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SheilaT

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29. Found my W2 for 2012.

Reply to fried eggs (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 03:00 PM

Oct 2013

Turns out my employer paid $6,203.28 for my insurance last year. Which seems shockingly high to me. I almost never get sick or need to use my coverage, so I'm in the category of those who pay for others. DO NOT for one minute think that I think that's unfair or unreasonable. I'd much rather be healthy than have to go to the doctor a lot, take medication, get surgeries, and of that, even if it's all "free" meaning none of us pay out of pocket.

I believe in Single Payer as a start. I honestly think we will get there. I think the whole Obamacare thing is going to blow wide open the idea that the system we've had in place so far is the best possible system.

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My employer pays $12,000 a year for my family's health insurance; on exchange, it's $4,634 [View all] fried eggs Oct 2013 OP

How do you know how much your employer pays? SheilaT Oct 2013 #1

It's on your W2 abelenkpe Oct 2013 #4

Where on the W2? SheilaT Oct 2013 #10

At work now abelenkpe Oct 2013 #11

Internet to the rescue abelenkpe Oct 2013 #13

Thank you. I have managed to hide my most recent W2 from myself, SheilaT Oct 2013 #20

Wow. Thanks for that info BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #27

I'm related to the boss :) fried eggs Oct 2013 #8

Do you currently pay 30% out of pocket on costs? leftstreet Oct 2013 #2

I just looked this up thanks to your question fried eggs Oct 2013 #7

That is a gold plan, just looked it up for coworker.... only 300 less than what the company pays NotThisTime Oct 2013 #14

How do you look up gold rates? Do you have to fill out the application or is there fried eggs Oct 2013 #18

Way closer to universal, not at single payor yet. roamer65 Oct 2013 #3

My husband who is a nurse and makes decent money LukeFL Oct 2013 #24

PDF link below - $31-42/ hour, per nursing union. politicat Oct 2013 #25

Yes, the more info I'm seeing today, I believe we are much closer to a single cbdo2007 Oct 2013 #5

Do employers still get a subsidy for providing health insurance? csziggy Oct 2013 #6

I have never thought health care provided by employers was a good idea anyways. It B Calm Oct 2013 #23

Mine was similar abelenkpe Oct 2013 #9

Wow, just checked my coverage vs health exchange as well.... cbdo2007 Oct 2013 #12

"...and giving them more income for it." abelenkpe Oct 2013 #15

This is why people are going to be able to leave jobs they hate, too. DevonRex Oct 2013 #31

Has anyone else had trouble with this link? hamsterjill Oct 2013 #16

Yes, same here Cass Oct 2013 #17

Okay, thank you!!! hamsterjill Oct 2013 #19

In a FAIR world, the boss wou;d ADD $9K to your income SoCalDem Oct 2013 #21

that's exactly what's going to happen in the future..... cbdo2007 Oct 2013 #22

Excellent gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

Paying for enlightenment Oct 2013 #28

Found my W2 for 2012. SheilaT Oct 2013 #29

I wonder if such a cost savings would act as a stimulous to the economy? applegrove Oct 2013 #30