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I work quarter-time at Gumroad, and I pay for my own health insurance ($950/mo for a family of 4). If Gumroad offered it, I would almost certainly still keep my
by DVassallo 6y ago
I work quarter-time at Gumroad, and I pay for my own health insurance ($950/mo for a family of 4). If Gumroad offered it, I would almost certainly still keep my own (unless it was at >50% discount). I prefer not having my health insurance tied to one source of income.
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- alawrence 6y agoWow, that's not a bad rate. Do you find the coverage adequate?
- DVassallo 6y agoIt’s a very high deductible plan ($13.6K) but otherwise had no problems with provider coverage. I’m in WA and the insurer is Molina. Found it through the ACA marketplace.
- drchopchop 6y agoHow on earth did you find standalone family coverage for $950/mo? What's your deductible / co-insurance?
- DVassallo 6y agoIt’s actually a bit cheaper this year: https://twitter.com/dvassallo/status/1312177408879939584?s=21 https://twitter.com/dvassallo/status/1312177408879939584?s=2... It was one of the cheapest plan on the ACA marketplace in WA. It’s a very high deductible plan though: $13.6K.
- drchopchop 6y agoOof, that's a pretty brutal deductible, although I assume you have an HSA paired with that. FWIW, I'm on an Aetna corp plan that isn't much better, half the deductible for 2x the price.
- oliyoung 6y agoIt's hard to explain just how alien "I prefer not having my health insurance tied to one source of income" sounds to the rest of the world, the idea that those two things are co-dependent is wild and scary. It's an insurance policy, it has nothing to do with my work.
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- draw_down 6y agoNo shit