It's that time of year...to choose our benefits at work

[Horse with no Name]

I sat down to do it...and I will be paying an additional $125 MORE every two weeks than I paid this year...for what amounts to less coverage on my insurance. Our "formulary" is basically the $4 list at Walmart that they will allow us to only pay 3x the amount for...and everything else skyrocketed at least 50% for out of pockets).
I didn't get a raise.
Our work is cutting us back to the bare bones (in other words--our hours have been cut and it's been awhile since I worked a full paycheck).
The American way of life is becoming unsustainable.
I wonder how long it will last...sigh.

[slackmaster]

1. We got a little good news on health insurance premiums

Mine are going down by about $12 per paycheck, and some of the coverage has actually increased. Last year we had a major increase over the previous year.

Pay raises probably will not be such good news.

:argh:

[raccoon]

2. What are benefits? :sarcasm: nt

[sinkingfeeling]

3. While our payments didn't increase the deduction per person went from $500 to $750. ER

copay went from $100 to $150, office copays from $20 to $25, and hospital admissions from $200 to $250.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Lessee the choices:

Floggings, check. Hot lead enemas, check. Humiliation, check. Leeches and bleedings, check. Arsenic for worming, check. Mercury, check.

Quite the list this year.