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ChiciB1

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Thu Mar-18-10 09:34 AM
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13. My Husband Retired From GTE... Before Verizon... We Got A Better Deal!

We have Humana Medicare PPO and it's quite comprehensive... FOR NOW! IF he should pass away, I'm NOT SURE if I will be able to continue to have the coverage. AND he retired early because we took his mother in to care for her. She just passed away at 97 and lived with us for over 10 years.

But for now, we only pay the regular Medicare premium and have drug coverage with our policy. No referrals are needed, and a doctor co-pay of $5.00!! WE ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY! I need to STOP saying this because I think I'm going to jinx myself! A letter may come soon that will blow our coverage out of the water!! We are required to make certain doctor and lab choices and not everyone takes our insurance. But so far, so good!

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-If you are an employee do you know what your employer pays to provide you with insurance?	LiberalFighter	Mar-18-10 08:36 AM	#0
- My employer partially pays but I don't know what they pay.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Mar-18-10 08:42 AM	#1
- Actually it does effect you in a round about way	Tailormyst	Mar-18-10 08:45 AM	#2
- That is the most important point, which most people don't recognize	frazzled	Mar-18-10 09:03 AM	#8
- True, but it still doesn't change anything.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Mar-18-10 09:55 AM	#15
- Retired from Verizon after 21 years and they pay a whopping 40%.	unhappycamper	Mar-18-10 08:45 AM	#3
- My Husband Retired From GTE... Before Verizon... We Got A Better Deal!	ChiciB1	Mar-18-10 09:34 AM	#13
- My employer pays 70% of the cost, but the preminums have been steadily increasing.	FSogol	Mar-18-10 08:48 AM	#4
- Exactly what I have been saying. If everyone knew what the total cost of their insurance.	LiberalFighter	Mar-18-10 08:55 AM	#5
- You are 100% correct. n/t	FSogol	Mar-18-10 09:00 AM	#6
- and they might even realize that health care is expensive	stray cat	Mar-18-10 09:12 AM	#10
- Some people can never be pleased or rational.	LiberalFighter	Mar-18-10 10:30 AM	#18
- I find it's people who support this "reform" who don't know what their coverage really costs	Hello_Kitty	Mar-18-10 12:23 PM	#19
- Federal Government employee...same here. 70% paid by employer.	MercutioATC	Mar-18-10 09:02 AM	#7
- about 10,000 a year for an individual and 20,000 per family	stray cat	Mar-18-10 09:11 AM	#9
- My employer has a $100,000 deductible	POAS	Mar-18-10 09:23 AM	#11
- 50/50 Split with my employer (nt)	Jeff In Milwaukee	Mar-18-10 09:29 AM	#12
- My employer pays for my (employee only) insurance which costs...	kjackson227	Mar-18-10 09:38 AM	#14
- My employer provides no insurance. He has tried several times to find a group policy	Arkansas Granny	Mar-18-10 09:58 AM	#16
- Every hour I work they pay $4.50 to my Union's insurance plan,	koski	Mar-18-10 10:14 AM	#17

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