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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
14. I bet if you told your employer to give you the 1700 a month, he would say no.
Sun Nov 24, 2013, 01:05 PM
Nov 2013

think employers get perks from insurance co like free insurance for them and a type of life insurance on all employees that employer/insurance co collect on if employee dies.

For United Healthcare Silver, through hubby's employer... MANative Nov 2013 #1
The un-affordability of healthcare is costing EVERYONE SoCalDem Nov 2013 #2
Reading Thom Hartmann's new book cilla4progress Nov 2013 #3
I heard Thom once on the radio, telling about how the Boomer generation SoCalDem Nov 2013 #5
This is why I do NOT understand why corporate America (save insurance companies) is not 100% behind PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #4
It is a really good question. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #7
I guess another reason is that it's a way to have the upper hand with employees PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #8
Nothing would boost the economy more than fixing the healthcare system. Lex Nov 2013 #6
You have a crappy agent. mzteris Nov 2013 #9
my employer has a small and expensive pool SHRED Nov 2013 #13
Why is it split? mzteris Dec 2013 #23
We have two choices: Anthem or Kaiser SHRED Dec 2013 #25
Why? is the question? mzteris Dec 2013 #26
I work for a city so it's the public sector SHRED Dec 2013 #27
The larger the pool, mzteris Dec 2013 #28
The sad part edhopper Nov 2013 #10
ACA is the reform - you are entitled to a subsidy on the exchange Yo_Mama Nov 2013 #11
Not in this case SHRED Nov 2013 #12
Oh, shit. Yo_Mama Nov 2013 #17
My coworker makes less than me SHRED Nov 2013 #18
I bet if you told your employer to give you the 1700 a month, he would say no. Sunlei Nov 2013 #14
I work in the public sector SHRED Nov 2013 #15
I'm with you tavalon Nov 2013 #16
I honestly dont see where you came up with these figures INdemo Nov 2013 #19
Well here is a screenshot for ya (city blanked out for privacy): SHRED Nov 2013 #20
Sorry...I thought you meant this premium was what INdemo Nov 2013 #22
In the UK you would contribute less than this through taxes Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2013 #21
I can not get a co-pay for my monthly Rx until I get to the Silver Plan offered by my Employer. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #24
Compare to Medicare. Loudly Dec 2013 #29
K & R. dchill Dec 2013 #30
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