It would be more cost effective to be unemployed

I live in Massachusetts, Masshealth is free for anyone that does not have a job basically and it covers almost everything with very little out of pocket. Min wage is 15$ I make 19$ and no longer qualify. $200 gets taken out every month for the company provided health insurance. A 10 minute phone call with my doctor about changing the dosage of my medication was $200. Blood work and colonoscopy ran me almost $2000 and insurance covered about $75. This same procedure last year was entirely free with mass health. I am honestly under the impression that if you live in mass and need extensive medical work done it makes more sense to quit your job and get mass health, get all the free medical care you can get and then go back to work.. I truly feel the US is in the worst place it has ever been. Medical bills and housing alone is a constant up hill battle.. Seems like all the money I work for goes to doctors and landlords.. I do not think I am asking for much to have a roof, food, and affordable access to healthcare. I do not see this changing in my lifetime but damn it really feels like being pushed into a corner with no way out.

https://ift.tt/QDiJsXr Submitted May 30, 2025 at 03:29AM by PossibleExamination1 https://ift.tt/fuc9r5j