• PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I live in Minnesota and I have health insurance through my employer and I do not qualify for this program. It costs me over $200 just to walk in the door of the clinic. I recently had to get a CT scan and it cost me $1800. A fucking covid test cost $135, even though the state will mail them to me for free.

    I don’t make that much money. I can barely afford these bills. I’m a proud Minnesotan, but this post makes it seem like our healthcare is so much better than every other state, and I’m here to tell you that it most definitely is not

    • Grilipper54@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      This is more a problem with your employers health insurance. Yes Minnesota healthcare is not perfect but if you’re very low income, it’s better than other states. MNsure certainly helped me a bit and provided free healthcare for awhile.

    • Beetschnapps@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Would it make you feel better to know those with insurance often also pay a lot of money?

      Does it make you feel better or worse to say that your employer is terrible?

      Do you see any difference between you having a shitty employer and your state protecting citizens from the worst you have suffered?