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SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,477
edited February 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
im single...
Blue Cross Blue Shield............

$42 a week...........

im just curious what the rest of you pay....
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  • QuarterToTenQuarterToTen Posts: 3,635
    Humana HMO, family coverage
    $240 a month
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  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Nothing ... part of the arrangement for me switching jobs last year was that my new employer would pay for all of my insurance minus co-pays.
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,711
    I have a weekly deduction of $256.30 for a family plan from Blue Cross, employer pays the Mass. required company minimum(like $150 a month, whatever 33% of a single policy is) after Catcher's Mitt Romney made health insurance mandatory for all residents and small companies in MA.
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  • vedderfan10vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    It would be $120 month for two, but my employer pays it... That's the "free" health care in Canada...
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    about $90 every 2 weeks...covers whole family...$10 co-pays.
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    edited April 2009
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    im single...
    Blue Cross Blue Shield............

    $42 a week...........

    im just curious what the rest of you pay....


    a week?
    yikes.


    i pay $45 2x a month. + $10 a month for dental. so $100 a month. of course, going up 12% as mentioned, so will be $51 2x a month, dental unaffected = 122 month. i think hubby pays about $43 every 2 weeks, but i think i have better coverage, overall. so total for both of us roughly $208 a month.



    funny too, since obama took office and upped the pre-tax deductions for commutation, i was actually taking home an extra $22 a month. now i get to give it to my HMO instead. :P at least it doesn't 'cost' me more...so small blessings! :D



    oh, and it IS actually cheaper for us to get our insurance as singles, on our own rather than joint. the costs for a couple are higher. people with children or spouses/children truly make out! the singles and/or child-free marrieds really foot a bigger portion of the health-care. right along with 65% of my property taxes going to school tax. :evil: c'est la vie.......
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,477
    decides2dream wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    im single...
    Blue Cross Blue Shield............

    $42 a week...........

    im just curious what the rest of you pay....


    a week?
    yikes.


    i pay $45 2x a month. + $10 a month for dental. so $100 a month. of course, going up 12% as mentioned, so will be $51 2x a month, dental unaffected = 122 month. i think hubby pays about $43 every 2 weeks, but i think i have better coverage, overall.



    funny too, since obama took office and upped the pre-tax deductions for commutation, i was actually taking home an extra $22 a month. now i get to give it to my HMO instead. :P at least it doesn't 'cost' me more...so small blessings! :D
    yeah i know....

    they just "jacked up" the cost....

    oh well....

    $160 a month for health insurance is still a bargain.............
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    im single...
    Blue Cross Blue Shield............

    $42 a week...........

    im just curious what the rest of you pay....


    a week?
    yikes.


    i pay $45 2x a month. + $10 a month for dental. so $100 a month. of course, going up 12% as mentioned, so will be $51 2x a month, dental unaffected = 122 month. i think hubby pays about $43 every 2 weeks, but i think i have better coverage, overall.



    funny too, since obama took office and upped the pre-tax deductions for commutation, i was actually taking home an extra $22 a month. now i get to give it to my HMO instead. :P at least it doesn't 'cost' me more...so small blessings! :D
    yeah i know....

    they just "jacked up" the cost....

    oh well....

    $160 a month for health insurance is still a bargain.............




    it's not bad, absolutely. i have CIGNA, and overall i am quite satisfied. even my dental, thru MetLife, quite pleasantly surprised. in fact, my hubby is probably going to join me on my insurance for dental only b/c his sucks, so another $9.50 a month, not too bad. it only irks me when i see the 'family plans'.....b/c yes, as i said....singles/marrieds who are child-free....we really pay MORE. i understand how it all works, but it still kinda pisses me off. between the health insurance, my property/school taxes, etc...i am paying a WHOLE LOTTA money for other people's children. i don't mind paying to support the larger community to some degree....but i do think it's a bit too far skewed towards families. but that is another topic........ :twisted:
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,711
    decides2dream wrote:
    people with children or spouses/children truly make out!
    I will argue that point with my payment for a family of 3:
    Poncier wrote:
    I have a weekly deduction of $256.30 for a family plan
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  • pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    $17.73 a month for Health Net--really happy with Health Net.

    Work covers dental and vision 100%
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I pay $4428. per year for two of us through NASE/Mega Ins. Great coverage, high deductible. :)
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  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    edited April 2009
    Blue Cross POS.. think its like $80/ month and includes dental... single coverage
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  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    My employer pays my health insurance. I am currently out of work but I have a "bank" of benefits where I am covered for the next 6-9 months. So I have until then to get my ass a job. :D
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Poncier wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    people with children or spouses/children truly make out!
    I will argue that point with my payment for a family of 3:
    Poncier wrote:
    I have a weekly deduction of $256.30 for a family plan


    i did see your post and will say OUCH! however, at my firm...that would not be the case, not even close.


    and i will also counter with:
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    about $90 every 2 weeks...covers whole family...$10 co-pays.


    at my firm, i'd say it's close to $350 a month for a family plan (spouses and however many kids). my husband and i pay about $210 for the 2 of us. so just saying, if someone has a family of 5 or more.....truly make out. however, i also admitted i realized the rationale behind it. but it still burns when i figure the price per person, and then when i think of my property taxes..... :evil: :twisted: :evil: hahahaha.



    and

    pearljamjen wrote:
    $17.73 a month for Health Net--really happy with Health Net.

    Work covers dental and vision 100%



    THAT is spectacular! i don't see why that can't be the case for everyone, across the board.
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  • joint in a treejoint in a tree Posts: 392
    we should put where we are located, too. Different countries, different states, have different coverage.


    In NY, I pay $59 / month for health and dental for my husband and me. (Cigna)
    I'm not sure how that is going to change after we add the child.....(who was supposed to be born last Tues, btw.) I'm pretty sure it goes up considerably, more than just the $30 that would make sense for a 3rd person.
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  • __ Posts: 6,651
    In New Mexico, pre-tax:

    Health - me: $155/month; my employer: $232/month
    Dental - me: $15/month; my employer: $22/month
    Vision - me: $8/month
  • pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    decides2dream wrote:
    pearljamjen wrote:
    $17.73 a month for Health Net--really happy with Health Net.

    Work covers dental and vision 100%



    THAT is spectacular! i don't see why that can't be the case for everyone, across the board.

    I agree. When I first started here, I didn't really give a hoot about benefits. But now I realize how important they are and how lucky I am.

    To the person who asked where we are from, I'm from California.
  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,200
    When I was working full-time at my crappy retail job I was paying $134 a month for health, and $31.98 for dental.

    Since I went down to part-time I got self-coverage at $132 a month for health. But that one has a $10,000 deductible, so from my understanding any office visit I have to pay in full out of my pocket. So I never go to the doctor, just have it in case something bad happens to me!
  • PJaddictedPJaddicted Posts: 1,432
    We own our company...we pay about $1300 a month for the family. We have a $5700 deductible that goes into a HSA account pretax. Does not include glasses or dental, we can use the HSA money for them IF there is anything left over.
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    $228/month for family of 4. Not too bad at all.

    And we don't pay anything for dental since my wife works for a dentist. That also translates into free dental work. Just had a molar crown and didn't pay a dime.
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Oxford Health Care which is now United Health care I believe

    For my wife and I its $44 a week
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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    im single...
    Blue Cross Blue Shield............

    $42 a week...........

    im just curious what the rest of you pay....

    We pay for my wife's plan out-of-pocket and it's almost $200 per month with Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Kaiser Permanente I pay $7 a week which is a $7 raise over last year.

    I have to pay co-pays of $5-$15 for health and I think I have to pay %20 of the Dental cost if it's major.
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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    $66/month for myself and my husband.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    i live in a civilised country ;) so i pay absolutely nothing... directly of course... indirectly i will contribute something...
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  • bernmodibernmodi Posts: 631
    About 500 $ for the whole family (2 kids). We have a "cheap" health insurance for Switzerland.
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    I rely on the "free" healthcare that my taxes pay for. It does the job as long as you're not in a rush to get something done.
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    joint in a tree wrote:
    we should put where we are located, too. Different countries, different states, have different coverage.


    In NY, I pay $59 / month for health and dental for my husband and me. (Cigna)
    I'm not sure how that is going to change after we add the child.....(who was supposed to be born last Tues, btw.) I'm pretty sure it goes up considerably, more than just the $30 that would make sense for a 3rd person.

    well i pay $90 a month for CIGNA, + $10 for dental just for me and i live on long island too! so it's not just where you live or even what HMO...but i guess who your employer is! i thought i had pretty damn fine benefits and decently priced, but i look at what some of you pay each month, and yes...i am envious! :twisted: as i posted earlier, for hubby and me it's roughly $210 a month total. i can't get over how little some of you pay! lucky, lucky!
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    As i'm employed, I pay taxes towards the NHS and do not pay directly when I need health care.

    I pay for my dental care but the most that will ever be in one installment is £198... and that would be if I fucked my teeth up really bad. Last time I went I paid £44 for a scale and polish, a front root filling, 7 x-rays and a referal to the hospital to have my wisdom teeth out.

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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Wife and I pay 1000 combined a year extra in taxes for a health care premium,, and the on top of that we pay some of the highest taxes in the west for government run health (live in Ontario). But I'll bet most of you Americans get far better health services than we do.
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