Do you contribute to your health care ?

[dsa87gn]

I think i know the answer for most people..but just Just wondering

 

[TR Custom Parts]

$70 a week for family coverage. The people I supervise only have to pay $15 a week!

 

[NJTurbo]

Yea $83.00 per week family plan. It sucks

 

[evil_gn]

my wife works in a hospital and for just the 2 of us its 90 bucks every 2 weeks

 

[GNX Guy]

Everybody contributes whether you see it taken from your check or not. Its figured in with the compensation package.

 

[Data]

I'd have to look at my stub, but I know something comes out of my pay for it, though the company pays part and I pay part. They do a 401k match though which makes up for it 30 years from now.

 

[87GN_ponykillr]

Single plan all the way! about $30 give or take a few per pay

 

[turbot2112]

im paying 42 a week.

 

[Jack Evers]

I'm paying $788.00 a month.

 

[krom]

Originally posted by BuickGn Boosted
$70 a week for family coverage. The people I supervise only have to pay $15 a week!

$80 a month for me. The people I supervise get it free but they pay Union Dues of around $50 a month. Free HC is a thing of the past and it will be interesting what happens with contract talks this year.

 

[6 beats 8]

The contractor as per my union negotiated contract pays for 100% of my health a welfare benefits.
Ray

 

[dsa87gn]

Originally posted by krom
$80 a month for me. The people I supervise get it free but they pay Union Dues of around $50 a month. Free HC is a thing of the past and it will be interesting what happens with contract talks this year.

Part of the reason for this post.

Our shop is union too. They now have full medical/dental and their contract was up in Oct of last year. They have been negotiating since then, with the big issue being health care. Company wanted to put the shop on the same plan as the office employees. Shop (about 60 employees) wouldnt budge.

So, as of midnight friday they are on strike. Monday will
be an interesting trip to work. Many of the guys in the shop are considered friends, but my gut feeling is the company will not let them back and replace them.

The ave salary is ~18-20 /hr not counting OT. They dont have neck breaker jobs, and the guy with the least seniority right now is 20yrs.

 

[Pronto]

My employer picks up the whole tab but I haven't had a raise in over 4 years. Supposed to cost him 12k a year. I am interested in the new Catastrophic health insurance where you put money in an account to pay for the regular Dr. bills and meds and then for the big bills the insurance takes over. From what I read the money that you (or your employer) puts in the account accumulates and can go over into the next year. That money can also be put in investment accounts to make a better return too. Anyone have one of those?

 

[onebadsix]

I pay $110.00 a month , which is 10% . my company pays 90% , heck of a good deal

Randy

 

[SilverSleeper]

I pay my union dues, about $50 a month, and the plan covers generally 80%, somethings it pays 100%.

Our contract is up in about a month though, at the last meeting, they were talking of going to a PPO, to lower the costs. its probably gonna be our biggest sticking point on our contract this time around.
Ive been really happy with the plan we have and what it covers. When I went to the ER, I expected to have to pay some of it, but they paid 100% since it was a medical emergency. Which amounted to around $2400!

 

[DKREDT]

Originally posted by Pronto
My employer picks up the whole tab but I haven't had a raise in over 4 years. Supposed to cost him 12k a year. I am interested in the new Catastrophic health insurance where you put money in an account to pay for the regular Dr. bills and meds and then for the big bills the insurance takes over. From what I read the money that you (or your employer) puts in the account accumulates and can go over into the next year. That money can also be put in investment accounts to make a better return too. Anyone have one of those?

If you have family coverage the premiums can easily cost $12,000 a year.

The other plan you are talking about is called a HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT (HSA). A high deductible plan is couple with a (more or less) a medical IRA type account.

 

[Turbo Indian]

Originally posted by Jack Evers
I'm paying $788.00 a month.

hell I'm self employed I pay $300 per month for the wife & myself. & it's actually better coverage than when I worked for a company & they covered my ins. 100%.

 

[S10xGN]

$142.00 every two weeks... Let's see, $142.00 x 26 = $3692.00 a year! If I was to "retire" today (retire = quit, as we no longer have a pension plan) I would be eligible to buy "my part" for the same price. Of course, retiring and no longer having an income, it might be hard to do...

 

[Jack Evers]

Originally posted by TurboIndian
hell I'm self employed I pay $300 per month for the wife & myself. & it's actually better coverage than when I worked for a company & they covered my ins. 100%.

Who are you with? I'm self employed and am paying Cobra rates to my wife's ex employer.

 

[DKREDT]

Originally posted by TurboIndian
hell I'm self employed I pay $300 per month for the wife & myself. & it's actually better coverage than when I worked for a company & they covered my ins. 100%.

This is awesome if you don't have any pre-exisiting conditions etc. Individual Health policies are a lot different from Group on an underwriting basis.

I am doing Cobra right now and it more or less sucks.