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space's avatar

As a nurse, I agree with your assessment. "Health"care failed us miserably (and criminally, in my opinion.)

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Annie's avatar

I believe the first step would be to drop all msm insurance through work. Get totally off their health insurance. Instead put money to monthly fees direct with these alternative providers.

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space's avatar

Direct primary care is the way to go, agreed. However, this model disproportionately favors those with more disposable income (though for me it's about equal to the premiums I pay for traditional health insurance through my work.) I would pay less for lab work and xrays, etc. through discounts that DPC negotiates, but I don't know what I'd do if I had to be hospitalized.

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Fre'd Bennett, MAHA's avatar

We recently did exactly this - dropped our "healthcare" insurance altogether.

I'm 60, my RN wife is 55. Both in reasonably good health. I haven't been to see a doctor since January of 2020.

Makes no damn sense to be spending several hundred dollars per month on nothing.

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Roger Beal's avatar

Wondering if, when the time comes, you will be denied enrollment in Medicare, as a result of making the pureblood choice?

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Fre'd Bennett, MAHA's avatar

I get calls every day trying to sign me up. Most of them get a nasty piece of my mind on the way to being told GFOH.

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Annie's avatar

Yes. Plus there's a good chance they'll harm or kill you anyway if you get into one of these so called hospitals.

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Fre'd Bennett, MAHA's avatar

I would never ever subject myself to the tender mercies of those bastards. Prefer to die instead.

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Over it's avatar

Agree 💯

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