r/HealthInsurance is a subreddit with 120k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses insurance, struggling, coverage, healthcare, and costs, and they frequently recommend/review health insurance, hmo, and travel insurance.
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Popular Themes in r/HealthInsurance
#1
Advice Requests
: "Potential new employer has a “self-funded direct primary care plan” instead of traditional insurance. I have MS so need an expensive drug twice a year, MRI, and neurologist. Is that a bad move to take this job with this kind of plan?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "UHC refusing cover any further cancer diagnosis and treatment"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "New Pediatrician in Practice not in Network?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/HealthInsurance
#1
Insurance
73 posts
#2
Struggling
57 posts
#3
Coverage
50 posts
#4
Healthcare
41 posts
#5
Costs
40 posts
#6
Premiums
40 posts
#7
Health
31 posts
#8
Frustrating
19 posts
#9
Struggles
16 posts
#10
Health Insurance
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/HealthInsurance
Health Insurance
8 reviews
#1
HealthCare.gov
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Manulife
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
Surest
4.0★ from 1 review
Hmo
2 reviews
#1
Kaiser
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Travel Insurance
1 review
#1
INF Insurance
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/HealthInsurance
#1
Claims/Providers
: "UHC refusing cover any further cancer diagnosis and treatment"
67 posts
#2
Individual/Marketplace Insurance
: "I’m a cancer patient and I spent over 2.5 hours on the phone yesterday to find out why Cigna denied my MRI"
39 posts
#3
Plan Benefits
: "Hit my out of pocket max"
29 posts
#4
Employer/COBRA Insurance
: "Got charged for asking questions during yearly physical"
26 posts
#5
Dental/Vision
: "How do I find an in network provider for anthem blueview vision insurance?"
11 posts
#6
Medicare/Medicaid
: "What does medicaid cover and not cover?"
10 posts
#7
Prescription Drug Benefits
: "Aetna requiring Prior Authorization on post op pain meds/CVS blocking script?"
9 posts
#8
Plan Choice Suggestions
: "Is my OOP max still reasonable?"
7 posts
#9
Non-US (CAN/UK/IND/Etc.)
: "Question from European, how can you keep up?"
1 post
#10
Industry Career Questions
: "Has anyone had a telehealth experience that felt like a real doctor, not a 10 minute script?"
1 post
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Yearly
+37k members(45.4%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026