Re:Many See I.R.S. Penalties as More Affordable Than Health ...
by sliverstorm on Monday January 04, 2016 @11:56PM
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"Not for routine costs" and "high deductible" are hardly the same thing. You can conceivably have a $0 deductible for treatment and no coverage for routine prevention. Thus, you pay nothing when you break your arm- it was unlikely and unexpected- and you pay full cost for checkups.
(Of course, that creates a bit of a perverse incentive, nudging you to skip preventative care and lean on treatment)
(Of course, that creates a bit of a perverse incentive, nudging you to skip preventative care and lean on treatment)