I don’t even know what to say right now because I am so so so so angry and hope to find here relief, an open ear, a shoulder to cry on and maybe even a few suggestions.
My husband (62) went into early retirement last year due to that the his job in a warehouse was getting very hard for him.
I (56) own a small home cleaning business to support our daily life in a typical small Main Street Town in Utah.
Thanks to “Obama Care” insurance companies had to take us on even with my pre existing condition Diabaetes.
For the last three month in 2015 we started the insurance and paid for both of us 1080 Dollar.
So far so good.
Then in January 2016 our monthly premium went up to
1380 Dollar
Tonight I opened a letter from SelectHealth and guess what
Our new premium will be 2111 Dollar a month (no this is not a typo)
With higher deductible
From 4600 Dollar to now 10.000 Dollar
Not 25 Dollar for a doctor visit — NO — we will pay now 40 Dollar
RX Deducitble from 100 Dollar to 500 Dollar and and and.
Sitting here — crying. And I dont think that anyone will be surprised that our entire savings will be gone by August next year.
Yes there are other insurance programs available and I will shop around but Utah opted out. Open Market Place is a joke. Yes — I read and cheered for the planned changes in the american health insurance plans. I am from Germany — came here 17 years ago and know how it should work and see even today what my family members in Germany pay and get on services. Germany and the rest of the western world seem to have a higher interest in their citizens health.
I cheered until I saw how the opposition turned this planned health care program into a premium eating machine. I am sorry but I feel like this country is bleeding us dry.
Trying to convince my husband to go back to Germany with me. My old insurance has to take me back by law. Will have to find out how we can insure hubby.
Sorry — right now — I just want to run away.