My company is 46K employees :/ So yeah....i dunno.....maybe this is just my company being assholes about it and trying to pass these costs on to me. Or maybe my company is just doing this earlier than other companies...?
Not sure. On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We are actually in open enrollment right now, which is why I > was familiar with the costs and lack of changes to coverage. > > It sucks that your coverage changed so drastically. I have had that happen > in the past, and when you have a child with special needs (my son has > cerebral palsy) the impact is even more severe. > > I work for a fairly large company (I think we are about 40,000 worldwide) > and I am not certain if that makes us more or less likely to experience > changes in our coverage like you explain. > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 9:50 AM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > That could certainly be the case, Scott. When is your open enrollment? > You > > haven't seen much of a change yet, but you may still in the near future. > > > > I'm not an ideological crusader, so I'm not on a warpath for or against > the > > new health care act.....all I know is what I see....and for me, things > just > > got a lot worse. > > > > My daughter has had a bad cough for a week, and over night and into this > > morning it got even worse.....so we have to take her to the doctor. My > new > > insurance doesn't kick in until the first of year. This visit will cost > me > > my $20 copay. When this happens after January 1st, I'll be on the hook > for > > the entire bill...about $180 i think it normally costs for a few minutes > > with the doc. > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > G, > > > > > > From an outsider's view, it sounds as if your employer simply chose a > > > different plan. We have had no change in the coverage in our plan at > > work, > > > although, the monthly premium went up about $10 per month, but its has > > gone > > > up a little each year since I started here. > > > > > > Purely speculation, but I do not think it is outside of the realm of > > > possibility that some employers would change healthcare plans and > 'blame' > > > Obamacare - either them being cheap and trying to find a scapegoat, or > > > trying to push a political agenda.. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 8:27 AM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > That's great Eric, but it doesn't really help me, does it? > > > > > > > > Fact: My private, company provided health insurance plan just went to > > > shit, > > > > and according to them, it's because of the rise in expenses for > health > > > > insurance. I would say it's just my company trying to screw me over > and > > > use > > > > Obama care as an excuse, but it's happening to my friends at their > > > > companies as well. > > > > > > > > Your rhetoric means NOTHING in the face of my reality. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Eric Roberts < > > > > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Take that up with your insurance company for downgrading your plan > or > > > > your > > > > > employer for getting a lower level insurance plan. How is that the > > > fault > > > > > of > > > > > Obamacare? > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > Three Ravens Consulting > > > > > Eric Roberts > > > > > Owner/Developer > > > > > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com > > > > > tel: 630-486-5255 > > > > > fax: 630-310-8531 > > > > > http://www.threeravensconsulting.com > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: GMoney [mailto:gm0n3...@gmail.com] > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 1:34 PM > > > > > To: cf-community > > > > > Subject: Re: These maps put GOP/Dem into a different perspective > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Eric Roberts < > > > > > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How are you being punished G? If you already have insurance then > > you > > > > > > don't have to change anything. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Uh, the insurance I had used to cover things....now it doesn't. > > > > > > > > > > This year, when I took my sick child to the doctor, I paid a $20 co > > > pay. > > > > > Next year, i will pay for the entire doctor visit...and every > ensuing > > > > > doctor > > > > > visit, and every other bit of medical care that I seek next year, > > > until I > > > > > reach $4000, at which point my insurance will kick in and cover 65% > > of > > > > the > > > > > rest of the expenses. > > > > > > > > > > Can you begin to grasp how drastic of a change that is for a father > > of > > > > two > > > > > kids who love to get sick....? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:358224 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
