Anybody ask how Judge Barrett's 7 kids get healthcare?

[Darwin2019]

And how does she think a poor working class family get healthcare for their kids much less another baby?

[Ms. Toad]

1. I'm sure it is an employee plan -

And health insurance pricing generally comes in two flavors: 1, 2, many OR 1, many.

So adding the second chid (and in many instance adding the first child) costs nothing extra.

[elleng]

2. Dunno BUT she IS a Federal Employee,

as a judge serving on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, so (unless her husband has a better plan; unlikely,) they may use https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/plans/ (as do I, and MANY. MINE now supplements Medicare, as I'm retired.)

[DeminPennswoods]

9. Yes, probably through FEHB unless, as you say,

her husband has a better family coverage plan. Or perhaps People of Praise offers a group health insurance plan.

Doesn't one of her kids have Downs Syndrome? A better question to ask would be how will her child with Downs Syndrome be covered if insurers can deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.

[elleng]

10. NO family member can be denied, under FEHB.

Problems arise as they age-out.

[dawg day]

12. And whether she brought the child with Downs to the superspreader event--

as she did the other children.

[Rice4VP]

3. The only thing that anyone will say about

those kids is how well behaved they are.

I would love for someone to ask about the virus spread in their school, but we don’t want her to be the victim

[blueinredohio]

4. The nanny has taught them well.

[dware]

5. Ummmm, she's a federal judge,

therefore, she most likely has the health care plan offered to all federal employees,

I'm retired military, I get my health care bennies through Tricare, which is run by the federal govt.

[2naSalit]

6. We're paying for it...

She's a federal employee so she's probably on that special plan that lifetime appointees get for themselves and their families. And she has at least eight dependents if you count her husband.

[former9thward]

7. Why would you count her husband?

He is a private attorney and his firm may have a better insurance plan for all of them than the federal government.

[DeminPennswoods]

11. FEHB is not a "special plan"

It's a group plan for federal employees with an annual open season (Nov) to change plans if you like. Like medicare, it has many plan options from which to choose. Enrollees pay about 25% of the premium. You can stay under FEHB for life if you chose. You can opt out, but once out, you can't get back in.

[IcyPeas]

8. Also the aunt (on husbands side) is the kids' Nanny and has been forever

How many families are lucky enough to have a family member as their childrens carer?