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[-] vfye@toast.ooo 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't understand this meme. If you have an hmo you're supposed to have a primary care doctor/physician. If you have ppo then sure, it would make no sense to have a primary care since its not required to see a specialist. But if you have insurance and your not well off then it a pcp isnt an issue or you have an hmo.

[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

"but since in the US you have to have insurance".

Ohhhh i didnt know it was mandatory! That must mean everyone in the US can afford insurance. We did it patrick.

[-] vfye@toast.ooo 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

When the aca was passed, insurance was mandatory. Sorry i forgot that the gop tax bill in 2017 repealed the individual mandate penalty. Some states still do have a penalty for being uninsured.

[-] Fester@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

The penalty wasn’t close to making it mandatory. It was still cheaper for people to pay $900 out of their tax refund than to buy “affordable” $300-600/month insurance with a $2-8K deductible. Lots of people opted for the penalty.

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