Employee benefit plan

[Landdownunder]

Is that really $240,000 paid over 40 years (don’t know your age, just using 58 for my calc) ?

When I started at 18 had basic cover and way cheaper then. Good guess with age mate spot on.

Back then wow maybe $600 per year. Once I hit 45 I tamped cover from basic to silver with hospital extras

Yeah edit LEP is correct. I’m on Christmas card list with my orthopaedic surgeon I contribute to his darn BMW payments.

He’s operated on me 5 times before last hip plus clean outs.

Saw him maybe June 20 said me hips nearly stuffed. He said don’t worry about X-rays and shut when your ready ring me. Rang him mid feb new hip 3 weeks later.

Saw him that night did I make right decision he said yep NFG starting to bleed.

If you want full tilt cover ya pay for it I have no qualms.

Call me a white privileged private health right winger so be it. TIC comment there….

Son had to have appendix out in sept 18 hours later out. Private health worth every penny

[Landdownunder]

I used to play Aussie rules football live by the sword die by the sword attitude, rock climb, bar room punch ups my win loss abysmal, screwing around on motorbikes since age of 8. Body’s a bit worse for wear.

Aussie health system ain’t to bad just darn waiting lists you guys might be same.

Missus fell off horse two three years ago helicoptered to big smoke. No cost.

[dfarms11]

Many companies to go with. Alberta blue cross, AMA, Costco, The big life insurance companies have as well. For roughly $100/ month/ person should get you 80% drug and dental coverage ( likely $1200/ year for dental coverage and $10000 drug). $125/ year vision, $500/ year for most therapist's. Plus other benefits. I believe we are close to break even most years. However I figure the little extra we pay is cheap insurance for future years if we ever need more prescriptions. And it spreads medical payments equally throughout the year. Not big lump sum payments especially for dental work

[jdg364]

Many companies to go with. Alberta blue cross, AMA, Costco, The big life insurance companies have as well. For roughly $100/ month/ person should get you 80% drug and dental coverage ( likely $1200/ year for dental coverage and $10000 drug). $125/ year vision, $500/ year for most therapist's. Plus other benefits. I believe we are close to break even most years. However I figure the little extra we pay is cheap insurance for future years if we ever need more prescriptions. And it spreads medical payments equally throughout the year. Not big lump sum payments especially for dental work

Am I reading this correctly, Costco sells health insurance?

[dfarms11]

Am I reading this correctly, Costco sells health insurance?

Yessir. Just Google it