I’ve been getting insured through Covered California for a couple years now. It’s a public state subsidized private health insurance system. I pay $1 a month for my premium, I have a $75 deductible, and my out of pocket maximum for the year is $1,000. The coverage is amazing. They cover absolutely everything. The system is for low income people in California, and it seriously parallels European style health care. If you’re low income and uninsured in California, seriously look it up!
In the past year, I worked 1650+ hours at my job. That makes me eligible to receive health insurance through my job for the first time. This makes me ineligible to continue receiving insurance through Covered California. My premium is going from $1 a month to $324 a month. My deductible goes from $75 to $750. My out of pocket maximum is now $2,500.
But my pay hasn’t increased. I just have to pay suddenly 324% more just because I worked a lot. I don’t know how I’m going to pay for this. I’m so, so mad. Quitting my job is not an option.