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The ACA changed the insurance cost, but it doesn't change having to pay for the surgery and medication.


Out of pocket maximums are a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of open heart surgery and other emergency healthcare related to bad eating and exercising habits. And those events mostly happen after age 65, after which Medicare takes over.

Yes, those with assets do have to pay a bit out of pocket, even after age 65, but nowhere near the costs of the healthcare they receive.




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