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Why Your Raise Is Finally Beating the Cost of a Doctor Visit
In Episode 112 of Wages and Prices with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how wage growth is finally outpacing healthcare costs — specifically, the price of an average doctor visit. Using the latest data, including a drop in CPI and rising median weekly earnings, they break down why a $150 primary care visit now takes up a smaller slice of your paycheck than it did two years ago. They dig into the mechanics of health insurance design, the role of high-deductible plans, and how the 'silver loading' strategy in ACA marketplace plans quietly shifted costs. A concrete, numbers-driven look…
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