2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe ACA is broken in the middle. (Bernie's plan is better)
I am middle class. I work for a fortune 500 and since the ACA went into effect, I went from paying co-pays, to having 15k deductibles on my family's healthcare ( 5k a person, 3 person family).
If Bernie's plan raises my income tax less than 15k a year, I'm in, to get the deductible gorilla off my back. As it stands, its like I don't have insurance at all.
airplaneman
(1,239 posts)5K plan 5K deductible and an HSA which means I pay for a lot of things up front.
8% tax would be a savings here too.
-Airpalane
Autumn
(45,058 posts)Between deductibles and co pays many people pay for a product that they can't afford to use.
Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)Aside from my 1 year old, my wife and I put off going to the doctor completely.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)since the implementation of heritage care. 30% of my take home pay. More than 40% for new people at my place. As with most conservative schemes, working stiffs bear the brunt.