Feb health care plan increases for 2024

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[Post New]09/27/2023 19:18
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Anonymous
See info here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/16tqtp4/2024_fehb_premiums_to_increase_by_77/
[Post New]09/27/2023 19:41
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Anonymous
Thank you OP!
[Post New]09/27/2023 20:07
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Anonymous
Omg! So painful!!
[Post New]09/27/2023 21:38
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Anonymous
Bye bye raise!
[Post New]09/27/2023 21:57
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Anonymous
The government sucks shit.
[Post New]09/27/2023 22:02
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Anonymous
Kaiser is 11%. Ugh
[Post New]09/27/2023 22:27
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Anonymous
Oof, I do love my Kaiser though!!!
[Post New]09/27/2023 22:35
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Bye bye raise!


Ridiculous! $50 extra/month for health insurance vs. a pay raise of $500/month.
[Post New]09/27/2023 22:44
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Anonymous
Why isn’t the government doing a better job of negotiating this?
[Post New]09/28/2023 02:50
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t the government doing a better job of negotiating this?


If you’ve read the headlines, this is going on everywhere. From the WSJ:

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/health-insurance-cost-increase-5b35ead7

“Health-insurance costs are climbing at the steepest rate in years, with some projecting the biggest increase in more than a decade will wallop businesses and their workers in 2024.

Costs for employer coverage are expected to surge around 6.5% for 2024, according to major benefits consulting firms Mercer and Willis Towers Watson, which provided their survey results exclusively to The Wall Street Journal.”
[Post New]09/28/2023 07:42
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Anonymous
*raises hand slowly*

dumb question, this applies to retirees, too?
[Post New]09/28/2023 07:44
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:The government sucks shit.


It's not just government. We are enriching the middleman. Health insurance companies made record profits last year. So they raise premiums, deny care, profit. What's not to love?

[Post New]09/28/2023 08:12
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Anonymous
It’s not just the rise in premiums. Watch for other increases. BCBS has been steadily increasing the out of pocket maximum each year, the prescription drug coverage gets worse and who knows what other costs will go up.
[Post New]09/28/2023 08:15
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It’s not just the rise in premiums. Watch for other increases. BCBS has been steadily increasing the out of pocket maximum each year, the prescription drug coverage gets worse and who knows what other costs will go up.


Good point. I consider my (excellent) insurance to basically just be catastrophic coverage at this point, given deductibles and OOP.
[Post New]09/28/2023 08:15
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:*raises hand slowly*

dumb question, this applies to retirees, too?


Of course. You think they get some discount plan? Medicare is the only discount one you can get.
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