Hi All,
New to this sub and wanted to vent, hope this is the right place.
I have been a primary school teacher for almost five years, but instead of taking the expensive health care offered (with high deductibles), I always opted in for dental and out for general coverage because if you don’t take the healthcare, you get an extra $300 or so per paycheck. A cash in lieu of situation. And I’m young (30 now) and healthy. I figured I’d get healthcare at another time.
Well, then COVID came around and I figured I should get some kind of coverage (I know, I should have taken the healthcare to begin with), but thought I’d wait until the school year was up. I made the decision not to go back to school this year and instead take unpaid leave, and headed to stay with family for the year instead (lots of family and personal issues contributed to this decision, I’ve been applying for online teaching jobs for awhile). Once my school year ended, I went to the Marketplace (Affordable Care in the US) website and tried to enroll. Unfortunately, because I didn’t have healthcare before, moving is not a big enough life change to be able to enroll mid year. So, I guess if I get sick, I’ll just have to deal with a big chunk of a bill.
Many, many Americans have it much, much worse. And it’s a shame that so many are uninsured, underinsured, lost healthcare due to being laid off, or make just a bit too much to qualify for Medicaid. And it isn’t going to get any better, Biden has stated he doesn’t support Healthcare for all.
Anyway. Thanks for reading.
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