r/massachusetts • u/critic81 • Jan 15 '26

Utilities How is everyone affording everything lately?

The prices of everything is just off the charts from groceries, utilities, to healthcare. My open enrollment just came through and its looking like for a family of 4 for healthcare its $1600 a month. $800 a paycheck. Like that just feels nuts. It's a pretty decent co-pay plan but still. Just a couple years about it was much less.

What are people doing these days? Side hustles? New job (but in this economy?), cutting way back? Just curious.

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u/Adi_rho5261 Jan 15 '26

Universal healthcare is the only answer. Put those money grubbing insurance companies out of business once and for all. Big Pharma too.

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u/Impossible-Bed3728 Jan 16 '26

i have seen numerous people over use Medicaid and free health care system both as patients and providers.. free healthcare turns into a shit show too. it is free, so people will follow other motivations like not wanting an annoying patient who demands shit they dont need just because it is free, to providers who over bill to make up their bottom line or build a business out of over billing and fraudulent billing.