George Ellenburg (he/him/his)<p>Here's my little saga with <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/HealthInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthInsurance</a><span>....<br><br>When I retired from my job back in 2022 I was given the option to keep my current health insurance provided by the Company.<br><br>Of course since I was no longer an active employee this basically meant I had never-ending </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/COBRA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#COBRA</a><span>.<br><br>$980.00 a month for just me. Single. No dependents. That was </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Credence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Credence</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/BlueCrossBlueShield" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlueCrossBlueShield</a> of Georgia. And my Company (a large electric utility) was actually self-insured. Credence/ <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/BCBS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCBS</a> just managed the <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/healthcare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/plan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plan</a><span>.<br><br>That didn't last long. So I got an insurance plan from the Healthcare </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Exchange" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Exchange</a><span>.<br><br>Turns out Georgia has really really shitty healthcare plans on the exchange.<br><br>Ended up going BACK to my Company's health insurance for 2023.<br><br>Then I moved to </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/NewMexico" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewMexico</a> (after stopping off in <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/SouthDakota" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthDakota</a><span> for a bit).<br><br>Turns out none of the doctors I wanted to see out here accepted </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/CredenceBCBS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CredenceBCBS</a><span>.<br><br>So I signed up with a local health insurance plan out here in New Mexico. </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Presbyterian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Presbyterian</a><span>. I wanted to see Presbyterian doctors so I figured if anything Presbyterian would accept their own insurance.<br><br>At least it was cheaper. $750 a month as opposed to $980.<br><br>That's what I did for 2024. And I had to pay $750 because I was technically not a New Mexico resident for most of 2024.<br><br>But now I am.<br><br>And turns out based on my income now (which isn't much) I qualify for some amazing subsidies.<br><br>My same Presbyterian insurance for 2025 is going to cost me $127 a month. I could even get it down to $21 a month but that means I have more of a yearly cap for things.<br><br>I wish nothing more that we had </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/SinglePayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SinglePayer</a> healthcare. Something like the <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/UK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>'s <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/NHS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NHS</a><span>.<br><br></span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Republicans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a><span> have raped and pillaged the poor and the working class in this Country non-stop since 1980, all the while giving the spoils to their fat-cat donors and billionaire buddies.<br><br>Republicans are the absolute worst thing about the United States.<br><br></span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/LuigiMangione" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LuigiMangione</a><span> is a hero. Full stop.<br><br></span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/USpol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/UShealthcare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UShealthcare</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/UShealth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UShealth</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/USHealthInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USHealthInsurance</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/FreeLuigiMangione" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeLuigiMangione</a></p>