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Health insurance for fam

Posted on 10/24/22 at 8:33 pm
Posted by Jwodie
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2009
7362 posts
Posted on 10/24/22 at 8:33 pm
For those like me unlucky enough to have to pay your spouse and kids’ health insurance out of pocket, what are the best coverages you have found recently? Adding them to my employer-paid plan would cost around $1,800/month.
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
20692 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 1:45 pm to
Shite is completely out of control. Then add another $3,000 to $5,000 in deductibles and co-pays
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4989 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 2:04 pm to
There are no good options for this. If not on a government or company provided route...it's all bad. I wish I could say something positive but I can not.
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4989 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 2:05 pm to
quote:

Adding them to my employer-paid plan would cost around $1,800/month.



Sadly, this will likely be your best option.
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4989 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 2:06 pm to
How many dependents are you covering?
Posted by jsk020
Nola
Member since Jan 2013
1762 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 2:12 pm to
Jeez times like this make me realize how good my family employer plan is. $450 a month, and they contribute 4500 a year to my hsa
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
58525 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 2:14 pm to
Health insurance is a scam bro. Get divorced on paper and let your old lady sign up for Medicaid
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
136280 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 3:07 pm to
Have you looked into medishare?
Posted by iknowmorethanyou
Paydirt
Member since Jul 2007
6614 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 3:24 pm to
Unless yall make over $250k, look into Marketplace.
Posted by tigerforever7
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2012
1205 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 6:27 pm to
quote:

Unless yall make over $250k, look into Marketplace.


Marketplace was going to be wayy more than my company provided. And I don’t make half of $250k.
Posted by Shepherd88
Member since Dec 2013
4891 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 6:38 pm to
I’m at $900/mo for a family of 4 with a $9,750 deductible. We’re also eligible for a $133 discount each month for being healthy and hitting certain metrics. I max out an HSA, but damn I feel like this is pricey myself too.
Posted by iknowmorethanyou
Paydirt
Member since Jul 2007
6614 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 7:53 pm to
He said his dependent cost is $1,800 per month. Most marketplace cells will be lower.

Thank your employer for subsidizing your costs adequately.
Posted by Jag_Warrior
Virginia
Member since May 2015
4292 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 8:05 pm to
quote:

and they contribute 4500 a year to my hsa


Forget retiring next year! Where can I get an application?!
Posted by Tmcgin
BATON ROUGE
Member since Jun 2010
6391 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 8:30 pm to
Its rough out there
I'm Blue Cross and its 16k a year for a couple
Posted by jsk020
Nola
Member since Jan 2013
1762 posts
Posted on 10/25/22 at 8:48 pm to
quote:

Where can I get an application?!


Lol I need a substation engineer so come on
Posted by griddle
Member since Jan 2017
159 posts
Posted on 10/26/22 at 10:01 am to
Look for a Direct Primary Care (DPC) Dr in your area.

Outrageously cheaper than standard insurance.
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
40012 posts
Posted on 10/26/22 at 12:49 pm to
We've got a private policy through BCBS-LA. It's a grandfathered policy so we're not under Obamacare.

We pay ~$1300/m for me and spouse (both 53) and 2 of our kids (25 and 21). No sense in dropping the 25 yo as it won't do anything to our premium.

It sucks premium wise .. oop is $5600 before they pay a dime and then 80/20 until we hit $10k oop. We do have a HSA.
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
40012 posts
Posted on 10/26/22 at 12:50 pm to
Shep I'd love your $900 premium.
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4989 posts
Posted on 10/26/22 at 1:02 pm to
How many dependents?
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
15388 posts
Posted on 10/27/22 at 8:24 am to
quote:

Look for a Direct Primary Care (DPC) Dr in your area.

Outrageously cheaper than standard insurance.


It’s a pretty terrible substitute- if you get sick enough to need to hospital or diagnosed with The Big C (amongst about 20 other things), you’re looking at near ruin.


That said, the system is entirely screwed, because you can wait until you need hundreds of thousands in care to sign up at all, and everyone else shares the burden both in advance and when you sign up. And if you get hospitalized and never pay your bill, you generally can get away with paying close to none of it. And developing a high need can actually cause you to qualify for Medicaid or Medicare in certain instances. But these are hardly good “strategies.”
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