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Re:I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $1... by saulpw on Sunday May 19, 2024 @08:12PM (#40410766)
Yeah, and he does. But as he is arguing, the cost is exhorbitant, and if he had known what the cost would be, he would have chosen to do it himself at home. Even if you have an HDHP (especially if you have an HDHP) this is how it should be.
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Re:I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $1... by giantg2 on Sunday May 19, 2024 @08:22PM (#40410824)
It didn't read that way to me. It read more like he's upset he had to pay for the whole bill on an HDHP. I got the other parts about cost.
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Re:I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $1... by DonnieP on Monday May 20, 2024 @06:31PM (#40421251)
Highly educated anesthesiologist, former state and federal public health professional, and current employee of Purdue University since 2021, selects HDHP for his insurance plan and then gets upset when he actually has to pay the high deductible for the plan that he himself selected. News at 11:00. And, don't get met started on his assertion that having to pay that deductible prevented him from contributing to his HSA that year. This person is a shining example of what's wrong with US healthcare, not a beacon of light for fixing it.
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