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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you or your spouse get a corporate job so that you have group health insurance?

I know it sucks having to work for the man and not follow your dreams; I’ve been doing it for 20 years because I need health insurance. But sometimes we need to put our dreams aside and make responsible choices.[/quote]

Sure, I'd get any corporate job that pays. What about preschool children? Where do I find 4,000 a month to pay for their daycare? Do you think the corporate job will even bring me 4,000 a month?[/quote]
If you do not currently work, you get a job at Target on nights and weekends to qualify for their insurance. It’s unconscionable that you do not have health insurance for your children. Your spouse could prioritize getting a job with insurance.[/quote]

He is trying and it takes him weeknights and weekends to get training and apply for a better job. Thank you for caring. He could probably get a much lower paying job with insurance faster, but what's the point?[/quote]
Then you get the night/weekend job that offers insurance. You chose to have 2 kids and are not providing them with basic care even though you have the ability too. You really think it’s justifiable to not provide your kids with health insurance when you have the ability to?

Also, the ACA subsidiaries phase out at 120k for a family of 4. So you could choose to buy insurance, and not a bronze plan with a high deductible. But you’re not.[/quote]

Maybe we should just get a basic job and make sure we earn no more than 70K? because at that level the hospital I went to would offer us services for free. (free services for those earning less than 200% of the federal poverty level). I wonder what we would eat and where we would live then. Oh, wait, should we apply for government assistance for food and housing? We have never received any public assistance and don't plan on doing it as long as we can work.

And buying insurance would cost how much? I mean, maybe I don't understand something. Where do I find an insurance that does not cost thousands of dollars in order to get a reasonable deductible? You just don't seem to understand that there is a painful middle ground between those qualifying for free healthcare and those with very high income or very good employer insurance.

I did not post in money and finance forum for a reason. My point was to update whoever might benefit from it that ER costs 20+ times more than urgent care. If anyone is in a situation like ours (and I hope it is temporary). I didn't expect such bills. And pregnancy test does not cost $224. Take the facts if you need, leave the thread if you don't.[/quote]

The middle ground takes jobs with the government or corporations so they have health insurance for their families. Then they improve their skills to get a better job on the job (if possible) or at night/on weekends. You have a two parent family. One of you can get a job for benefits. The other can get a job for income. You will live where you are living now, and eat what you are eating now. There is no reason for you to not have insurance for your family.[/quote]

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