Health Insurance Recommendations

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eriggs

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Good morning all,

I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations for a health insurance provider. I've been pricing around and can not seem to find a half decent plan for under $500 / month. Keep in mind I'm married with two children. Am I wrong thinking I should be able to find a more affordable plan?

Any info is much appreciated.

Thanks
 
eriggs said:
Good morning all,

I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations for a health insurance provider. I've been pricing around and can not seem to find a half decent plan for under $500 / month. Keep in mind I'm married with two children. Am I wrong thinking I should be able to find a more affordable plan?

Any info is much appreciated.

Thanks
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It somewhat depends on what you're looking for as a deductible. And just so you know, if you're finding a price of $500/mo for a family plan, not part of any co-op or trade group or some such, that's a really good price, especially if the deductibles are under $5,000 or so.
 
eriggs said:
Good morning all,

I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations for a health insurance provider. I've been pricing around and can not seem to find a half decent plan for under $500 / month. Keep in mind I'm married with two children. Am I wrong thinking I should be able to find a more affordable plan?

Any info is much appreciated.

Thanks
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If you can find a plan for that kind of money, jump at it.

Most people are completely clueless as to just how much healthcare insurance costs because they pay only a fraction of the cost themselves. Keep in mind it is not unusual for employers to pay $10 per hour per employee into the union health and welfare fund that covers health insurance for the union employees. Other employers are paying similar amounts of money for the health insurance they provide their employees.
 
This is one of those things people forget.

This is one of those things people forget.

This is one of the things people forget when they say they want to start their own business. 15 years ago I paid $900 a month, then my business insurance went sky high passing that for PLC programming. Business did not pay after that.

Cowboy
 
petersonra said:
If you can find a plan for that kind of money, jump at it.

Most people are completely clueless as to just how much healthcare insurance costs because they pay only a fraction of the cost themselves. Keep in mind it is not unusual for employers to pay $10 per hour per employee into the union health and welfare fund that covers health insurance for the union employees. Other employers are paying similar amounts of money for the health insurance they provide their employees.
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Starting last year employer paid health care amounts were listed on your W-2 because, as you said, most employees have no idea what it costs. It's supposed to be for informational purposes only although I have no doubt the government is using the information.

Last year my wife's company, who we get our insurance through, paid over $28,000 for just the two of us. It's decent coverage but any time someone complains they are told that if they can find better group coverage for the same or less money we'll go for it. No luck yet.

So I have no idea what you get for $500/mo. other than access to a clinic with foreign speaking people sitting in the waiting room with a chicken on their lap to pay the doc. :lol:

-Hal
 
One time I had to go to the ER and when they got to the part where they ask what insurance I have I said "I have the same as they do" pointing to the illegals.

Didn't go over too well. :D

-Hal
 
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