Including health insurance premiums, co-pays, deductables, pharmaceuticals, dental work, medical services not covered by insurance, all the way down to band-aids? I figure that it will cost me about 5.5% of my personal income and 4.1% of my wife's and my combined income this year. Not bad. Not complaining. However, my co-worker who is the sole breadwinner for his family (wife +3 kids) will spend about 31% of his gross income on health related expenses. I know I will pay more if we reform the system, but he won't. What percentage of your gross income do you anticipate on spending this year and do you support health care reform?
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<2.5% (2.5 would be the max if I maxed all my deductibles)Once my HSA account gets built up I could technically make money on my health insurance since it functions similar to a 401K. I have medical/dental/and vision. I support some health care reform but not what is proposed. I support allowing all ppl to have access to a HSA (high deductible with Health savings account) style plan which will encourage shopping around and lower costs. I support looking at the need to expand current low income solutions. I support some goverment cost regulation of medical procedures (like your ins company negotiates..say the dr bills 1000 to a uninsured person but the ins company negotiated a rate of 250. I feel all ppl should be able to get the 250 rate and not be overchanged). I absolutely do not support the government forming an insurance company, that's a formula for massive failure.
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