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Has this been happening now that it was eliminated? Costs seem the same as before for me.
by jimmaswell 5y ago
Has this been happening now that it was eliminated? Costs seem the same as before for me.
- ceejayoz 5y agoMy premiums went up 10% this year, to over $2,400/month for the family.
- labster 5y agoThat’s normal inflation for health care.
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- robocat 5y agoFor comparison, in New Zealand, assuming you are earning NZD180k (well into the top 1%[1]): Your taxes are about NZD70k in total. About $12k of that goes towards heath[2]. The most expensive family plan (2adults 3kids) to top up your cover (beyond the normal care everyone gets by the state) is NZD700 per month (the major health insurance provider in NZ[3]). [1] https://www.ird.govt.nz/about-us/tax-statistics/revenue-refunds/wage-salary-distributions https://www.ird.govt.nz/about-us/tax-statistics/revenue-refu... [2] https://www.treasury.govt.nz/information-and-services/financial-management-and-advice/revenue-and-expenditure https://www.treasury.govt.nz/information-and-services/financ... [3] https://join.southerncross.co.nz/quote https://join.southerncross.co.nz/quote
- MobileVet 5y agoThanks for this break down. Very interesting to see how the health insurance cost is similar to the US but the payer is different. In the US, if you are lucky, your employer pays the bulk of the premium. If you aren’t, you try and find a cheaper ‘death and dismemberment’ plan (only covers tragic events ) so you aren’t bankrupted if something really bad happens. The terrible part is for those folks, there is no state plan to fall back on. Insurance and providers are more than happy to bill you into crushing debt.