Ugh..... Do you guys have the option of contributing to a flexible spending account? That may help ease the pain of some of the increased costs.
On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:17 AM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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:358225 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
