Re:Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure
by vercaemert on Thursday January 01, 2026 @08:12AM
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The uncertainty is incredibly annoying.
I've resorted to picking my plan based primarily on MOOP. (Maximum out of pocket expense.) It works out to be about $1000, maximum, per person per month for childless adults. I simply don't have time for price research.
That's the raw cost of the plan before subsidies or work benefits. It's a sort of "maximum that any American would pay" and is comparable to the $300 per month that countries with universal healthcare pay in taxes (rough number, it varies).
Obviously, if you go without healthcare and get cancer or a catestrophic injury, you can expect to go bankrupt.
We had a baby 2 weeks ago, which included 4 nights in the hospital before and after the birth, a surprise c-section, various specialists, follow ups, consultants and blood tests.
Our total outlay so far is about €30 for the parking at the hospital every day.
We have insurance, but we did not use it for the baby. I need to see a dermatologist next week. Cost will be €300, which I can claim back from my insurance afterwards. I just punch the doctor's name into my insurance portal, and they list the procedures and the amounts I'm covered for each.
If I asked my GP to refer me to a public dermatologist, I would have waited longer for an appt, but I would have only had to worry about parking at the hospital, everything else would be free.