Monday, March 22, 2010

Survey | How much do you pay for health care?

Against a backdrop of Congressional healthcare reform, and the sweet deal on medical care given to CEO Craig Dubow last year, please answer the following questions, Gannett employees:

  1. What does your medical coverage cost, per pay period?
  2. How many people does that cover?
  3. What is your take-home pay, per period?
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6 comments:

  1. Reprising the questions:

    1. What does your medical coverage cost, per pay period?
    2. How many people does that cover?
    3. What is your take-home pay, per period?

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  2. I am getting unemployment and cannot find work so I am on Medicaid for one year, and then I have to recertify. At least the government is giving ME something now.

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  3. I am a former Gannett employee who left nearly 4 years ago. I found a company where I pay NOTHING for health care...I cannot tell you what a huge impact that is!

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  4. Thankfully, I am on my spouse's insurance. I shudder when I hear horror stories about what my co-workers pay. One woman, pregnant with twins, was having contractions at five months, on a Saturday. She didn't want to go to the emergency room since it would have cost $200 out of her pocket. She waited until Monday to see her doctor. It all turned out OK, but really.

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  5. Ex GCI w/15 years and tossed aside. I found a job where excellent health and dental care costs me $46 a month with a very low deductible and $10 prescription co-pay. Salary is not that great, but this makes up for it.

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  6. Restructured last August. Pay $428/mo under COBRA with the federal subsidy for family coverage. About what I was paying while employed. When the subsidy runs out, I am f#@ked.

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