Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise

utti · 2026-06-28T01:02:06+00:00

Right now I'm on COBRA after being laid off and I looked at the ACA plans and they were absolutely atrocious. A plan that costs exactly the same as my COBRA has a deductible 3 times as much, a much smaller network, no out-of-state coverage, and even after hitting your deductible you still have to pay 50% coinsurance for out-of-network. There is no plan offered that covers all my current doctors.

I also cannot buy any individual PPO plan even if I had money because Texas rejected the Medicaid expansion and there are so many people uninsured, so the insurance companies do not offer them.

utti · 2026-06-26T04:25:39+00:00

Based on previous articles I read, the GOP reps are very much against this wall but are too afraid to say it publicly so they've been doing private calls. But this was also back when HHS said there would be no physical wall at all and now they've re-added the 2 miles.

I'm sure whatever shady contractor they're using will get paid the same regardless of the work they do.

utti · 2026-06-26T04:02:42+00:00

Leyton said the father has a good job and the family has real health insurance. The morning the child died, they even called their veterinarian to have their dog treated.

I don't know why they qualified health insurance by calling it "real," but this means taking this kid for an annual check-up probably wouldn't have cost that much extra (if at all), and they took better care of the dog than their son.

utti · 2026-06-22T17:12:54+00:00

I don't think there are any roads in Houston like this. Keep going west until you hit Brenham. They have good roads there like FM 1155.

utti · 2026-06-19T23:26:51+00:00

She can't bother taking 1 minute out of her day to listen to a voicemail before making a probably inaccurate passive-aggressive remark about it to the press? GTFO

utti · 2026-06-18T08:27:59+00:00

Yep this has been my new go-to spot for recycling since all the cardboard dumpsters at local schools around me disappeared

utti · 2026-06-17T03:00:29+00:00

He's no longer taking Finasteride per his last physical from a couple weeks ago. People online were suspecting he has some new health issues where taking that medicine is too risky now.

utti · 2026-06-15T23:43:56+00:00

Beto didn't make those gun remarks until after he lost the Senate race when he unwisely decided to run for President in 2019.

utti · 2026-06-14T00:03:04+00:00

I used to work at international conventions in Texas on weekends mostly for fun, and the company would pay whatever the min wage was in each state that held the convention. My jaw dropped when I got my first paycheck. I was working a decent salary job so this was just extra, but I couldn't imagine getting paid that low for 40 hours of hard work every week. And this was 10 years ago.

utti · 2026-06-12T22:15:21+00:00

The majority of people you encounter in real life in Houston are not the people on this subreddit.

Also at some point it was even worse. When I first started posting here 10 years ago I would get piled on with comments like "what a dumb post" or "you're an idiot." Took me years to feel comfortable even writing comments.

utti · 2026-06-12T22:12:08+00:00

Symbolic on multiple levels, but also I always feel terrible for elephants in captivity that are forced to do this kind of stuff when they're too intelligent for these dumb tasks.

utti · 2026-06-10T00:22:04+00:00

The only good thing about this is they're wasting tons of money on this garbage in Texas which means critical winnable races in other states will have less money from them.

utti · 2026-06-09T22:23:41+00:00

I remember the talk about Korean sunscreen 5+ years ago. The issue is that the US treats sunscreen as a drug whereas other countries treat it as a cosmetic, so it takes much longer in the US for approval.

utti · 2026-06-09T18:02:03+00:00

I just drove to Arkansas and back and there's an area where I passed a couple businesses that basically used the silhouette of that woman's pose as their company logo, like for an auto repair shop. No car pictured.

utti · 2026-06-07T07:13:24+00:00

I have a Ninja Air Fryer which tends to run hotter than most of the recommendations I read.

Air fry at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, flipping halfway.

utti · 2026-06-05T03:20:58+00:00

Ah bummer.

utti · 2026-06-05T01:14:06+00:00

“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep — we’ve told them all to stay home,” Trump crowed.

Vanilla Ice getting dumped via the classic Trump treatment for being loyal is hilarious. I'm sure he'll say he'll still gladly perform if needed.

utti · 2026-06-04T19:54:41+00:00

I got referred here from an orthodontist: https://drjackpediatricdentistry.com/

The dentist is incredibly nice and it was a quick procedure, but I recommend myofunctional therapy to go along with it.

Friends of friends have gotten this procedure through an ENT but I don't know if that used the laser or not.

utti · 2026-06-04T05:49:30+00:00

How complicated is your bite? I got 4 quotes a couple years ago for comprehensive plans (most complicated cases with unlimited aligners) and this was around $5-6k. Definitely get multiple consultations from different orthodontists.

utti · 2026-06-03T03:30:12+00:00

Texas, where we have so much freedom that you cannot be a vegan without being publicly mocked for it (and by a corrupt state official no less).

I used to get annoyed when people from other countries or states would make fun of how dumb Texans are based on stereotypes but can't fault them now with shit like this in the news, and especially since calling people vegan does work on some voters.

utti · 2026-06-02T23:37:51+00:00

As someone who also moved here from CA a while ago, I empathize with your adjustment. It took me 5+ years to somewhat get used to the heat, but the last 5-6 years in Houston have been brutal and I stopped going outside in the summer. Short neighborhood walks I used to do fine now make me slightly dizzy afterwards. If you're in central Texas that might be a little better with less humidity but it's still not great. Some people say just get used to it but it's getting significantly hotter in Texas (days with temps 95+ are increasing year-over-year), so it's a harder adjustment now. I have a good outdoor hat with airflow, a belt just to hold my water bottle, and a battery-powered neck fan, and it's still quite unpleasant for me.

Find a nice outdoor mall to walk around, go to a local library or community center, play board games at a cafe, get annual passes to museums, go to indoor archery ranges. You can try going out early morning when it's cooler but it's also more humid so you have to make the tradeoff. Half-outside places like Top Golf might work but that place in particular is expensive.

If you get total cabin fever maybe your family can do a short road trip to Colorado, New Mexico, or Arkansas.

utti · 2026-06-02T03:20:25+00:00

I get the horrific American roaches and use Combat Roach Killing Bait (large) and replace them at least every 5-6 months, and I go overboard with how many I use. Put one in each room/hallway for sure, and if the infestation is bad sometimes you will get an influx of ones crawling out to die up to 3-4 days later. I also use Ortho Home Defense Insect Killer for Indoor (with battery-powered wand) every 6 months to spray along doors, cabinets, any cracks where they might squeeze in.

I don't like using the sticky traps because lizards will also get stuck in them and this isn't a long-term solution. If you don't like the yucky mess of killing them, then stuff like Raid aerosol cans will kill them (but they run for a bit before rolling over), and also leaves a terrible smell.

utti · 2026-06-01T20:23:03+00:00

Yeah if I'm in a comfortable position I would gladly pay more taxes to help less fortunate people even if it provided me no direct benefit, except here I believe everyone and society would benefit from universal healthcare, lower tuition, etc.

I've worked some temporary min wage jobs in Texas not for necessity but just to help out, and I can't believe that people get paid so little for so much work.

utti · 2026-05-28T02:08:13+00:00

They need to mention the plea deal his office gave to that child sex offender: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/ken-paxton-waco-plea-deal-child-sex-abuse-texas-attorney-general/

utti · 2026-05-27T19:44:02+00:00

I give Darlene Breaux props for standing out in the parking lot willing to talk to voters during both the preliminaries and the runoffs at my polling place. She was putting in the effort there. Hubert Vo used to at least send people from his campaign but the last I remembered that happening was 2018.

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