Broken systems
Our healthcare system is very broken and unless more people start talking about it, I’m afraid it’s going to get to the point where no one can afford to be insured. I love being self-employed, but at least once or twice a year I consider going to work for a large company just to get health insurance benefits because it’s so expensive to buy insurance on my own as a self-employed business owner. And I know I'm not the only one who has this thought. I want to take a moment to share a little about my individual experience. I was fortunate enough to qualify for the Oregon health plan after getting divorced in 2018 and thanks to loosened requirements during Covid, I just recently had to start shopping for my own coverage. I am healthy, in my mid 40s, and don’t go to the doctor very often so to keep costs down, I opted for a high deductible health plan. I also wanted the option to contribute to a health savings account, which is a tax deferred savings account that you can use to pay your...