<p>We used to have really great insurance. Just a copay every time we went to the doctor. Now we have some kind of deductible, even though we’re still with a very good, nationally known company.</p>
<p>I’ve had ear pain for six months, and haven’t gone to the doctor because I know I will have to pay for it out of pocket, just like I had to pay out of pocket for my regular yearly checkup, the chest Xray the idiot ordered for my cold, and sent me away with not even a prescription for antibiotics, nor the tons of blood work that my son was ordered by a “specialist” who didn’t even put his hands on him.</p>
<p>I’m finally going tomorrow to an ENT as I’m done with this suffering and hearing loss, as my work depends on my hearing. I know I will pay dearly for it, but at least, or I hope, I get to see a doctor, not just a resident, which is what I’ve been getting the last few years with my high priced insurance. I wouldn’t get so angry if it weren’t for the fact that the welfare people go to the charity hospital and see doctors with the same amount of training I’m getting, and they don’t have a chunk of money taken out of their paychecks to pay the premium!</p>
<p>I know, I know, I’m paying the premium so in case I go to the hospital, I won’t have to declare bankruptcy, but it is very frustrating to have to worry about high deductibles when you have private insurance.</p>