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Re:Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?) by splintercell on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @11:20PM (#29090767)
I don't think anyone really thinks that health insurance plans cost $200 vs individual plans being $1400. Just the implication is ridiculous. Our problem wasn't the price, but the coverage. I know my BIL pays $2200 (total, including what his employer pays) and gets excellent plan for him and his wife, whereas us paying $1400 (and this was the same case with the more expensive plans too, coverage didn't change a bit, any doctor who accepted gold, accepted silver too).

My point is, (speaking strictly from a consumer POV) whatever is the reason, the NYC doctors just didn't take Obamacare plans, period.

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Re:Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?) by cyberlurker on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @08:14AM (#29093551)
Oh this is true of insurance everywhere but especially in NYC. Dental, Vision, legal, whatever. Every time (in NYC) I tried to make use of insurance I had limited choices and they were often bad.

In other parts of the country I’ve had more success using insurance.

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Re:Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?) by splintercell on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @12:15PM (#29096692)
> Oh this is true of insurance everywhere

Oh come on, I am comparing apples to apples (my last insurance, and my BIL's current insurance). But that's fine, I see why the mental gymnastics are being played here.

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