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In reply to the discussion: I think Jimmy Kimmel killed trumpuncare! [View all]MichMary
(1,714 posts)We have been very fortunate. I had cancer 31 years ago, and the year I was diagnosed, I had a healthy labor and delivery, well-child care for two children, 2 surgeries, 5 rounds of chemotherapy and chest and mantle radiation. No deductible. No co-pay. We paid $10 because I had to pay for hospital slippers because I hadn't brought my own. I didn't have to worry about the costs of my treatment, at all. Of course, that health plan didn't last long because people abused it.
Actual quotes: "My little girl was constipated, so I took her to the ER." "I got a sliver, but thought I'd let an actual doctor remove it. Went to the ER." That was so much BULLSHIT, and it cost all of us in the group the great coverage we had. The problem was that it seemed like it was "free" so no one felt the need to think twice before accessing the system for stupid reasons.
IMHO, there has to be some incentive to prevent people from abusing the system in order to keep costs down. In fact (and I know this won't be popular,) I think there should be a VERY minimal co-pay for Medicaid. Just to make people think twice before accessing it.