@jasonesteves Self-employed families are getting crushed too. We’ve paid full price for decades, don’t qualify for subsidies, and premiums just keep rising. Medicaid expansion doesn’t fix that gap — we’re still left out.
@Nabilah_Parkes First year without health insurance since 2004 as a self employed family. We have never qualified for subsidies. We can no longer afford it.
@EricLDaugh The city didn’t “cut off” water. Officials are waiting for DHS to provide a plan for a huge ICE facility because Social Circle’s water, sewer, and emergency systems aren’t equipped for thousands of people. This is about safety and logistics, not “shielding” anyone.
@SecKennedy The posted self-pay prices may give a much clearer idea of costs than before, but they aren’t always the final bill—extra tests, procedures, or complications can still increase the total.
@QasimRashid it’s mainly about infrastructure limits. The city doesn’t have enough water and sewer capacity to support a facility that large. There have also been some concerns about lack of communication, but the utility issue itself is a real constraint.
@SenatorWarnock We no longer have health insurance, never qualified for subsidies. Self employed since 2004 and have been buying our own insurance for the past 21 years. High deductibles and premiums every year.
Self-pay patient here: quoted $2,960.24, paid in full, then billed $1,183 more after the procedure for an undisclosed physician fee. This is why #PriceTransparency in healthcare still doesn’t exist. #HealthcareCosts#healthcare#HealthCareFail
@DutchRojas@GeBaiDC This matches my experience as a self-pay patient. I paid an upfront estimate, then later received an undisclosed physician bill within the same system. Prices showed up after the decision, not before. That’s not a failed market — it’s the absence of one.