Re:Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29
by lotsofpulp on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @12:40AM
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Instead of signing a blank check for my doctor visits, I now get a paper that tells me how much my visit might cost, and that I am only liable for up to $400 more than that. That is progress.
Also, if my wife has a baby at an in network hospital, and the anesthesiologist or whoever is out of network, I know that the healthcare is still going to be considered in network, and so we are still only on the hook for the out of pocket maximum. Also progress.
And if you are away from home, and happen to get into an emergency where you are taken to an out of network facility, you are still only liable for your in network out of pocket maximum, which is progress too.
Also, if my wife has a baby at an in network hospital, and the anesthesiologist or whoever is out of network, I know that the healthcare is still going to be considered in network, and so we are still only on the hook for the out of pocket maximum. Also progress.
And if you are away from home, and happen to get into an emergency where you are taken to an out of network facility, you are still only liable for your in network out of pocket maximum, which is progress too.