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i work for a tech company in the fortune 500 top 25... i would assume the best insurance possible, still killing us (paid nearly $7000 out of pocket last year +
by platetone 7y ago
i work for a tech company in the fortune 500 top 25... i would assume the best insurance possible, still killing us (paid nearly $7000 out of pocket last year + the actual premium costs of several thousand more). i've got three small kids including one with a heart condition, so it's particularly bad right now.
- sailfast 7y agoFor insurance, I have found it's difficult to beat the negotiating power of the multiple large Federal Government offerings - and you can shop before you decide to join: https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/plans/ https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-inf...
- outworlder 7y ago> i would assume the best insurance possible That's usually not a good assumption to make, not even among the FANG. There is extreme variability even with the same insurance company, depending on the negotiation between the company and the provider. And very few companies actually have any incentive to even provide the best 'possible' coverage.
- platetone 7y agoJust looked it up and we're only in the top 50 (insert crying smiley).
- jacobush 7y agoAnd I got downvoted here for saying that I would require a LOT higher salary to move from Sweden to the US. Your example is why.
- CydeWeys 7y agoA $5k bump in salary should probably make up the difference in the average year. That's not a "LOT higher salary" by my reckoning. Hell, the difference in tax rate alone would easily make up for that, even if the US salary is lower (which seems likely to be opposite of what would actually happen).