Health Care Costs

travelnutz wrote:
Better do that RV'ing while you can still afford it.

The more that get subsidies and free healthcare/hospitalization/ prescriptions/etc, the more it will cost eveyone else and that's something you can't deny because the money has to come from somewhere and that someone is YOU! So enjoy!

Back in 2009 my wife had both knees replaced, one then 3-1/2 months later the other, and our total out of locket cost to us was $60 ($30 for each).<< Today since Obamacare, that our of pocket cost would be roughly $4,000+ per our niece who is the office manager for a group of surgeons who do those and other operations. This was said this Spring in April and she stated it's gotten worse ecah year for the last 4 years by a lot and they already have been alerted as to the largest increases so far that is coming for next year. Deductible are going thru the roof as are the co-pay ceilings. She sees it every day and has for 23 years now so she knows what is happening. She said that is the average however Medicaid patients have to pay nothing nor do several other types of patients who I can not identify as it would be deleted anyway.

Therefore, the insured people and others pay not only for their insurance and co-pays but also for many others today so just suck it up and shuck out! Something's very wrong to put it mildly!

I/We don't have a personal axe to grind in this healthcare area as we are in great financial shape but most people/retirees aren't! What about them?