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SoCalNative

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4. I'm currently in a European country

Reply to virgogal (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 04:34 PM

Oct 2017

(but moving back to the US next month) and all of it really astounds me now. Other than a 385 euro a year "deductible" I don't pay anything for doctor or dentist visits or prescriptions. No co-pays, nothing.

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Our Covered CA Monthly Premiums Are Going Up 106% In 2018 [View all] stopbush Oct 2017 OP

Seriously $190 per office visit as copay? or this is what insurance pays? MyNameIsKhan Oct 2017 #1

We have Kaiser. I pay $60 for an office visit at the time of the visit stopbush Oct 2017 #5

I live in alameda county and you can find several doctors for $75 per visit MyNameIsKhan Oct 2017 #7

Sorry to hear you are being charged this much ! MyNameIsKhan Oct 2017 #9

I'm on Kaiser too, via employer/small business, Gold level Rollo Oct 2017 #18

I'm on Medicare and your figures stunned me. virgogal Oct 2017 #2

I'm currently in a European country SoCalNative Oct 2017 #4

Lucky you. virgogal Oct 2017 #10

You sure you want to move back to this mess? awesomerwb1 Oct 2017 #12

Yep SoCalNative Oct 2017 #15

Makes sense. nt awesomerwb1 Oct 2017 #21

We only had 3 plans MontanaMama Oct 2017 #3

$980/mo with no subsidies Doremus Oct 2017 #6

You might want to do some more research since the new 45 plan BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #8

$190 should be a one hour consult. taught_me_patience Oct 2017 #11

Am I reading this right? awesomerwb1 Oct 2017 #13

And probably the insurance company then negotiates a final payment less than you'd pay cash. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2017 #14

Correct. 3 times this year I opted to have a hospital bill ME directly and not send to insurance. JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #17

My out of pocket premiums stay the same but my deductables are going up over 60%... JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #16

Did your 2016 adjusted gross income increase compared to 2015? Cicada Oct 2017 #19

What we really need is Sanders' Universal Health Care (Single Payer) plan... Rollo Oct 2017 #20

Trump is the main cause of this. UCmeNdc Oct 2017 #22

Trump has been making premiums higher all along..... UCmeNdc Oct 2017 #23