/r/HealthInsurance/

r/HealthInsurance

117k members
r/HealthInsurance is a subreddit with 117k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses insurance, coverage, health, healthcare, and health insurance, and they frequently recommend/review health insurance, hmo, and travel insurance.
Health insurance in the United States is complex, and we're here to help you navigate it! Please note that this subreddit is primarily focused on the US-based health insurance space. Warning: Solicitation will result in a permanent ban. If you've received solicitations via DM, please let the mod team know!

Popular Themes in r/HealthInsurance

#1
Advice Requests
: "HELP - Pregnant Without Insurance. What Now?"
46 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Anesthesiologist billed our insurance $37,000 for a 15-minute preventative colonoscopy"
29 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Independent vision insurance recommendations for a family caught in an unexpected job transition?"
4 posts

Popular Topics in r/HealthInsurance

#1

Insurance

: "Anesthesiologist billed our Insurance $37,000 for a 15-minute preventative colonoscopy"
256 posts
#2

Coverage

: "My insurance completely cut off GLP-1 Coverage for weight loss. What are the cash-pay alternatives?"
128 posts
#3

Health

: "Health Insurer is giving us Hell covering our sons NICU stay."
118 posts
#4

Healthcare

: "My job ended. I was injured afterwards. And now Healthcare.gov is telling me the insurance I had wasn't 'good enough' to qualify for a health event to get insurance. Do I have any options?"
95 posts
#5

Health Insurance

: "Health Insurance cost (mil to civilian)"
91 posts
#6

Struggling

58 posts
#7

Premiums

: "Two Health Insurance Premiums"
42 posts
#8

Costs

41 posts
#9

Plan

: "How is an indemnity Plan as an supplement?"
34 posts
#10

Bill

: "Insane Medical Bills, was never informed of Cost, is this wrong?"
24 posts

Products Discussed in r/HealthInsurance

#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
#1
INF Insurance
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/HealthInsurance

#1
Plan Benefits
: "medication taken for over a decade denied by insurance. what can I do?"
48 posts
#2
Individual/Marketplace Insurance
: "Health insurance cost (mil to civilian)"
43 posts
#3
Claims/Providers
: "Anesthesiologist billed our insurance $37,000 for a 15-minute preventative colonoscopy"
41 posts
#4
Employer/COBRA Insurance
: "Employer says I cannot deny their health insurance"
23 posts
#5
Plan Choice Suggestions
: "HDHP vs PPO 55+ w/ health issues, family coverage."
15 posts
#6
Prescription Drug Benefits
: "High deductible making medication unaffordable, alternatives?"
9 posts
#7
Medicare/Medicaid
: "Pregnant but denied medicaid"
8 posts
#8
Dental/Vision
: "Company backdated my firing to cut my health insurance early. Left with a massive bill, but I have receipts"
7 posts
#9
Non-US (CAN/UK/IND/Etc.)
: "Hypocrisy USA hospital."
2 posts
#10
Industry Career Questions
: "Why do U.S. universal healthcare advocates prefer single-payer?"
1 post

Member Growth in r/HealthInsurance

Yearly
+38k members(48.1%)

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Last updated: June 15, 2026