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[Disclaimer: I work in the US] It's just so hard to correctly evaluate health care plans, though. Even at the company I work for now, it took multiple evenings
by jkubicek 5y ago
[Disclaimer: I work in the US]
It's just so hard to correctly evaluate health care plans, though. Even at the company I work for now, it took multiple evenings of spreadsheets, calculations and hypotheticals to choose from one of the three plans my employer offered, and that's with access to the HR Slack channels and internal docs to help clarify our questions.
I can't imagine trying to do the same calculation from outside the company.
- perl4ever 5y agoI can't either, and indeed I don't analyze the options at a given employer that much. But for people with chronic health conditions or who intend to start a family, there can be a huge difference between private and public sector positions due to health benefits. There's no need for a spreadsheet and evaluating fine-grained differences, you look around at what your friends, family, and acquaintances do and why.