Health Insurance Enrollment

[AANOTOK]

Today, AA announced that Health insurance will be going up.(Surprise)
 
If you had the "Standard" or "Core" plan, you will see an increase of 8%.
If you had the "Value" plan or for those who remain in the "legacy US Airways" plan, you will pay an extra 10-12 percent.
 
WHAT RAISE?

 

[Roadking5560]

I don;t know why anyone would be surprised by this.  With the companys' inclination to only give something if something is given up it is a foregone conclusion we'll be on the losing end of the stick and that stick is getting pretty chewed up on our end.

 

[jcw]

let's be clear lots of people wanted the affordable care act and forgot that someone was going to have to pay for it and now we are paying for it
 
everyone's insurance costs are going up in every sector of the economy and it's disingenuous for the unions to advocate for the affordable care act and then flood the government requesting exceptions from the law or now complain that the cost of healthcare is going up to pay for everything the law makes companies provide

 

[WeAAsles]

let's be clear lots of people wanted the affordable care act and forgot that someone was going to have to pay for it and now we are paying for it
 
everyone's insurance costs are going up in every sector of the economy and it's disingenuous for the unions to advocate for the affordable care act and then flood the government requesting exceptions from the law or now complain that the cost of healthcare is going up to pay for everything the law makes companies provide

Just curious if you've done any research into the ACA?

I no longer have pre-funded early retiree medical with AA. So if I want to leave early and want medical I will have to take an ACA plan.

A Silver plan I looked at (Single) came out to almost $400.00 per month. Now with what I think I may need to draw out per year in retirement income (property paid off) the TAX subsides took my monthly payment all the way down to about $80.00 per month. (Again Silver plan) I'd have to say that that is a lot better than what it was before Obamacare (As people like to call it)

 

 

[jcw]

Yes I have and agree with the amounts you get to however you need to look how much you are going to pay out of pocket on the Silver plan - your deductable will be very high plus you will be very limited as to where you can get care - most places do not take ACA plans
 
This is a complex issue where you have to look at the benefits (reduced insurance premiums) and costs (access, out of pocket) etc to have the full impact - however please note almost every ACA plan is asking for huge increases in premiums as the loss ratios have been through the roof
 
There is no right answer - for example everytime I'm in the UK there is an expose on BBC about some new failure at NHS - you will find people who like NHS and others who hate it - it's all dependent upon individual situations

 

[700UW]

I have a silver plan,$500 deductible, $5 for a Dr visit, $10 for a specialist.

I pay $52 a month, even had surgery and now everything is free since I met the $500 out of pocket.

 

[AMFAinMIAMI]

I have a silver plan,$500 deductible, $5 for a Dr visit, $10 for a specialist.

I pay $52 a month, even had surgery and now everything is free since I met the $500 out of pocket.

 
700UW
 
If your not part of US/AA you are not getting increases from AA insurance come first of the yr where you get your insurance is not any of our concern, your not in the industry any longer by your own omission.
 
So why are you telling about your personal insurance.

 

[1AA]

700UW is a sales pitchman for the Obama care and the IAMPF. Neither are any interest to AA members.

 

[700UW]

700UW
 
If your not part of US/AA you are not getting increases from AA insurance come first of the yr where you get your insurance is not any of our concern, your not in the industry any longer by your own omission.
 
So why are you telling about your personal insurance.

You are seriously obsessed with me.
 
And learn to read the board, JCW and WeAAsles brought up the ACA before I did, can you not comprehend what people post?

When are you going to learn that you don't own the board not do make the rules, but I guess you still don't get it.

Use the ignore feature.

 

[mike33]

I have a silver plan,$500 deductible, $5 for a Dr visit, $10 for a specialist.

I pay $52 a month, even had surgery and now everything is free since I met the $500 out of pocket.

What plan is that and who is the carrier 700. I want one ! 
You must pay around 9004 a month?

 

[700UW]

BCBS.

 

[AMFAinMIAMI]

You are seriously obsessed with me.
 
And learn to read the board, JCW and WeAAsles brought up the ACA before I did, can you not comprehend what people post?

When are you going to learn that you don't own the board not do make the rules, but I guess you still don't get it.

Use the ignore feature.

 
Just as You are obsessed with putting your TWO Cents into AA/US airline biz which you are no longer a part of. But as you say just put me on ignore, this is a free speech board, you don't own this forum, All every one has to do is Look into every airlines section and most of the subject matter and they will find your rhetoric.

 

[mike33]

BCBS.

yeah you must pay a fortune for that coverage. Cobra is 381$ on the single 80% plan

 

[jcw]

here is a good link to a silver plan overview
 
https://www.healthpocket.com/individual-health-insurance/silver-health-plans#.Venwb3smbMU

 

[conehead777]

I have a silver plan,$500 deductible, $5 for a Dr visit, $10 for a specialist.
I pay $52 a month, even had surgery and now everything is free since I met the $500 out of pocket.

If your Iam is so great You would have retirement medical . That's where Iam and twu fail . But the international has there big salerys and I bet they have retirement medical all from our dues all we get is pay cuts loose retirement Medical etc etc