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   Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-Mar-2026 00:21:56 JST Rich Felker

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   • Bich Nguyen :verified:
   • huntingdon

   @huntingdon @bicmay Indeed, ruinously high deductibles are not deductibles, but even with this sabotage, I think it's still a smart move to keep whatever plan you can get. If you show up needing life-saving medical care without insurance, you're going to get at most stabilizing treatment unless you can show the cash. If you have insurance, you'll get treated and later sent a bill which you can ignore, and eventually file for bankruptcy if needed (i.e. only if the "creditor" takes you to court) to protect your home or other assets.

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     huntingdon (huntingdon@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Mar-2026 00:21:58 JST huntingdon

     • Bich Nguyen :verified:

     @bicmay

     Dr. Oz is not the originator of the plan to hike individual and family deductibles for ACA health insurance to $15,000 and $31,000, respectively.

     Those ruinously high deductibles aren't deductibles. They destroy the ACA without doing the actual politicking necessary to get congressional approval to do it.

     It's like Trump, Miller, Musk, and DOGE destroying an agency, leaving one person at the front desk, then telling the courts they haven't really shut the agency down.