime they're not paying you in cash.

[ecb_penguin]

> You're not gonna believe this, but you are paying for it. Every dime your employer spends on your insurance is one dime they're not paying you in cash.

You're not gonna believe this, but you are paying for it. Every dime your employer spends on taxes is one dime they're not paying you in cash.

Wow, really?