US EditionRising health costs push some middle-aged adults to skip the doc until Medicare
Adults ages 50–64 on ACA plans face sharply higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs after subsidy expiration, causing delays in care until Medicare eligibility at 65, experts say.
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John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he's waiting until December to get it, when he turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare. He was considering postponing the procedure, he said, because this year his monthly Obamacare insurance premium tripled to $2,460, which is about a third of his income. With a $2,700 deductible, he would have had to pay most of the diagnostic exam out of pocket, a financial burden he said he couldn't afford. Galvin li…
Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare - Health Care Today
Sam Whitehead John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he’s waiting to schedule the procedure until December, when he turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare. He was already thinking about delaying it — then his monthly Obamacare insurance premium payment tripled this year to $2,460, about a third of his income, he said. And with a $2,700 deductible, he’d be on the hook for most of the diagnostic exam, a financial hit he said he couldn’t stomac…
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