19 Feb 2026 11:14 pm
Fuelman » 19 Feb 2026, 1:13 pm » wrote: ↑ok, so I'm not the only selfish **** out there!
If you were not aware, new in 2026 on the exchanges, is a catastrophic plan attached to an HSA.
Lower premiums along with a tax shelter. If I had little use for a doctor and in good health, this is an option.
Here are the details:
New in 2026: More plans now work with Health Savings Accounts | HealthCare.gov https://share.google/lkg60pTo0VXdS7nf0
If you make too much money to qualify for an exchange subsidy, you can get on one of these plans.
I don't anticipate it getting any better. By 2030 there will be an additional 15 million boomers on Medicare. The hospitals can only go so long on less than cost services for Medicare patients, everyone else is going to pay more.
We can blame Democrats and Republicans all day long, while those 50% in the supposed middle ain't got nutin either.
(I had a repeat colonoscopy for resection of a couple of larger polyps at the hospital instead of a clinic. Bill was just shy of $40k.)
Welcome to healthcare 2026!
Those middle 50% are going to get buttfuKKed really hard once they realize everything is going to get CUT. Medicare will have to reduce costs, Medicaid will have far more stringent requirements, etc.
Grab YOUR slice of the pie...while there are still crumbs LEFT!
The only "good" HC plans I have EVER seen are those afforded to military members (military hospitals, not VA) and Congressional health plans (equivalent of Gold Plans via Obamacare, except they don't have to pay $1200/month).