Swingman wrote in
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Since NJ was interjected into into conversation, can someone verify
that apparently the police union negotiated that police in NJ pay 1.5%
of their salary for health insurance?

Googling "nj police health insurance contribution" comes up with a lot,
but I can't easily corroborate that figure. The new rules for public
employees may be something like this
http://www.cliffviewpilot.com/beyond...on-and-health-
reform-affects-you:
All employees must pay a portion of their premium, based on salary and
using a sliding scale that starts at 3% of the premium for those making
less than $25,000 a year and reaches 35% for those making $110,000 or
more (the percentage changes for every $5,000 over $25,000).

For the median income ($90k+) mentioned earlier, that is less than
$150/mo.

My wife and daughters is $800+/mo, and that is a bare bones policy
with a huge deductible.

That is unconscionably high, and I hope some of that is deductible on
your taxes. Can't you get a better plan, maybe via AARP or AAA?

OTOH, my coworker, who was screwed out of a salary (too long a story) for
something like a year, while her husband was also not being paid, was
paying over $1000/month for COBRA coverage in New York.

At Weill Cornell health insurance is a great benefit. For myself and my
spouse, when I worked full time, my contribution for medical, dental &
vision was ~$212/month.

Pardon me while I sob a few tears ... for all of us.

IIRC, this is EXACTLY what the issue in WI was about ... union choke
hold on public purse strings, bought and paid for by bought and paid
for politicians.

The issue is really what the cost should be, and (red flag waving) I
believe that the leveling of the costs for everyone under Obamacare is
going to be a plus. Remeber, my insurance is now paying (in New York) a
surcharge over the hospital costs of 8.5% to cover uninsured people.


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Best regards
Han
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