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> $500 / month What the actual f!? That saving is double the total cost of my private health insurance in Australia! This includes the “Medicare levy” tax I
by jiggawatts 2y ago
> $500 / month
What the actual f!?
That saving is double the total cost of my private health insurance in Australia!
This includes the “Medicare levy” tax I pay at the highest rate because I get an above average income.
Health insurance cost is something I just don’t think about.
My missus reminds me every few years to combine our plans because it might save us AUD 250 per… year. Maybe.
- ceejayoz 2y agoYeah, it's bad here. My health insurance premium (family of four) went from $3,000 US/month to $3,600/month on Jan 1. That doesn't cover everything, either - there's a deductible, and then there's copays, which means up to $9k/year out of pocket on top of those premiums.
- MandieD 2y agoDear God. I pay a bit more than 400 EUR/mo, my employer pays a bit less than that, and my employer is delighted for me to take sick leave if I've got a cold because guess who pays my sick leave? My health insurance. (Germany, "public" insurance with one of the 150 or so "sickness funds" those of us in the 90% who have to be on public insurance can choose from)
- inferiorhuman 2y agoDoes your insurance also cover the rest of your family? As a single person I pay around $600/mo for insurance (a Kaiser silver HMO plan). Adding dependents will absolutely drive up cost here.