All of the Ways I Pay for Healthcare

My Own Health Care:

1) Premiums to my insurance companies for my medical insurance, pharmacy insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance
2) Payments to my providers for the arbitrary amount that is “Not covered” on my medical insurance claim
3) Payments to my providers for my copay
4) Payments to my providers for my deductible
5) Payments to my providers for my coinsurance
6) Payments to retailers for over-the-counter medications

Other People’s Healthcare:

Through my Social Security, Medicare, and Income taxes, I also pay for:

7) Medicare
8) Medicaid
9) Obamacare subsidies

Through my local taxes, I also pay for:

10) County hospitals

Through my donations, I also pay for:

11) Private hospitals

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