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[quote=Anonymous]I could care less about my insurance company. What I care about is access to my doctors and other medical facilities, and the overall cost I’m paying.  I’d be ok if my taxes went up if my overall health costs (premiums, copays, dedectables) were the same. I’d even pay a little more to cover the relief I’d feel knowing that I’d still be covered even if I lost my job. Heck, I’d consider starting my own freelance business if I didn’t have to worry about finding health insurance.

Actually I think I actively dislike my insurance company. Higher premiums, higher copays, higher deductibles seem to be the norm and I’m not able to see why. There is no transparency.

What was eye opening to me is that in some cases, going without insurance is cheaper than having it. For example, my relative is on a certain medication. She lost her job and thus insurance. She found several local programs to help with access to doctors (free clinics). She found out that she paid LESS money paying for her medicine out of pocket than she did when she had insurance. I couldn’t believe it, but she showed me her receipts. She used Good RX as coupons, which isn’t insurance but if they can get drug costs down, why couldn’t her previous insurance company? Of course, without insurance,  she’s screwed if she gets a catastrophic illness. [/quote]

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