Evening_Attention_45

Evening_Attention_45 OP t1_jab8uj1 wrote

The link you posted literally states exactly what I'm saying.

This is taken directly from the link:

Deductible

"The amount you pay for covered health care services before your insurance plan starts to pay. With a $2,000 deductible, for example, you pay the first $2,000 of covered services yourself."

I would need to pay $2,000 out of pocket before any of the insurance plan pays.

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Evening_Attention_45 OP t1_jab8j9y wrote

Literally every insurance plan on Marketplace has a deductible. Most insurances have a deductible. I'm not sure how you haven't experienced this or at the very least know that a deductible is extremely common.

Most of the plans available via Marketplace for NJ you have to pay 100% out of pocket until you meet the $2,000 deductible. Even for basic blood work.

Laboratory Outpatient and Professional Services $100 Copay after deductible.

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Evening_Attention_45 OP t1_jaas7vn wrote

So this is even for in network providers. Even if it’s an in network therapist, you have to pay the full deductible before insurance will pay for any therapy sessions. There is a $50 copay for a specialist but mental health is not covered. It’s no wonder there’s a mental health crisis with insurance not covering therapy.

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Evening_Attention_45 t1_jaa1vat wrote

I just finished this. It was a very depressing experience. I was disgusted by all the new fancy places that charge $50 per pet per month plus a $400 non refundable pet fee. Plus another $450 for amenities you may not even use and you can't opt out. And they were like $700 square feet. And they make you pay a sewer fee.

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Evening_Attention_45 t1_j0rj9z8 wrote

It was frustrating that the first instinct someone had was to say you’re beyond what a therapist can help with. Depression is like the #1 thing people go to therapy for. I was expecting to get recommendations for good therapists, not that I needed to go to some special place. It seems like there must be people in Pittsburgh with depression who have a therapist who has helped them with their depression.

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